Celebrating Indigenous and Community Contributions to World Oceans Day
ICCA Consortium Members and Honorary members elevated the voices of Indigenous peoples and local communities in events on small-scale fisheries and ocean governance. Read more ▸
Europe and Russia / Events
Governing Water, Governing Biodiversity – Highlighting The Role Of Indigenous Peoples At The 2019 World Water Week
Paul Sein Twa, ICCA Consortium Honorary member, participated in the World Water Week in Stockholm, where he strongly advocated for the recognition of ICCAs’ contributions through a right-based approach to conservation, as a key element for the success of any ongoing and future environmental protection and climate change initiatives. Read more ▸
Collective Lands and Territories of Life: a Backgrounder on the International Land Coalition
Council member Marco Bassi shares insider information about the International Land Coalition, after representing the ICCA Consortium at the recent Global CSOs Caucus meeting in Rome. Read more ▸
Reflections about Species On The Move: Indigenous and local knowledge as relationships for living and connecting
Scientists, indigenous representatives, and natural resources managers gathered to discuss climate-driven changes in species distributions and its impacts on natural systems and human well-being. Sutej Hugu, ICCA Consortium Coordinator for East Asia, participated in the event and shares his reflections in this article. Read more ▸
Discussing ICCAs – Territories of Life in Europe, on the occasion of the first Europe Regional Assembly
A series of four events took place in Spain around the Consortium European Regional Assembly. ICCAs – Territories of Life and commons were intensely discussed. This knowledge and these exchanges are crucial to continue to define concrete steps ahead to adequately recognise and secure them. Read more ▸
The commons in Italy: time to recognise their value for conservation!
On the occasion of the VIth National Conference of Applied Anthropology in Cremona, Italy, held on December 13th, 2018, two initiatives, organised by ICCA Consortium Honorary members, took place to highlight the recognition of “commons” as a crucial means to conserve biodiversity. Read more ▸
25 años de Trashumancia en Madrid
En octubre la Asociación Trashumancia y Naturaleza, junto al Consejo de la Mesta y en colaboración con el Ayuntamiento de Madrid, España, ha celebrado la Fiesta de la Trashumancia en Madrid para conmemorar el 25 aniversario de la recuperación de esta práctica ganadera Read more ▸
Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions Brings Global Small-Scale and Indigenous Fishermen to North
Co-organised by Interreg Nord Summer Whitefish and Snowchange Cooperative, the Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions has concluded successfully in Tornio, Finland. Over 150 small-scale and Indigenous fisher women and men around the world joined forces to discuss climate change, traditional knowledge, governance and direct exchanges to meet common challenges. Read more ▸
Communities Supporting Each Other: Building the ICCA Peer Review Process in Europe
Fifty european local community representatives, and other experts (NGOs representatives, academics, lawyers, etc.) gathered in Valsaín, Segovia (Spain) for a conference on ICCAs, and especially on the ICCA Registry. Read more ▸
Protected area governance in Georgia
A national level governance assessment was recently held in Tbilisi, Georgia, with IUCN leading a three-day workshop convening key stakeholders in Georgia. Representatives of… Read more “Protected area governance in Georgia” ▸
Community Conservation in Switzerland: The Experiences of Park Jura Vaudois and Park Gruyère Pays d’en Haut
A public event was organised on November 24, 2017 by the ICCA Consortium and ProNatura Suisse, with the support of the IUCN and Ville… Read more “Community Conservation in Switzerland: The Experiences of Park Jura Vaudois and Park Gruyère Pays d’en Haut” ▸
Current ICCA-related issues in Northern Europe
By: Aili Pyhälä, Steering Committee Member with special responsibility for Northern Europe and Russia In June 2017 I had the privilege of being part of… Read more “Current ICCA-related issues in Northern Europe” ▸
Open-ended intergovernmental working group on a United Nations declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas
From May 12th-19th, 2017, meetings began with the Via Campesina and other organizations or movements of pastoralists, nomads and fishermen. Read more ▸
Exploring our Common Ground – a networking event on the grazing commons in Europe
On the 18th-19th of November 2015, the first networking meeting on the grazing commons was held in Brussels, organised by the European Forum on… Read more “Exploring our Common Ground – a networking event on the grazing commons in Europe” ▸
Protecting nature in Europe… the perspective of the ICCA Consortium on the “Little Sydney” conference
By: Sergio Couto González, ICCA Consortium Coordinator for the Mediterranean region and member of the Steering Committee of Iniciativa Comunales. Conservation experts from all… Read more “Protecting nature in Europe… the perspective of the ICCA Consortium on the “Little Sydney” conference” ▸
The Valdeavellano de Tera Declaration on the Recognition of the Commons and Community Conserved Areas in Spain
Iniciativa Comunales presenta en Madrid la Declaración de Valdeavellano de Tera El viernes 26 de septiembre 2014 Iniciativa Comunales ha presentado en el Jardín… Read more “The Valdeavellano de Tera Declaration on the Recognition of the Commons and Community Conserved Areas in Spain” ▸
The VIth ICCA Consortium General Assembly
The main gathering of the Consortium in 2013 will take place on October 3-7 in Valdeavalleno, a small rural community in the province of… Read more “The VIth ICCA Consortium General Assembly” ▸
ICCA Consortium networking in Europe
By: Iris Beneš, ICCA Consortium Regional Coordinator for Northern, Central & Eastern Europe On April 10-14 Vilm Island (Germany) hosted the “International Workshop on… Read more “ICCA Consortium networking in Europe” ▸
6th General Assembly – Valdeavellano de Tera, Spain
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6th General Assembly, 6 October 2013, Valdeavellano de Tera, Soria province, Spain The main gathering of the Consortium in 2013 took place on October… Read more “6th General Assembly – Valdeavellano de Tera, Spain” ▸
The VIth ICCA Consortium General Assembly in Spain: “Amigos para siempre!”(forever friends!)
By: Sergio Couto, Regional Coordinator for West & Southern Europe; Isis Alvarez, Communications Officer; Emma Courtine, Intern Assistant; and Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend, Global Coordinator On… Read more “The VIth ICCA Consortium General Assembly in Spain: “Amigos para siempre!”(forever friends!)” ▸
13th Congress of the International Society for Ethnobiology, Montpellier, France, May 2012
In collaboration with BEDE (Biodiversité: Echange et Diffusion d’Expériences) and The Global Diversity Foundation, the ICCA Consortium organised a pre-congress workshop on Indigenous and… Read more “13th Congress of the International Society for Ethnobiology, Montpellier, France, May 2012” ▸