What Does CBD COP17 Mean for the Recognition of Territories of Life?
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In Photos: Rights to Over 30,000 Community-Governed Biodiverse Territories Are Threatened in France
On November 3, 2026, the French Senate begins debating Law Proposal 782, which seeks to dissolve more than 30,000 sections de commune, territories that Local Communities in France have governed since at least the Middle Ages. Read more ▸
Still in the Air: Haze, the red bowl, and a political ecology of remembering
Belonging to the political we does not place us outside it as neutral judges. We inherit its histories, its grievances, and its obligations. Solidarity can be necessary because nobody survives political marginalization alone. But the fact that a call comes from one’s own people does not tell us everything about what answering it would mean. Read more ▸
Rights to Over 30,000 Community-Governed Biodiverse Territories Are Threatened in France
As delegates meet in Yerevan to review global biodiversity targets, the French Senate prepares to debate a law transferring more than 30,000 community-governed territories to municipal control. Read more ▸
Statement on Agriculture and Biodiversity in the Context of CBD COP17 Agenda Item 18(d)
Statement by the ICCA Consortium to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Alert: Local Communities in France Risk Losing 30,000 Territories as the Senate Begins to Debate law proposal 782
This legislative move comes at a time when the French government, other nations, and observers are discussing how to further advance the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The KM-GBF explicitly calls for upholding land rights and the rights of Local Communities, including the promotion of traditional territories. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Statement: 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Statement by the ICCA Consortium to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 18(c): Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Island Biodiversity
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 10: Modus Operandi
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 8(b): Financial Mechanism
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 17(a): Matters related to the work programme of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 17(c): Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA)
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia. Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 17(b): Strategic Review and Update of the Expanded Programme of Work on Forest Biodiversity
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia. Read more ▸
Statement on the CBD COP17 Agenda Item 8(a): Resource Mobilization
Statement by the ICCA Consortium at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia Read more ▸
Grassroots Voices Shaping the Conversation on Rangelands and Pastoralism: Beyond UNCCD COP17
The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from August 17 to 28, 2026. Read more ▸
Indigenous communities in the Amazon are organizing to access the forest fines compensation mechanism
Instead of paying unaffordable fines, Indigenous communities in Peru are now conserving forests as their monitoring and early warning mechanisms gain recognition. Read more ▸
Open Forum on Indigenous Voices: Defending Territories and Ancestral Knowledge
Commemorating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples through frontline accounts of territorial defense and the fight against epistemic extractivism. Read more ▸
Call for solidarity and donations for the communities affected by the earthquake in Colombia
The ICCA Consortium stands in solidarity with the communities of the Cañamomo-Lomaprieta Indigenous Reservation and all those affected by this tragedy, and calls for collective action to support their recovery. Read more ▸
In Photos: 7th ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia Regional Assembly Convenes in Vân Hồ, Vietnam
From July 14 to 17, 2026, PanNature and the ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia co-hosted the 7th ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia Regional Assembly in Vân Hồ Commune, Sơn La Province, Vietnam. Read more ▸
