Victor Steffensen Revitalizes Crucial Traditional Burns and Skills in Australia
A billion animals burned to death, Australia’s East Coast on fire, Australia’s PM, Scott Morrison on vacation in Hawaii… Could this have been averted? Victor Steffensen, indigenous Australian and Snowchange regional coordinator for Australia thinks so. Article by Tero Mustonen, ICCA Consortium Council Member and Snowchange representative. Read more ▸
Launch of Online Reading Circle to Support Indigenous-Led Conservation
In Canada, the IISAAK OLAM Foundation is launching an online reading circle to mobilize knowledge and build capacity for the protection and conservation of biocultural diversity, and to support the establishment of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs). Read more ▸
Indigenous Grassroots Communities and Practitioners Gather in Hawai’i for Cultural Exchange Ahead of Major Aquaculture Conference
“We can help drive the ethic and practice in ways that uphold our indigenous values and respect the planet. By gathering together in these spaces, we can learn from each other to influence the context we work in. This is what our people did this week. It was historic,” says Brenda Asuncion from ICCA Consortium Member KUA. Read more ▸
Interview: Vivienne Solis Rivera presents the “Blue Call to Action” initiative
In view of the upcoming 2020 United Nations Ocean Conference, several organizations, including the ICCA Consortium, launched “RISE UP, A Blue Call to Action”. In an interview with the Spanish radio RTVE, former ICCA Consortium council member Vivienne Solis Rivera details the initiative and its objectives. Read more ▸
KRAPAVIS Develops Strategies to Document, Secure and Sustain Orans with Partners
ICCA Consortium Member KRAPAVIS and its partners deepened the elaboration of their strategy to document, secure and sustain Orans, the “sacred groves” of India, with a variety of concrete initiatives and proposals to address the main concerns territories of life are facing in India. Read more ▸
Webinar: What Do OECMs Mean for Territories of Life?
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In the second webinar organised by ICCA Consortium Member NTFP-EP to build shared capacity and understanding of ICCAs—territories of life in Southeast Asia, Harry Jonas presented ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ and the challenges and opportunities this new framework for Indigenous peoples and local communities represents. Read more ▸
Newsflash #26 – February 2020
Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #26 Read more ▸
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[This call is now closed] Open call for volunteer translators to support the ICCA Consortium
Join the team of volunteers to support the global movements for territories of life. Read more ▸
Big Football Team Mega-Mall vs. Galician Local Community Forest
As the community forest of Monte Veciñal en Man Común de Tameiga (Spain) is threatened by the construction of a mega-mall owned by a football team, the local community is defending its commons, with the support of Iniciativa Comunales (ICCA Consortium Member). Read more ▸
Global Report Identifies Land, Environmental and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights as Most Dangerous Sector for Human Rights Defenders
With growing global concern over our climate and ecological crises, those who defend Mother Earth should be gaining better protection – but instead, they are being targeted. According to Front Line Defenders’ annual global analysis, the fight for land, environmental and indigenous peoples’ rights was the most dangerous sector for defenders, comprising 40% of the human rights defenders killed in 2019. Read more ▸
Ray of Hope and Challenges for Rawang Indigenous Peoples’ Territories of Life
In Myanmar, the Rawang Youth group and its allies are working hard to raise awareness about the value of territories of life, and seeking better recognition for these territories and the rights of the Indigenous Rawang people. Htonphu Nin Htay and Aye Myat Thandar tell us about their work and the emergence of the Rawang Youth group. Read more ▸
100 Years of Declaring Non-Violence in the Tsumba Territory of Life in the Nepalese Himalaya
The Indigenous Tsumba people of the sacred Tsum Valley (Nepal) will reaffirm their collective commitment to the conservation of nature and culture during a cultural Shyagya festival, celebrating the centennial of their commitment to non-violence. Sudeep Jana Thing, ICCA Consortium Council Member, tells us more about this coming event. Read more ▸
Peer review mechanism and indicative map of ICCAs in Indonesia: Important steps to strengthen national advocacy
The Working Group on ICCAs Indonesia, an ICCA Consortium Member, is stepping up advocacy efforts with the government for the appropriate recognition of ICCAs. As part of this effort, the Working Group is strengthening the documentation and registration of an estimated 3 million hectares of ICCAs in the archipelago. Read more ▸
Fortalecimiento De La Red De Territorios De Vida en México: Hacia El Reconocimiento De La Conservación Por Pueblos Indígenas Y Comunidades Locales
Los Miembros del Consorcio TICCA de México se reunieron y planearon un estudio del marco legal existente en materia de conservación y derechos de pueblos Indígenas y comunidades locales, acciones para el fortalecimiento comunitario y una estrategia de incidencia nacional. Read more ▸
Fenamad Celebra 38 años de Lucha por las Reivindicaciones Indígenas
FENAMAD (Miembro del Consorcio TICCA) cumplió 38 años de lucha para los derechos de los pueblos indígenas de la Amazonia peruana. En esta ocasión, FENAMAD organizó varios eventos y encuentros para recordar su historia, sus compromisos, y los retos del futuro. Read more ▸
Newsflash #25 – January 2020
Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #25 Read more ▸
The 2020s: An Era of Radical Change for Territories of Life, and a Future History Still to be Written
As we usher in a new decade – reportedly our ‘last chance’ to avert total ecological catastrophe – Global Coordinator Holly Jonas reflects on key changes and sets out the ICCA Consortium’s priorities for the coming year. Read more ▸
Without Youth and Children, Nothing is Possible!
Sharing her experiences in three youth-led international events in 2019, Emma Courtine, Honorary Member and Secretariat of the ICCA Consortium, reflects on opportunities and ideas for the Consortium to engage youth and enhance youth participation— including the creation of a youth platform within the Consortium! Read more ▸
Grazia’s Farewell Message as ICCA Consortium Global Coordinator
Grazia’s farewell message as Secretary of Council, Global Coordinator and Key Strategy Advisor of the ICCA Consortium: plenty of gratitude and some specific hopes and suggestions… Read more ▸
Indian Villagers Declare their Forest Community Conserved Area
In a move to conserve a forest area with a vital repository of endangered wild animals, the villagers of Chug, under the guidance of the WWF-India, have declared nearly 100 square kilometers of their forest area a community-conserved area. Read more ▸
