Blog - ICCA Consortium

Recap of 2022 UN Ocean Conference: the power of collective action and community resilience in the face of local-to-global challenges

20 September 2022

The 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal, from June 27 to July 1, 2022. The ICCA Consortium and several Members and community partners from twelve island and coastal countries attended the conference. Together, we highlighted the self-determined priorities of Indigenous and community custodians of island, coastal and marine territories of life, and of artisanal and small-scale fishers, in a conference that was otherwise focused on status quo approaches to ocean conservation and economic priorities. Read more ▸

UNGA Declaration on the Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment and what this could mean for us in Africa

8 September 2022

The UNGA Declaration focuses on tackling the three planetary crisis issues: climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. This blog by Natural Justice illustrates how the Declaration recognizes that these threats are interlinked and need to be collectively resolved to ensure the realization of the right to a clean, sustainable and healthy environment. Read more ▸

Local diving and ecological monitoring teams bring new hope for marine conservation in Madagascar

17 August 2022

Articles illustrate how communities in southwestern Madagascar’s locally managed marine areas have made progress to build their capacity for ecological monitoring and expansion of the marine reserves. These LMMAs are part of the MIHARI Network (ICCA Consortium Member) and are supported by Blue Ventures (ICCA Consortium Member). Read more ▸

Mangrove, moon, and the tides: the story of progress in the Mumiang Locally Managed Marine Area of the Suluk People

10 August 2022

By Neville Yapp with LEAP – Land Empowerment Animals People (ICCA Consortium Member),Persatuan Komuniti Kampung Mumiang, andForever Sabah In the mangroves of the Kinabatangan estuary, fluorescent… Read more “Mangrove, moon, and the tides: the story of progress in the Mumiang Locally Managed Marine Area of the Suluk People” ▸

FAO side event calls for support for mobility and seasonal migration of pastoralists

29 July 2022

During the latest session of the FAO’s Committee on Agriculture, Nahid Naghizadeh delivered a side event presentation on the importance of mobility and nomadic and pastoral peoples in managing biodiversity and food systems, drawing from deep experience in Iran. Read more ▸

Green investment: Transformative change in conservation or financialization of nature?

2 June 2022

A recent workshop co-organized by the ICCA Consortium brought together a community of academicians, conservation practitioners, and community leaders to question and assess the social-ecological logic and impacts of new financial mechanisms in conservation. Read more ▸

Successful locally-led fisheries governance in Tanzania: Communities meet to share lessons learned

29 March 2022

Mwambao Coastal Community Network (ICCA Consortium Member) reports from the last annual network meeting and share lessons learned about community-led coastal and marine governance in Zanzibar islands and north-eastern Tanzania. Read more ▸

Report: Reconciling Conservation and Global Biodiversity Goals with Community Land Rights in Asia

20 March 2022

Twenty Indigenous and local community organizations across Asia, including several ICCA Consortium Members, co-authored a powerful new report published by the Rights and Resources Initiative. Read more ▸

The time is now to #BreaktheBias against women protecting territories of life

9 March 2022

Reflection on the commemoration of International Women’s Day 2022 Read more ▸

Indigenous youth in South and Southeast Asia use media as a tool for advocacy

1 March 2022

Indigenous youth digital storytelling project undertaken by members of the Asia Indigenous Youth Platform, with support from UNESCO and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, culminates in live premiere of five beautiful videos. Read more ▸

Hybrid workshop on ICCAs in China boosts exchange, communication and cooperation among communities and supporting organizations

28 February 2022

An exchange workshop on community conserved areas in China’s Key Ecological Areas and the ICCA China Working Group’s annual meeting was held from 28-29 December 2021 in Chengdu, Sichuan. Read more ▸

Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Working Group ICCAs Indonesia: It’s time to reconvene to strengthen territories of life

8 February 2022

A decade after its establishment, the Working Group has made major strides in advocating for Indigenous conservation in one of the most culturally and biologically diverse countries in the world. Read more ▸

India’s Tiger Project: Harbouring a colonial hang-up

4 February 2022

The State of Rajasthan continues to apply its failed tiger conservation model in Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, to the detriment of Indigenous and pastoralist communities. Read more ▸

The 2021 Elinor Ostrom Award for Practitioners goes to Dr. Dario Novellino, Honorary member of the ICCA Consortium

3 February 2022

Dario spent nearly three decades supporting the Indigenous Batak in the Philippines’ island of Palawan. Read more ▸

Growing calls to place human rights at the center of new global biodiversity framework

30 August 2021

New policy briefs underscore the interlinkages between human rights and biodiversity and share practical guidance on how to apply a human rights-based approach in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, which is currently under negotiation by 196 governments. Read more ▸

The hidden side of conservation: Webinar highlights cases of human rights abuse in protected areas

27 August 2021

Ahead of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2021 in Marseille, the webinar’s goal was to address the multifaceted social and environmental conflicts generated by restrictive conservation policies and reflect on the ways forward. Read more ▸

Virtual Forum recap: Experiences and outlooks on wild foods and Indigenous food systems in Asia

25 July 2021

ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia Members, Honorary members, and youth representatives participated in a recently organized virtual forum on wild foods, biodiversity, and forest-based livelihoods to explore an outlook towards inclusive food systems in Asia before 2030. Read more ▸

Pastoral communities’ territories of life in Asia: Tales of coexistence

23 July 2021

To acknowledge the vital roles of rangelands and pastoralism for human wellbeing and nature conservation and to support the proposed International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) in 2026, ICCA Consortium co-organized a virtual workshop on July 16, 2021, on pastoral communities’ territories of life in grasslands/rangelands across Eurasia. Read more ▸

Indigenous leader advocates for rights and territories of life at ASEAN biodiversity conference

12 July 2021

The Bornean Kenyah activist Peter Kallang spoke on behalf of the ICCA Consortium’s membership in Southeast Asia in regional meeting on the road to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Read more ▸

Community experiences with COVID-19 in French-speaking Africa

30 June 2021

Indigenous Peoples and local communities were affected more by strict governmental measures than by the virus in many African countries. Read more ▸