The Calamian Tagbanwa reclaim and revitalize ancestralwaters in the Philippines
As a maritime Indigenous People, custodians and guardians of their ancestral waters in the Western Pacific—the Tagbanwa People of the Calamian Islands are navigating complex legal issues in the Philippines to reclaim, govern, and manage their ancestral domains. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia reunites for 6th Regional Assembly
The assembly served as a space for reconnection, reaffirmation, and renewal for the ICCAs – territories of life in Southeast Asia — highlighting the meaningful path of regionalization for the Consortium, grounded in solidarity among Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, and allied organizations in the defense of our territories of life. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Statement for the 2025 UN Ocean Conference
As the 2025 UNOC convenes in Nice, France, from June 8 to 13 under the theme “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean,” we put forward this statement and reiterate that Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities have an outsized role in governance, conservation, and sustainable use of our oceans. Read more ▸
Ocean Commitment: Documentation of marine and coastal ICCAs–territories of life
As an international association promoting the appropriate recognition and support for territories of life worldwide, we are committed to collectively supporting and facilitating, led by communities and supporting organizations at local and national levels, the documentation of an increasing number of marine and coastal territories of life over the next five years. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference
From June 9 to 13, 2025, an ICCA Consortium delegation will participate in the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France. Here, you will find relevant resources, policy positions, and event information. It will be updated regularly. Read more ▸
Marine and coastal territories of life in Mesoamerica
Pochet Ballester, G., Acosta, M., & Sánchez Campos, R. (2025). Marine and coastal territories of life in Mesoamerica: A legal analysis from the perspectives of small-scale fisheries (V. Solis Rivera, M. K. Uddin, & C. Jarrett, Eds.; L. Åkerson & D. Campos Rubio, Trans.). ICCA Consortium. https://doi.org/10.70841/my6731g Read more ▸
Technical Analysis of the Global Biodiversity Framework
By the ICCA Consortium In the early hours of December 18, 2022, Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Kunming-Montreal… Read more “Technical Analysis of the Global Biodiversity Framework” ▸
Preparing for the 21st General Assembly (online)
The 21st General Assembly (GA) of the ICCA Consortium will be convened virtually on Tuesday, May 27, Thursday, May 29, Tuesday, June 24, and Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 12:00 to 14:00 UTC daily. Read more ▸
Third National Assembly of the ICCA Network in Chile
Perspectives and Actions Towards Conservation and Governance of Territories of Life in Chile. Read more ▸
Indigenous Baram communities celebrate timber company’s withdrawal from their lands
Indigenous communities in Sarawak win a landmark victory as the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) and international timber certifier visit Sarawak to inspect timber operations. Read more ▸
Urgent Call: Stop M23/AFC atrocities in DRC and demand withdrawal of the armed group from Congolese territory
The armed group is massacring and displacing Indigenous and local populations in the eastern Congo to occupy their lands and territories for the illegal extraction of strategic minerals. Read more ▸
The Consortium’s new book on territories of life
Comments of the recently published volume “Territories of life: Exploring vitality of governance for conserved and protected areas”. Read more ▸
A legal victory for Orans, sacred community-conserved areas
The Supreme Court of India’s clear and specific guidelines are a positive step towards ensuring the conservation of 25,000 orans covering an area of about 600,000 hectares. Read more ▸
Orans
Orans are sacred groves—community-conserved woodland areas around temples or shrines dedicated to lokdevta (folk deities), saints, and local heroes in Rajasthan, India. Read more ▸
Indigenous People in Nicaragua face a surge in Gold Rush violence
A report by the Oakland Institute reveals that the cost of gold mining expansion is borne by the Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in the Caribbean Coast Autonomous Regions, who face incessant violence and colonization of their lands. Read more ▸
Alert: Adivasi communities in Bastar, India, face escalating state violence while resisting land grabs and destructive mining
The Adivasis demand appropriate recognition of their constitutionally guaranteed and internationally acknowledged Indigenous rights. Read more ▸
Three ICCAs–territories of life added to ICCA Registry in 2024
Other ICCAs–territories of life from Argentina and Morocco were reported last year and are in the process of being added to the Registry. Read more ▸
Thawthi Taw-Oo Indigenous Park: Karen People in Burma establish new conserved territory
The park’s planning and establishment resulted from years of hard work, discussion, and coordination between communities, Karen civil society, and the Karen National Union. Read more ▸
A message from the President of the ICCA Consortium’s Council
Dear friends, in 2025 and beyond, the ICCA Consortium will continue to overcome challenges to working more closely with our member territories, partners, and allies to deepen our strategic issues mentioned above and our own as a global movement for the defense and promotion of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. Read more ▸
Exploring Voluntary Commitments by Non-state Actors in Advancing OECMs: Insights from China and International Perspectives
Event Recap: At this CBD COP16 Side Event on October 25, 2024, speakers shared assessments and case studies and took part in policy dialogues on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs). Read more ▸
