The Communitarian Revolutionary Subject: New Forms of Social Transformation
The hope for a unique revolutionary actor in the XX Century evaporated as a result of the weaknesses of social organizations. In the context of Mexico, this paper, written by David Barkin, ICCA Consortium Honorary member, and Alejandra Sánchez, examines the potential of an almost-forgotten group of revolutionary actors: the indigenous and peasant communities. Read more ▸
3rd National ICCA Conference in the Philippines Calls on Congress to Enact the ICCA Bill
For the third time in the Philippines, more than a hundred stakeholders from indigenous people as well as government agencies and civil society gathered to acknowledge recent gains in the recognition of ICCAs institutionalization and elaborate a plan to continue supporting ICCAs in the country. Read more ▸
Indigenismo y Colonias Verdes
Juan Carlos Tonko Paterito, Presidente de la Comunidad Indígena Kawésqar Residente en Puerto Edén (Chile), Miembro del Consorcio, analiza los daños producidos por las ONGs ambientalistas y las empresas transnacionales en la República de Magallanes, al sur de Chile. Read more ▸
“Time is Water”: Discussing New Perspectives and Ideas at the Global Conference for the Study of the Commons
How to manage our ‘commons’? This question has been the focus of wide-ranging discussions at the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons (IASC), entitled ‘In Defense of the Commons: Challenges, Innovation, and Action’. Read more ▸
Mega Dams: Glorifying Bakun to Promote Papar
In Malaysia, despite long- standing problems and complaints of the indigenous peoples affected by Bakun Dam, and without the free, prior, and informed consent of local populations, the government is planning to build another such project: Papar Dam. In this article, ICCA Consortium Member SAVE Rivers reports on the situation. Read more ▸
#PowerShifts Resources: Collective Mapping
In this article, Maria Faciolince (OXFAM) gives an in-depth review of the different uses of collective mapping by civil society organizations, and provides various resources and online tools for elaborating collective mapping, including many that are directly related to ICCAs and the ICCA Consortium. Read more ▸
Reflecting on the West and Central Asia and the Caucasus Latest Regional Assembly
A few months after the Regional Assembly, Aibek Samakov, interim Council Member with special responsibility for West and Central Asia and the Caucasus, offers his reflections on the outcomes of the event and the future of ICCAs in the region. Read more ▸
L’Instauration de Consortium APAC Zonaux au Sénégal
C’est un moment historique pour le Sénégal : avec le soutien de Kabeka, Membre du Consortium APAC, plusieurs Consortium APAC Zonaux sont mis en place dans le pays, suite aux ateliers menés dans chacune de ces zones, déterminées selon des critères éco-géographiques. Read more ▸
Newsflash #19 – June 2019
Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #19 Read more ▸
Great day for Lamu as Tribunal dismisses coal plant license
Kenya’s National Environmental Tribunal handed down judgment on the challenge to the Lamu coal plant license on Wednesday, 26 June 2019. A challenge brought by the communities of Lamu and Kenyan civil society organisations, including Natural Justice, an ICCA Consortium Member. Read more ▸
Indigenous Perspectives on Sacred Natural Sites
Bas Verschuuren, Honorary member of the ICCA Consortium, co-edited this volume which carries the voices, experiences and perspectives of indigenous peoples regarding the treatment of the sacred and its protection and governance in the face of threats from various forms of natural resource exploitation and development. Read more ▸
Territorializing effects of global standards: What is at stake in the case of ‘sustainable’ palm oil?
In this article, Denis Ruysschaert, ICCA Consortium Honorary Member, questions the territorial effects of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standardisation. Read more ▸
Galician ICCAs Launch Mining Awareness Educational Materials
The “Centro de Saberes para a Sustentabilidade”, together with two Galician ICCAs has developed a set of educational materials exposing the social and environmental impacts of mining, challenges affecting many common land communities across the country. Read more ▸
En Ecuador, Planificar la Consulta Interna para Decidir sobre el Registro Mundial de TICCA
Cinco pueblos indígenas, una comunidad afrodescendiente y una comunidad montubia de la costa que se reconocieron como territorios de vida se reunieron junto a la Fundación Aldea y al Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones, para debatir y decidir sobre el registro mundial de los TICCA. Read more ▸
West and Central Asia and the Caucasus 2019 Regional Assembly
The Consortium held a successful regional assembly in Armenia between June 16-21 2019, with excellent prospects for the Consortium membership and its work in West and Central Asia and the Caucasus. Read more ▸
Towards Convivial Conservation
In this article, Bram Büscher (ICCA Consortium Honorary Member) and Robert Fletcher propose an alternative perspective to conservation. Named ‘convivial conservation’, this post-capitalist approach promotes radical equity, structural transformation and environmental justice. Read more ▸
BIOPAMA Action Component – Call for Proposals for Medium Grants
Apply by 21 September 2019 for the BIOPAMA Action Component, which provides funding opportunities to address protected and conserved areas, sustainable use of biodiversity, and natural resources priorities for actions on the ground in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Read more ▸
Meet the Defenders: Panel Discussion on “Defending Nature Together” at Global Landscapes Forum
ICCA Consortium Member Forest Peoples Programme tells us about the environmental and human rights defenders (including a representative of Consortium Member ANAPAC RDC) who took the stage at the Global Landscapes Forum to share their struggles. Read more ▸
Global Forest Coalition Publishes its Annual Report 2018
The ICCA Consortium encourages you to read the inspiring 2018 annual report of the Global Forest Coalition, a Member of the Consortium entitled “Defending Rights and the Power of Community Conservation” Read more ▸
Myanmar ICCA Working Group Grows Stronger and Plans Further Actions
On June 2019, the Myanmar ICCA Working Group held its bi-annual meeting. It was an occasion to prepare the documentation of ICCAs and plan strategies for engaging with the government to advocate for the recognition of these territories Read more ▸