The Myth of Wilderness in the Brazilian Rainforest
The Myth of Wilderness in the Brazilian Rainforest, Carlos Diegues, 2010
The Myth of Wilderness in the Brazilian Rainforest, Carlos Diegues, 2010
To celebrate the “Month of the Territories of Life” and the commemoration of 10 years of the ICCA Consortium, Mupan, Rellac-Jovem and the ICCA Consortium organized a series of webinars on issues related to ICCAs–territories of life in Brazil. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Member Forest Peoples Programme released a new publication with three different case studies that show how Indigenous peoples have developed protocols for decision-making and territorial governance in Latin America (the Wampis, ICCA Consortium Member, the Juruna and the Embera Chami). Read more ▸
After an extensive participatory process, the community of Kalunga decided to register their territory of life in the global ICCA Registry hosted by UNEP-WCMC. Our Member MUPAN, who accompanied the Kalunga community, describes this process. Read more ▸
The second Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium in Latin America was held in October 2019, in Peru, before the III Congress of Protected Areas of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAPLAC). It was an occasion for the membership of the region to share experiences, deepen their strategies, and ensure the wide visibility of territories of life at the CAPLAC. Read more ▸
As the Amazon forest continues to burn for more than 20 days without effective action being taken by the Brazilian and Bolivian governments, COICA is calling out to international allies for solidarity and urgent assistance, to gather funds to stop fires and help local communities recover. Read more ▸
As the Amazon continues to burn and the world watches in horror, Simone Lovera from Global Forest Coalition, ICCA Consortium Member, reminds us of the largest root causes of the fires: industrial beef and soy production. Read more ▸
Corumbá hosted the 2nd ICCA national Meeting in Brazil. Gathering more than 54 participants, it led to the creation of two committees to strengthen the understanding of ICCAs and actions of the Brazilian ICCA Platform on the ground. Read more ▸
Apply by 9 October 2019 for this new funding opportunity to support the capacity and effectiveness of indigenous peoples and community-based organizations engaged in forest conservation and sustainable forest management in the Amazon. Projects should be led by indigenous and local leaders and consistent with community goals and values Read more ▸
El Consorcio TICCA se une al llamado para poner fin a las agresiones, persecuciones y asesinatos de los pueblos indígenas en Brasil y más allá. Read more ▸
En un contexto de persecución, criminalización y despojo a los defensoras y defensores de derechos humanos, la Fundación ALDEA, Miembro del Consorcio junto al CEDHU y Amazon Watch se han reunido para organizar el Encuentro Latinoamericano de Defensoras de Territorios Read more ▸
This short video, made by many hands and minds in Brazil, presents the voices of leaders of indigenous populations, quilombolas, fishermen, and terreiro peoples, with their unique perceptions about issues such as belonging, knowledge, and the sacred. Read more ▸
Al final de febrero, en Brasil dos reuniones sobre los TICCA se llevaron a cabo para formular una estrategia de apoyo al fortalecimiento y reconocimiento de los TICCA, planificar acciones institucionales y buscar integración y alianzas interinstitucionales. Read more ▸
Por: Carmen E. Miranda L., Coordinadora del Consorcio TICCA para los países Amazónicos Con el apoyo de la Iniciativa Global de Apoyo a los… Read more “Intercambio regional de capacitación en técnicas y herramientas de gestión de los TICCA y modelos de desarrollo” ▸
Por: Carmen Miranda, Coordinadora del Consorcio TICCA para la región amazónica y Rafaela Nicola, Coordinadora del Consorcio TICCA para Brasil Un encuentro innovador promovido… Read more “El Pantanal poetica… inspiración, música y acción en el Pantanal” ▸
ICCA related outcomes at Rio+20 The ICCA Consortium AT RIO+ 20: ‘time to learn… time to think strategy’ – The ICCA Consortium was present at… Read more “Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, 14-22 June 2012” ▸
A letter to Dilma Vana Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, was sent on May 10, 2011. This letter, written on behalf… Read more “Brazil – Scrap the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam !” ▸
Social movements and the governance of frontier land for “another development” and conservation in Brazil, Schwartzman et al., 2010
Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon prevent deforestation and destruction by fire as well as government Parks… and actually better! Inhibition of Amazon Deforestation… Read more “Inhibition of Amazon Deforestation and Fire by Parks and Indigenous Lands” ▸