Newsflash #23 – October 2019
Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #23 Read more ▸
KRAPAVIS Organizes a Workshop with Partners and Allies to Secure Orans
In India, KRAPAVIS (ICCA Consortium Member) organized a workshop that included representatives from communities, forestry research and other research institutions, universities and colleges, along with the Forest Department, the ‘Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board’ (RSBB) NGOs, and governmental agencies, to agree on the first steps to secure Orans, based on the 2018 “deemed forest” Supreme Court order. Read more ▸
Echanges sur les APAC : Une Délégation de Communautés Locales Burkinabè Rend Visite à ses Pairs au Bénin
Alexis Kaboré, Coordinateur du Consortium APAC pour la région du Sahel, et son collègue Marcel Koadima nous racontent comment cet échange entre représentants de communautés locales béninoises et burkinabé enrichit leur travail respectif et le travail régional en Afrique de l’Ouest. Read more ▸
The Second Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium in Latin America
The second Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium in Latin America was held in October 2019, in Peru, before the III Congress of Protected Areas of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAPLAC). It was an occasion for the membership of the region to share experiences, deepen their strategies, and ensure the wide visibility of territories of life at the CAPLAC. Read more ▸
Territorios de Vida, en el CAPLAC, Actores Clave en la Gobernanza de Áreas Protegidas y en la Conservación
En octubre, Lima acogió la Asamblea Regional de la Red TICCA Latinoamericana, y el III Congreso de Áreas Protegidas de Latinoamérica y Caribe (CAPLAC). El próximo mes, contaremos con un informe detallado y un artículo más extenso sobre los dos eventos. Por ahora, les compartimos el artículo de ALDEA, Miembro del Consorcio, que resume los aspectos esenciales. Read more ▸
Securing Territories of Life in Iran—an Initiative in Memory of our Past President Dr. M. Taghi Farvar
ICCA Consortium Members in Iran join forces to strengthen mobile indigenous peoples– the custodians of territories of life — in memory of Taghi… Read more ▸
Fostering Indigenous-led Conservation in Canada
Indigenous-led conservation is making waves in Canada, with autonomous declaration of and federal support for Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) and the launching of the Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership website at the recent Canadian Parks Conference. Read more ▸
Truth and (Re)Conciliation for the Sámi in Finland — or a Way for the State to Wash its Hands?
Preparations have been made in Finland to establish a truth and reconciliation commission regarding the indigenous Sámi people. As the plans go forward, Aslak Holmberg, Vice President of the Saami Council, stipulates that unless this process is prepared to change the political marginalisation of the Sámi, there is little reason for opening old wounds for what could otherwise be an empty apology. Read more ▸
We Adapt. We Restore. We Survive – Reviving Tahltan Knowledge, Governance and Territory
In June 2019, Tahltan elders and leaders, members of Snowchange, representatives from The Gaia Foundation, Land is Life, ICCA Consortium and the IUCN came together in the heart of Tahltan Territory to learn from the elders, discuss current challenges, and explore the possibility of establishing ICCAs. Discover the story of this extraordinary meeting through the multimedia presentation created by The Gaia Foundation. Read more ▸
EDITORIAL VIDEO : Pooven Moodley, from the Climate Week in New York: Defending Human Rights as Central to Any Climate Response
New York hosted numerous side-events organized by civil society around the UN Climate Week in September. Pooven Moodley, ICCA Consortium Council member and representative of Natural Justice, Member of ICCA Consortium, tells about this inspiring moment. Read more ▸
New ICCA Consortium Global Coordinator Appointed
The President and Executive Committee of the ICCA Consortium are delighted to announce the appointment of Holly Jonas as Consortium Global Coordinator, to begin in January 2020. The Executive Committee of Council looks forward to working alongside Holly and taking the Consortium to new heights! Read more ▸
Two Community-based Organizations from Hawaiʻi Receive Equator Prize During Climate Week in Key Moment for Hawaiian Territories of Life
Two community-based organizations supported by ICCA Consortium Member Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) were recognized for their work at the Equator Prize awards ceremony: Hui Mālama o Moʻomomi – Molokaʻi and Hui Makaʻāinana o Makana were honored, in a key political moment for Hawai’i’s territories of life. Read more ▸
Sarawak Activist who Stopped Destructive Mega-dams Wins 2019 Seacology Prize
Peter Kallang, a member of Sarawak’s indigenous Kenyah community and Chairman of Save Rivers, ICCA Consortium Member, has been awarded the international Seacology Prize for leading a successful campaign to halt the building of a series of mega-dams on Borneo! Read more ▸
Newsflash #22 – September 2019
Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #22 Read more ▸
From Transition to Domains of Transformation: Getting to Sustainable and Just Food Systems through Agroecology
In this new paper on agroecological transformations for just and sustainable food systems, Michel Pimbert (ICCA Consortium Honorary member) and his colleagues analyze the enabling and disabling conditions that shape agroecology transformations, and the ability of communities to self-organize within territories. Read more ▸
From a ‘Territory of Life’ to a ‘Territory of Death and Destruction’? Save Sinjajevina!
In Montenegro, local communities and civil society are organizing to defend the pasture area of Sinjajevina, used by pastoral tribes for millennia, and now threatened by government plans to occupy it for military artillery testing. Official studies have recommended giving the area a protected status but those are being hastily set aside… Read more ▸
Playa de Oro, Territorio de Vida Donde el Bosque Cobija la Libertad
En Ecuador, la comunidad de Playa de Oro acaba de registrarse como TICCA – territorio de vida, en la base mundial administrada por el Centro Mundial de Monitoreo de la Conservación. La comunidad fue acompañada por ALDEA, Miembro del Consorcio TICCA. Read more ▸
Synergy of Fokonolona Strengthened for the Recognition of their Community Heritage
In Madagascar, as the government develops a legislative framework on special status areas that will include community land rights, TAFO MIHAAVO and MIHARI, both ICCA Consortium Members, are collaborating to ensure that indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ voices are heard, and their areas and heritage secured. Read more ▸
Governing Water, Governing Biodiversity – Highlighting The Role Of Indigenous Peoples At The 2019 World Water Week
Paul Sein Twa, ICCA Consortium Honorary member, participated in the World Water Week in Stockholm, where he strongly advocated for the recognition of ICCAs’ contributions through a right-based approach to conservation, as a key element for the success of any ongoing and future environmental protection and climate change initiatives. Read more ▸
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities from the Heart of Borneo Gather in Kalimantan to Strengthen Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
In July 2019, indigenous peoples and local communities met in West Kalimantan to discuss opportunities and challenges for the strengthening of their human rights within the Heart of Borneo Initiative, through new forestry schemes, advocacy, and international conventions. Read more ▸
