Communities strengthen self-determination in Madagascar
National networks TAFO MIHAAVO and FANONGA FOKONOLONA use strategic planning process to support community self-empowerment and sovereignty. Read more ▸
Report: Land and environmental defenders are our last line of defense against climate breakdown
Global Witness’s 2020 annual report on the killings of environmental and human rights defenders shows that lethal attacks on those who are defending Mother Earth are driven by the very same industries that are responsible for the climate crisis. Read more ▸
Update: Tentative legal advances in the Tumandoks’ pursuit of justice in the Philippines
Legal actions have secured the release of six Indigenous Tumandok who were arbitrarily arrested along with ten others in a horrific raid on 30 December 2020 that killed nine fellow Tumandok. The ICCA Consortium continues to stand in solidarity with the Tumandok and Defend Panay Network and further expresses concern with how the Philippines’ state legal system is weaponized to perpetuate injustices against Indigenous Peoples. Read more ▸
New guidance on integrating human rights into the global biodiversity framework
New Analysis Brief offers guidance on applying the human rights-based approach in the new Global Biodiversity Framework. Read more ▸
Growing calls to place human rights at the center of new global biodiversity framework
New policy briefs underscore the interlinkages between human rights and biodiversity and share practical guidance on how to apply a human rights-based approach in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, which is currently under negotiation by 196 governments. Read more ▸
#StopTheSlapp: The ICCA Consortium joins call to drop defamation suit against SAVE Rivers
We stand with over 100 organizations in condemning Samling’s bullying of Indigenous environmental and human rights defenders in Sarawak. Read more ▸
The hidden side of conservation: Webinar highlights cases of human rights abuse in protected areas
Ahead of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2021 in Marseille, the webinar’s goal was to address the multifaceted social and environmental conflicts generated by restrictive conservation policies and reflect on the ways forward. Read more ▸
Indigenous territories in Indonesia: Update on the status of recognition
Indonesia has recently published updated information about the status of recognition of Indigenous territories and customary forests. Read more ▸
In Pictures: Communities revitalize Indigenous and traditional knowledge systems and lifeways
Some of the many initiatives led by Indigenous Peoples and local communities to address challenges to their knowledge systems and lifeways. Read more ▸
Thanking Kathia Carrillo
We extend our appreciation and best wishes to Kathia Carrillo as she moves on from the ICCA Consortium’s Secretariat. Read more ▸
Thanking Thomas Niederberger
We extend our appreciation and best wishes to Thomas Niederberger as he moves on from the ICCA Consortium’s Secretariat. Read more ▸
WATCH: Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Youth Day 2021
TAYAW – A solidarity celebration of territories of life. Read more ▸
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Statement by the ICCA Consortium
We call for a new social contract for Indigenous Peoples’ rights to self-determination and to sustain and defend their territories of life. Read more ▸
Inviting you to TAYAW: A solidarity celebration of territories of life
A celebration of both the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and International Youth Day Read more ▸
Sustaining Territories of Life: A Solidarity Exchange on Indigenous decolonization and sustainable self-determination
A virtual workshop on 09th August, the International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021. Read more ▸
Earth Defenders unite in solidarity against catastrophic mining expansions
On the Global Day Against Mega Mining frontline communities worldwide took action to denounce a new mining boom that is being painted green. Read more ▸
Virtual Forum recap: Experiences and outlooks on wild foods and Indigenous food systems in Asia
ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia Members, Honorary members, and youth representatives participated in a recently organized virtual forum on wild foods, biodiversity, and forest-based livelihoods to explore an outlook towards inclusive food systems in Asia before 2030. Read more ▸
Statement from the virtual workshop on rangelands and pastoralism in Asia
The following statement was issued by the participants of the virtual workshop on rangelands and pastoralism in Asia held on July 16, 2021. Read more ▸
Pastoral communities’ territories of life in Asia: Tales of coexistence
To acknowledge the vital roles of rangelands and pastoralism for human wellbeing and nature conservation and to support the proposed International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) in 2026, ICCA Consortium co-organized a virtual workshop on July 16, 2021, on pastoral communities’ territories of life in grasslands/rangelands across Eurasia. Read more ▸
Scholars warn of the dangerous implications of losing Indigenous and local knowledge systems
Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Pua’ala Pascua, and Mehana Blaich Vaughan (Honorary members) and Joji Cariño of the Forest Peoples’ Programme (Member) are among the co-authors of a new study titled “Scientists’ Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems.” Read more ▸
