The roles, rights and responsibilities of Indigenous Peoples and local communities must be appropriately recognized in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and in the reimagining of conservation. Read more ▸
Members and Honorary members of the ICCA Consortium from Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Iran, Jordan, and Georgia attended the meeting Read more ▸
As the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference starts in a few days, artisanal fishers organizations from Asia, Africa, the Pacific, Europe, and South and Central America have joined together to make their voices heard. Together, we call on governments to give small-scale fisheries their rightful place at the center of public policies for exploiting and conserving the oceans Read more ▸
In a key moment of a long-running landmark case, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ruled in favour of the Ogiek people, including by recognising their rights to collective title, to their language, religious and cultural practices, and to consultation for any development or conservation projects on their ancestral lands. Read more ▸
We must take stock of the March 2022 negotiations in Geneva to ensure a strong outcome of the next round in Nairobi in June. Read more ▸
As the fourth round of negotiations on the post-2020 framework begin in Nairobi, we take a look at the key issues identified by our membership. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium condemns the illegal and arbitrary detention of Indigenous leaders, including Leonidas Iza Salazar, President of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), in the early hours of 14 June 2022. Read more ▸
Making waves in ocean conservation. Read more ▸
Reports from the Maasai community of Loliondo in Ngorongoro District, Tanzania, indicate that people are being forcefully evicted from their ancestral lands and territories, starting on 10 June 2022. The ICCA Consortium strongly condemns this inexcusable violence against the Indigenous Maasai. Read more ▸
A recent workshop co-organized by the ICCA Consortium brought together a community of academicians, conservation practitioners, and community leaders to question and assess the social-ecological logic and impacts of new financial mechanisms in conservation. Read more ▸
The portal will be later expanded to all other South Asian countries. On the portal, communities can share data, case studies, multimedia content, and maps of the Community Conserved Areas (CCAs) and share their experience documenting, sustaining, and defending these territories of life. Read more ▸
On May 22, we mark the International Day for Biological Diversity at a time when Indigenous Peoples and local communities are still fighting for their rightful place in decisions that affect them and their territories of life. Read more ▸
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 ICCA Consortium applauds this declaration and calls for a groundswell of support for nomadic peoples and pastoralists worldwide who are sustaining their rangelands, territories and ways of life. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium extends our deep condolences and love to the family, friends and colleagues of Khadija Catherine Razavi, co-founder and Chair of the Board of CENESTA, and beloved wife of our late founding president, Dr. Taghi Farvar. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium stands in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and local communities who are sustaining their collective lands, waters, and territories of life in the face of immense challenges and calls on decision-makers and funders to support the self-determination of these custodians and the diversification and localization of the conservation industry. Read more ▸
Indonesia’s government is yet to recognize more than 99 percent of the potential customary forests recorded by Indigenous communities. Read more ▸
Mwambao Coastal Community Network (ICCA Consortium Member) reports from the last annual network meeting and share lessons learned about community-led coastal and marine governance in Zanzibar islands and north-eastern Tanzania. Read more ▸
During the last national assembly, ICCA Consortium Members in Tanzania discussed effective advocacy strategies to fulfill the central needs to sustain the territories of life. Read more ▸
Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples in Nicaragua are under serious threats after governments shut down organizations supporting their rights. Read more ▸
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