In Nicaragua, settlers burn Wilú Indigenous community, leaving five dead and two injured
On March 11, 2023, settlers (colonos) massacred at least five Indigenous Mayangna people in the community of Wilú, Mayangna Sauni As territory. Read more ▸
Press Release
New report on territories of life in Southeast Asia out now
The publication “Celebrating Territories of Life in Southeast Asia” by the ICCA Consortium features stories of Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ territories of life. It highlights the region’s traditional knowledge and governance systems and sustainable livelihood practices. Read more ▸
Conflict, oppression, and Indigenous territories of life: local solutions to global challenges in Burma
On December 10, 2022, at the UN Biodiversity Summit, CBD COP15, a delegation of Indigenous leaders from Burma will speak about the successes of Indigenous solutions to pressing conservation challenges despite the insurmountable violence and hardships that indigenous peoples in Burma face. Read more ▸
Pre-CoP15 dialogue initiates north-south collaboration on Indigenous and community leadership in conservation
Indigenous and community leaders from North America and the global South come together to build relations and strengthen a global solidarity movement around Indigenous and community-led responses to the global biodiversity and climate crises. Read more ▸
New report shows that global funding is failing the grassroots African conservation groups that are key to sustaining nature
A new report produced by Maliasili and Synchronicity Earth demonstrates that complex donor rules and reporting needs shut out smaller organizations and details how making finance simpler and more just will boost conservation impact. Read more ▸
Save Sinjajevina and international allies urge the EU to block Montenegro’s accession until it stops militarizing its UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
In conjunction with a solidarity camp from 8-15 July, partners in the Save Sinjajevina campaign share a press release for global dissemination. Read more ▸
Hawaii celebrates progress on Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Areas
This year, World Oceans Day saw fishing communities on Maui and Hawaii islands celebrate milestones in progress towards adopting rules for Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Areas (CBSFA). The rules reflect the wisdom and practices of kupuna (elder practitioners) and the passing on and preservation of ike (knowledge) to a younger generation of fishers so that they can continue to feed their families from the abundance of their “ice box” in the ocean. Read more ▸
NGOs demand Malaysian Timber Certification Council acknowledge certification scheme’s shortcomings and take action
In conjunction with the Malaysian Timber Certification Council’s (MTCC) participation at the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) International’s members’ meeting in Dublin, civil society organizations argue that MTCC cannot uphold timber certification standards. Read more ▸
Nicaraguan government’s closure of organizations defending Indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples is an attempt to silence their struggle for lands and lives
Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples in Nicaragua are under serious threats after governments shut down organizations supporting their rights. Read more ▸
‘Year of the Limu’ starts in Hawaiʻi: Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) to coordinate the year-long activities celebrating seaweed
Hawaiʻi Governor signs community-driven “Year of the Limu” proclamation, acknowledges critical role of seaweed in Hawaiʻi’s culture and environment. Read more ▸
The last stand? Community in Gabon calls on government to halt logging of their sacred forest, a unique and historic initiative
In northeast Gabon, the Kota community of Massaha has sustained their customary lands and sacred forest for generations. They are now seeking formal government recognition and protection against the imminent threat of logging. Read more ▸
Press release: Communal systems are reclaiming their role to face the challenges of the future
The Common Lands Network is launching an online platform to make communal systems in the EMENA region (Europe, North Africa and the Middle East) visible and connected. Read more ▸
Is community organization possible? This is what the Common Lands Network thinks
The Communal Lands Network launches a platform to make communal governance systems in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East visible Read more ▸
Civil society calls on world leaders to put human rights at the centre of environmental policy
The ICCA Consortium joins over 160 civil society organisations and academics in an open letter calling on world leaders to integrate human rights into global and national environmental policy and practice. Read more ▸
Nicaragua: Horrific lethal attacks continue against Indigenous Miskitu and Mayangna peoples in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve
Indigenous leaders and the Centre for Legal Assistance for Indigenous Peoples call for justice for the 15 Indigenous children, women and men who were allegedly murdered by the Kukalón gang – the same group accused of perpetrating the massacre of the Alal community in January 2020. Read more ▸
Scholars warn of the dangerous implications of losing Indigenous and local knowledge systems
Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Pua’ala Pascua, and Mehana Blaich Vaughan (Honorary members) and Joji Cariño of the Forest Peoples’ Programme (Member) are among the co-authors of a new study titled “Scientists’ Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems.” Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium launches major new report on territories of life
The report highlights the importance of recognising Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ rights and governance systems for effective and equitable conservation. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium announces upcoming report on Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ territories of life
The ICCA Consortium is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of its first-ever local-to-global report on the state of territories of life. Read more ▸
Nicaragua: A year of violence against those defending the rights of the Mayangna and Miskitu Indigenous peoples
Joint briefing by several human rights organizations details systematic and widespread violence against those defending the rights of the Mayangna and Miskitu Indigenous peoples in the Coco (Wangki) River basin and the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve. Read more ▸
Shuar representative and defender denounces threats from Canadian mining company
Josefina Tunki, president of the Shuar Arutam People (PSHA), of the Ecuadorian Amazon, filed a complaint with the Sucúa Prosecutor’s Office against Solaris Resources’… Read more “Shuar representative and defender denounces threats from Canadian mining company” ▸
