Can Territories of Life be Cradles of Radical Transformation?
Ashish Kothari, Member of the Council of Elders, active with Kalpavriksh and Vikalp Sangam in India, puts the Territories of Life as key participants in the fundamental transformation towards justice and sustainability the planet is in dire need of. Read more ▸
Newsflash #16 – March 2019
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The Potential of Indigenous Agricultural Food Production under Climate Change in Hawaiʻi
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 ▸
Newsflash #15 – February 2019
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Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation Membership Approves Thaidene Nene Establishment
Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation (LKDFN) members have ratified the establishment of Thaidene Nene through a unanimous show of hands. It is the heart of the traditional territory and sacred place of the Lutsel K’e Denesoline. Steven Nitah, ICCA Consortium Honorary Member was part of this effort. Read more ▸
In Defense of Human Rights: A Monitoring Report on Land Conflicts in Six Asian Countries
These monitoring reports were prepared, by ANGOC, an ICCA Consortium Member, in six Asian countries to understand the nature, causes, and impacts of land and resource conflicts, and to highlight the human rights issues intertwined with them. Read more ▸
Newsflash #14 – January 2019
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The ICCA Consortium and WWF discuss what it takes to enhance governance security in Territories of Life
Should the ICCA Consortium collaborate with WWF in support of Territories of Life? Following our work on inclusive conservation in 2018, a workshop was convened in January 2019 to discuss the question and envisage the initiative that may follow… Read more ▸
Leadership Transition for the ICCA Consortium
In late 2017, a Search Committee was formed and tasked by the Consortium Council to oversee the leadership transition process of the Consortium –… Read more “Leadership Transition for the ICCA Consortium” ▸
Resource extraction and infrastructure threaten forest cover and community rights
This academic research, co-authored by Nonette Royo, an ICCA Consortium Honorary member, aims to support policy innovation, using geospatial and qualitative data from Amazonia, Indonesia, and Mesoamerica to explain how infrastructure and extractive industry lead directly and indirectly to deforestation, forest degradation, and increasingly precarious rights for forest peoples. Read more ▸
Exchange of Experiences and Strengthening Capacities of Indigenous Women Leaders of Bolivia
In December 2018, in the town of Santiago de Chiquitos in Bolivia, the first Workshop of Exchange of Experiences and Strengthening of Capacities of Indigenous Women Leaders of Bolivia was held, organized by the TICCA Consortium Bolivia . Read more ▸
Newsflash #13 – December 2018
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Newsflash #12 – October/November 2018
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XIII General Assembly – Bishoftu, Ethiopia
The ICCA Consortium celebrated its XIIIth General Assembly in Ethiopia this year. It was a deeply felt moment of determination with the election of the new ICCA Consortium President: Teddy Baguilat Read more ▸
The Consortium at the 14th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 14)
The ICCA Consortium will participate in the forthcoming UN Biodiversity Conference which will be held from 13 – 29 November 2018 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. It… Read more “The Consortium at the 14th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 14)” ▸
Conserving the Peruvian Amazon: are governance diversity and quality the key?
In October 2018, the IUCN Global Protected Areas programme together with IUCN South American Regional Office and the ICCA Consortium, convened in Pachacamac (Peru) for a workshop entitled “Strengthening the governance of conserved territories in the Peruvian Amazon”. Read more ▸
1ª Asamblea Regional de América Latina del Consorcio TICCA
En el contexto del proceso de regionalización del Consorcio TICCA, entre el 22 y 26 de octubre, se realizará la 1ª Asamblea Regional en… Read more “1ª Asamblea Regional de América Latina del Consorcio TICCA” ▸
Froxán Common Woodlands
The Froxán Common Woodlands are a community land of 100 hectares (1km2) that is cared for directly by the families that live in this… Read more “Froxán Common Woodlands” ▸
Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions Brings Global Small-Scale and Indigenous Fishermen to North
Co-organised by Interreg Nord Summer Whitefish and Snowchange Cooperative, the Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions has concluded successfully in Tornio, Finland. Over 150 small-scale and Indigenous fisher women and men around the world joined forces to discuss climate change, traditional knowledge, governance and direct exchanges to meet common challenges. Read more ▸
Los TICCA en Colombia – Dos Boletines para Saber Más…!
El CEMI, miembro del Consorcio en Colombia, publicó dos boletines llenos de fotografías, sobre los TICCA y el apoyo estratégico a los TICCA en Colombia. Read more ▸