Preparing for the 18th General Assembly (online)

The General Assembly may consider nominations and elections for any Council positions that are vacant or when a current Council member has served a full 3-year term. To stand for election for a Council position, a person must be nominated by: (a) a minimum of two existing ICCA Consortium Members in good standing; or (b) one Member in good standing and one existing member of the Council. The person standing for nomination cannot nominate themselves. Members of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (especially those who are bona fide custodians of territories of life), women, gender minorities, elders and youth are particularly encouraged to stand for nomination to strengthen diversity, representation and intergenerational relations in the Council. 

The following Council positions are open for nominations ahead of the 18^th GA. ICCA Consortium Members are warmly encouraged to submit nomination forms to the Administration Coordinator as soon as possible and no later than 28 March 2022.

Note about region-specific positions in the Council: In accordance with the Governance Procedures (Section 2.4.1), nomination of a regional representative in the Council shall be done by consensus of all Members in that region, ideally at a regional assembly or through another suitable decision-making platform that provides an opportunity for all Members and Honorary members in that region to contribute constructively. 

Note for Members about being in good standing to nominate someone for the Council: Refer to the Membership Policy and Procedures (Part 2, Section 2.2.ii) to learn more about being “in good standing”, including contributing to the 2020 membership review and at least one form of voluntary collective action in the past year. 

The following people were nominated for Council positions and are standing for election during the 18th General Assembly:

Colin Hartley Scott Treasurer (member of the Executive Committee)
Aman Singh Chair of the Membership Committee (member of the Executive Committee)
Pooven Moodley Thematic representative for defending territories of life
Alifereti Tawake Regional representative for East Austronesia and the Pacific islands
Yingyi Zhang Regional representative for East and North Asia
Malika Virdi Regional representative for South Asia
Victor Boton Regional representative for the Sahel, North Africa and Horn of Africa

Their nominations were received in accordance with the process outlined below.

All current Members and Honorary members of the ICCA Consortium have been invited to access a private Loomio group where they can discuss the nominees and build consensus ahead of the General Assembly, as a complement to the live election process during the Assembly. If you are a Member representative or Honorary member and did not receive an invitation to access Loomio, contact alison.p@iccaconsortium.org.