Self-Strengthening ICCAs – Guidance on a process and resources for custodian indigenous peoples and local communities – draft for use by GSI partners, The… Read more “Self-Strengthening ICCAs – Guidance on a process and resources for custodian indigenous peoples and local communities” ▸
Traditional and modern institutions of governance in community based natural resources management, P W Mamimine and S Mandivengerei, June 2001, Programme for Land and… Read more “Traditional and modern institutions of governance of natural resources in Southern Africa” ▸
A review of basic concepts and terms on governance of protected and conserved areas: Primer on Governance for Protected and Conserved Areas
Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action: IUCN Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines No.20 This publication is an important tool to help enhance… Read more “IUCN Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines No.20” ▸
The Myth of Wilderness in the Brazilian Rainforest, Carlos Diegues, 2010
“Governance for the Conservation of Nature”, Chapter 7 in: Protected Area Governance and Management, edited by Graeme L. Worboys, Michael Lockwood, Ashish Kothari, Sue Feary… Read more “Governance for the Conservation of Nature” ▸
Agenda socioambiental Desde el pensamiento de los Pueblos Mayas Garifumas y Xinkas de Guatemala, Guatemala 15 de Octubre, 2010 (in Spanish)
Together with GIZ (the German International Development Agency), UNDP GEF SGP, the IUCN Global Protected Area Programme and the Secretariat of the Convention on… Read more “The Heart of a Stream – three movies on governance for the conservation of nature” ▸
ICCA Legal Review series: An Analysis of International Law, National Legislation, Judgements, and Institutions as they Interrelate with Territories and Areas Conserved by Indigenous… Read more “ICCA Legal Review series” ▸
A Century of Institutions and Ecology in East Africa’s Rangelands: Linking Institutional Robustness with the Ecological Resilience of Kenya’s Maasailand, Esther Mwangi and Elinor… Read more “Robust institutions and resilient ecology: linkages in Maasailand (Kenya)” ▸
On International Human Rights Day, Natural Justice and the International Land Coalition present African Environmental Defenders, a resource for African Land and Environmental Defenders affiliated with the ILC. This resource will, currently, provide support in emergency situations. Read more ▸
“Globally there is a visible counter-trend to the destructive process of ‘development’ that the forces of capitalism, statism and patriarchy have imposed”. In this article, Ashish Kothari, ICCA Consortium Member of the Council of Elders, introduces a new global initiative, attempting to weave together the various movements for alternatives to mainstream development. Read more ▸
In 2018 the Council of the ICCA Consortium decided to develop a lexicon of meaningful concepts and terms frequently used in its work, policies and relations with its Members and Partners. Many felt that such a reference compendium would be particularly useful as the Consortium has highlighted and adopted new ways of referring to phenomena that, historically, had not been conceptually analysed. First among them are the very ICCAs—territories of life at the heart of the Consortium’s work…. Read more ▸
Supporting resurgent Indigenous-led governance: A nascent mechanism for just and effective conservation, by Kyle A.Artelle, Melanie Zurba, Jonaki Bhattacharyya, Diana E.Chan, Kelly Brown, Jess… Read more “Supporting Resurgent Indigenous-led Governance: A Nascent Mechanism for Just and Effective Conservation” ▸
This ICCA Consortium Policy Brief highlights and documents how significant are the contribution of ICCAs—territories of life to the food sovereignty of the peoples and communities themselves. Movements that foster food sovereignty throughout the world may find it advantageous to engage in knowledge sharing and enhanced mutual support. Read more ▸
In 2013, the World Bank launched the Enabling the Business of Agriculture project, with the aim of guiding pro-business reforms in the agriculture sector by scoring countries on the “ease of doing business.” After five years of campaigning and advocacy by the Our Land Our Business campaign, the Bank dropped a land indicator that aimed at privatizing the commons in the Global South. Our Honorary Member Anuradha Mittal explains the process leading to this major victory and the future perspectives of the campaign. Read more ▸
Among many existing tools for documenting ICCAs, the tools proposed by InsightShare proves to be powerful ways for communities to create participatory media that reflects their unique concerns and amplifies their unique voices. They were presented during the Video4Change gathering, hosted by InsightShare last October, which was attended by 40 indigenous activists and video practitioners, among which Ivan Vaalbooi and Lesle Jansen from Natural Justice (ICCA Consortium Member). Read more ▸
Par Joseph Itongwa, Coordinateur régional du Consortium APAC pour les écosystèmes forestiers d’Afrique centrale. Constituée de 155 millions d’hectares des forêts, la République Démocratique… Read more “L’ANAPAC Consolide Son Réseau à Travers un Vaste Programme d’Identification et de Renforcement des APAC en République Démocratique du Congo” ▸
Manual de Protección a Defensores y Defensoras Indígenas de los Derechos Colectivos sobre sus Tierras, Territorios y Medio Ambiente, por FAPI ( Federación Por… Read more “La FAPI Publica un Manual de Protección a Defensores Indígenas de los Derechos Colectivos sobre sus Tierras, Territorios y Medio Ambiente” ▸
En octubre, Lima acogió la Asamblea Regional de la Red TICCA Latinoamericana, y el III Congreso de Áreas Protegidas de Latinoamérica y Caribe (CAPLAC). El próximo mes, contaremos con un informe detallado y un artículo más extenso sobre los dos eventos. Por ahora, les compartimos el artículo de ALDEA, Miembro del Consorcio, que resume los aspectos esenciales. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Members in Iran join forces to strengthen mobile indigenous peoples– the custodians of territories of life — in memory of Taghi… Read more ▸
