Awareness and respect of local ecological and socio-cultural history are crucial to provide appropriate recognition and support to ICCAs, including when attempting to improve relevant policies and legislation. The ICCA Consortium has been gathering and developing a number of reviews to shed light on the historical and cultural roots of ICCAs. At times the analyses explore ancient history, and at times precious insights are found by just going back a few decades…
Forest and Pasture Commons in Romania: Country Report on Territories of Life, Potential ICCAs
In this report, Monica Vasile, Romanian environmental anthropologist and ICCA Consortium Honorary member, profiles Romania’s territories of life and explores their legal, historical, socio-economic, cultural and governance aspects. Read more ▸
Analysis on ICCAs in the Region of Xinjiang (China)
Please find the summary report in English here Please find the report in Chinese here
TICCA – raíces y evolución histórica, amenazas y oportunidades actuales y posible estrategia de reconocimiento y fortalecimiento en Mesoamérica
Territorios y áreas conservadas por pueblos indígenas y comunidades locales (TICCA): raíces y evolución histórica, amenazas y oportunidades actuales y posible estrategia de reconocimiento… Read more “TICCA – raíces y evolución histórica, amenazas y oportunidades actuales y posible estrategia de reconocimiento y fortalecimiento en Mesoamérica” ▸
Territorios y áreas conservadas por pueblos indígenas en la región Andina Amazónica
Territorios y áreas conservadas por pueblos indígenas en la región Andina Amazónica (in Spanish)
Pastoral Stone Enclosures as Biological Cultural Heritage: Galician and Cornish Examples of Community Conservation
Co-authored by Joám Evans Pim, from our Member organisation Vilar Woods Commons Community, this paper describes how Frojám and Ladydown Moor ICCAs-Territories of Life are recovering their biocultural values, especially in terms of identity and positive conservation outcomes. Read more ▸
Risks to the sanctity of community lands in Kenya. A critical assessment of new legislation with reference to forestlands
This paper focuses upon loopholes in new laws that could exclude forested lands from collective entitlement, impairing constitutional advances in the process. Ambiguity within the Kenyan Constitution itself plays a role. Therefore, while lesser impediments to land justice may be remedied through clarifying regulations and parliamentary removal of offending clauses, judicial interpretation of constitutional intentions is required. Read more ▸
Oakland Institute Report on How Foreign Companies Devastate Tanzania’s Maasai in the Name of Conservation
Losing the Serengeti: The Maasai Land that was to Run Forever is a report based on field research, never publicly-seen-before documents, and an in-depth investigation into Tanzania’s land laws. Read more ▸
Call for submissions: Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, on achieving the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) –
Deadline: 17 March 2018 Read more ▸
First published on 03/06/2017, and last updated on 06/10/2017
