Indigenous leader advocates for rights and territories of life at ASEAN biodiversity conference
The Bornean Kenyah activist Peter Kallang spoke on behalf of the ICCA Consortium’s membership in Southeast Asia in regional meeting on the road to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Read more ▸
Community experiences with COVID-19 in French-speaking Africa
Indigenous Peoples and local communities were affected more by strict governmental measures than by the virus in many African countries. Read more ▸
World Oceans Day 2021: Indigenous and local community voices
On World Oceans Day, ICCA Consortium Members took part in global events that amplified Indigenous and local community voices for sustaining and defending the bio-cultural diversity of our oceans. Read more ▸
Indigenous peoples’ food systems: Inari Sámi and Snowchange share key messages
Arctic Inari Sámi community, and Snowchange (ICCA Consortium Member) have authored a major case study in the in the latest book on Indigenous food systems co-published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Read more ▸
New legal analysis on ICCAs in Malaysia
Comprehensive analysis assesses the impacts of laws, policies and institutional frameworks on territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities in Malaysia. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium holds successful online General Assembly
The association’s 17th General Assembly had more than 200 unique participants over three days, shared multimedia reports on key areas of work and took several important decisions, including on governance documents and new Council members. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium is hiring an Administration Assistant
Are you passionate about supporting Indigenous peoples and communities and collective action for environmental and social justice? Do you have proven skills in administration? We’re hiring a part-time or full-time Administration Assistant and you might be the person we’re seeking! Read more ▸
Alert: Indigenous Tumandok demand a halt to violence against them and their ancestral domain in the Philippines
The Indigenous Tumandok people have a rich culture that is rooted in their ancestral domain along and within the Jalaur and Pan-ay Rivers in Central Panay, Philippines. They have faced several threats to their lives and territory, particularly surrounding the proposed construction of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project, a USD 200 million project financed by the Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) of the Republic of Korea. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium launches major new report on territories of life
The report highlights the importance of recognising Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ rights and governance systems for effective and equitable conservation. Read more ▸
Exhibition on pastoral territories of life
The exhibition “Territories of life on the edge: Pastoral Commons of the Mediterranean Mountains in the 21st-century” highlights bio-cultural diversity within a shared space, the resilience of communities, the threats they face, and conservation challenges in Euro-Mediterranean pastoral territories of life. Read more ▸
KRAPAVIS wins India Biodiversity Awards 2021: Recognition for community-led restoration of Orans
Our Member Krishi Avam Paristhitiki Vikas Sansthan (KRAPAVIS) has won the India Biodiversity Awards 2021 for its two-and-a-half decades of work to restore hundreds of Orans, sacred community-conserved areas in the desert state of Rajasthan. Read more ▸
Salween: Indigenous Karen peoples’ aquatic commons and fisheries under Burmese military assault
Karen environmental leader Paul Sein Twa took part in the recently concluded Twentieth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. He spoke as a panelist in a side event titled “Indigenous peoples’ inland small-scale fisheries for healthy food systems.” This article is an adaptation of his speech. Read more ▸
Youth voices for territories of life at the IUCN Global Youth Summit
The ICCA Consortium’s Youth Group brought together diverse young leaders for several events in the IUCN One Nature, One Future Global Youth Summit, held virtually from 5-16 April 2021. Read more ▸
Intergenerational stories of defending territories of life at the IUCN Global Youth Summit
Youth for Territories of Life, the youth group of the ICCA Consortium, organized a session titled “Defending Territories of Life: Experiences and Strategies of Young Frontline Defenders” at the recent IUCN Global Youth Summit. This blog is a recap of the discussions from the session. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium announces upcoming report on Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ territories of life
The ICCA Consortium is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of its first-ever local-to-global report on the state of territories of life. Read more ▸
Integrating human rights into the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
As part of a diverse group promoting human rights within the post-2020 framework, the ICCA Consortium contributed to a discussion paper that sets out clear options for negotiators. Read more ▸
Celebrating youth leadership in Madagascar
New Honorary member Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy received a Top 100 Young African Conservation Leaders Award for her work with the MIHARI Network (Member) and fishing communities across Madagascar. Read more ▸
Welcoming the newest member of our global team!
We are pleased to announce that Milka Chepkorir (Sengwer, Kenya) has joined the ICCA Consortium’s Secretariat as Coordinator, Defending Territories of Life. Read more ▸
Pacific nations are on the path of holistic ocean governance, the 30 by 30 campaign may destroy that without major changes
Calls for a new area-based conservation target must not bulldoze the Indigenous roadmap that has allowed small island nations to sustainably govern and manage a hundred percent of their coastal and marine territories, improve their lives and conserve fisheries. Read more ▸
Welcoming new Members and Honorary members to the Consortium
The ICCA Consortium Membership Committee is pleased to announce that the review period for the first group of ICCA Consortium Member applications and Honorary member nominations for 2021 has ended, and no objections have been made to these within the 30-day period. Read more ▸
