Arctic Inari Sámi community, and Snowchange (ICCA Consortium Member) have authored a major case study in the in the latest book on Indigenous food systems co-published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Read more ▸
Comprehensive analysis assesses the impacts of laws, policies and institutional frameworks on territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities in Malaysia. Read more ▸
Among the co-editors of the newest edition of the IUCN Best Practice Guidelines are six Honorary members of the ICCA Consortium By Dr. Emma… Read more “New guidelines published on cultural and spiritual significance of nature” ▸
The publication outlines how fishers’ knowledge can be applied to support sustainable small-scale fisheries. Read more ▸
New article: Cultural and linguistic diversities are underappreciated pillars of biodiversity. Read more ▸
Study of aquatic traditional ecological knowledge has ‘the potential to greatly enhance our understanding of ecosystem health’ the article said. Read more ▸
Indigenous peoples and local communities who are defending their territories of life face heightened risks in the COVID-19 pandemic. Front Line Defenders reports on the impacts of COVID-19 on the safety and work of human rights defenders, and shares practical tips for the physical, emotional and digital protection of defenders working from home. Read more ▸
Emerging biodiversity and wildlife policies may have the potential to change the same-old-same-old approaches of colonialist fortress conservation. Read more ▸
There is ample evidence that more inclusive approaches to conservation and sustainable development lead to greater success, both in human and environmental terms. Five different ways to build, broaden and strengthen appropriate and genuine partnerships – including through recognising ICCAs–territories of life – are described in this article by Marc Foggin, representative of ICCA Consortium Member Plateau Perspectives. Read more ▸
In Canada, the IISAAK OLAM Foundation is launching an online reading circle to mobilize knowledge and build capacity for the protection and conservation of biocultural diversity, and to support the establishment of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs). Read more ▸
Indigenous rights activists Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and Joan Carling have launched an independent initiative to prevent criminalisation of, and impunity against indigenous peoples who defend their traditional lands. In this initiative, they are building on years of experience in the Philippines, Asia, and around the globe. Read more ▸
On International Human Rights Day, Natural Justice (ICCA Consortium Member) and the International Land Coalition present “African Environmental Defenders”, a resource for African land and environmental defenders. It aims at providing funding support in emergency situations. Read more ▸
Despite having been long divided by the border between Ecuador and Peru, the Shuar Arutam people and the Wampis Nation share the same ancestors and land. Now, after three decades of living apart, these two peoples are meeting again, creating shared territorial defense strategies in the face of the threats that plague their land, and envisioning a bi-national autonomous territory, one that transcends borders. Read more ▸
In this new paper on agroecological transformations for just and sustainable food systems, Michel Pimbert (ICCA Consortium Honorary member) and his colleagues analyze the enabling and disabling conditions that shape agroecology transformations, and the ability of communities to self-organize within territories. Read more ▸
A new collection of interactive case studies from the Yes to Life, No to Mining Network, of which the ICCA Consortium is part, shares the stories of communities resisting mining, restoring damaged ecosystems, and protecting and developing alternatives to extractivism. Read more ▸
In this article, Rosie Cooney and Brian Child, Honorary Members of the Consortium, discuss how strengthening community rights to manage land and resources is showing promise as an effective approach to advance the aims of biodiversity, climate change mitigation, and land degradation objectives. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium partner LifeMosaic launches its new toolkit of resources on Indigenous Education. It is for indigenous educators, indigenous school initiators, or for anyone that is interested in education that helps sustain diverse expressions of humanity. Read more ▸
Lead edited by ICCA Consortium Council of Elders member Ashish Kothari, several Member representatives and Honorary members participated in the elaboration of this volume, creating a stimulating collection of over 100 essays on transformative alternatives to the current dominant processes of globalized development. Read more ▸
This summary of regional reports, written by indigenous researchers and experts, with the guidance of the Indigenous Peoples Major Group Global Coordinating Committee, stresses the importance of securing the collective land rights of indigenous peoples, an imperative to achieving sustainable development for all. Read more ▸
In this study, spatial distribution models of indigenous agroecosystems in Hawai‘i were developed to identify their potential past distribution, productive and carrying capacities, and future potential under current land-use and mild-to-severe future climate scenarios. The research highlights the food-producing potential of indigenous agriculture even under land-use and climate changes, and the value of their restoration into the future. Read more ▸
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