Events

Dialogue on Indigenous and community leadership in conservation: Enhancing North–South collaboration for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

1 December 2022

On December 6, Rights and Resources Imitative, the Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership (CRP), and the ICCA Consortium—in partnership with the Canadian Research Chair in Human Rights, Health, and the Environment, Montreal International and the Christensen Fund—will co-host a pre-COP15 dialogue on Indigenous and community leadership in conservation. Read more ▸

ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia meets in person for the 4th regional assembly

6 November 2022

After two years of online-only meetings, the ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia Regional Assembly gathered in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in October. Read more ▸

Invitation to the virtual workshop on “rangelands and pastoralism: towards a global initiative for pastoralists’ territories of life”

4 November 2022

ICCA Consortium, in collaboration with UNDP’s Global Support Initiative for ICCAs (GSI), the GEF Small Grants Programme, and the International Support Group for the IYRP, is pleased to announce a second virtual workshop on this topic. The overall aim of the workshop is to initiate a collaborative global initiative that is deeply supportive of pastoralists’ territories of life and their self-determined priorities and plans. Read more ▸

Key ICCA Consortium events at COP15

1 November 2022

Side events at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Read more ▸

Recap: Indigenous Peoples and local communities at the 2nd Asia Park Congress

30 September 2022

Indigenous Peoples and local communities from nine countries in Asia shared their aspirations and recommendations in a preparatory meeting and a forum that led to the launch of the Api-Api Declaration. Read more ▸

Indigenous and community representatives from Africa condemn historical and continuing injustices in the name of conservation, set out clear demands at regional protected areas congress

20 July 2022

On behalf of nearly 150 participants in a pre-Congress workshop co-organised by IMPACT Trust Kenya and the ICCA Consortium, Milka Chepkorir delivered the following speech during the opening plenary of the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress on 18 July 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. Read more ▸

ICCA Consortium’s First Regional Assembly of East and North Asia Promotes the Regionalization Process

18 July 2022

The assembly provided a valuable opportunity for relationship building, peer learning and exchange, and joint visioning and planning amongst the Members and Honorary members in the region. Read more ▸

Webinar: A journey through coastal and marine territories of life

14 June 2022

Making waves in ocean conservation. Read more ▸

ICCA Consortium successfully holds 18th General Assembly online

4 May 2022

The association’s 18th General Assembly had more than 225 unique participants over four days, shared multimedia reports on key areas of work and took several important decisions, including electing seven Council members. Read more ▸

The second regional assembly of West and Central Asia and the Caucasus discusses the regionalization process

7 April 2022

Members and Honorary members of the ICCA Consortium from Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Iran, Jordan, and Georgia attended the meeting Read more ▸

Preparing for the 18th General Assembly (online)

22 February 2022

The 18th General Assembly of the ICCA Consortium will be convened virtually from 25-28 April 2022 from 12:00-14:30 UTC each day. Read more ▸

Recap: Anthropology and Conservation Virtual Conference 2021

15 December 2021

ICCA Consortium Members and Honorary members from Indigenous nations, grassroots organizations and activist-researcher backgrounds have a strong presence during an interdisciplinary global conference. Read more ▸

Recap: “Sustaining Territories of Life: A solidarity exchange on Indigenous decolonization and sustainable self-determination”

15 December 2021

ICCA Consortium exchange held in conjunction with the 2021 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples shines a spotlight on experiences and perspectives from Turtle Island/North America, the Arctic, and East and Southeast Asia. Read more ▸

ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia holds third regional assembly

11 November 2021

More than 70 people participated in the assembly from October 6-8 2021, with a combination of public and Member-only sessions. Read more ▸

Event invitation: Indigenous Peoples speak out on military coup in Burma

22 October 2021

Join our Members and Honorary members and other Indigenous leaders in Burma/Myanmar for an online event on 30 October called: “The Future of Our Forests: Voices of Indigenous peoples of Burma on the Future of the Forest and Climate Change Mitigation in the Wake of the Military Coup”. Read more ▸