Major new landscape rewilding initiative launched in Finland to address climate change
The Snowchange Cooperative unveils a transformative programme to restore biodiversity values and create new carbon sinks across boreal Finland. This will be achieved by restoring degraded wetlands and boreal forests back into health. Read more ▸
Guatemala: asesinan a siete defensores de la tierra en un mes
Entre el 9 de mayo y el 9 de junio, siete destacados líderes comunitarios del CODECA y el CCDA fueron asesinados en Guatemala. Diversas organizaciones internacionales y de DD.HH. han manifestado su preocupación por la ola de asesinatos y han solicitado a las autoridades medidas inmediatas para esclarecer los hechos y proteger a los defensores. Read more ▸
The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative 2018 Report
The aim of the CCRI is to provide policy advice about effective and appropriate support for community conservation as part of the implementation of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) 2011-2020 Strategic Plan, and to highlight that the rights of Indigenous peoples, local communities and women over their lands and territories must be upheld and supported. This report outlines the work in 12 countries. Read more ▸
A webinar and exchange on OECMs and ICCAs
The ICCA Consortium presents a discussion on OECMs (Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures) and ICCAs, facilitated by Harry Jonas, co-chair of the IUCN WCPA Task Force on OECMs. Read more ▸
IPBES Seminar on Arctic Indigenous and Local Knowledge & Sustainability
A seminar on Arctic Indigenous and Local Knowledge & Sustainability, organized by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) took place in Helsinki University, Finland: an effort to work across knowledge systems and incorporate Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) in biodiversity assessment. Read more ▸
ICCA Advocates at the Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods Conference
Members and partners of the ICCA Consortium congregated in Halifax, Canada for the Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods Conference. The conference, co-organized by the Community Conservation Research Network and the IUCN Commission on Environment, Economics, and Social Policy (CEESP), gathered over 400 participants from NGOs, the academe, and communities. Read more ▸
Peer-to-peer Dialogue on Weaving SDG 16 and Human Rights Law into the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
A peer-to-peer dialogue took place on the outskirts of Nairobi. Practitioners of environmental and human rights law from the judiciary, academia, civil society and various levels of government discussed and made recommendations for goals to be set for the post 2020 global biodiversity framework and contribute to the implementation of human rights to a healthy and sustainable environment Read more ▸
Call for inputs for the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders
Please submit responses to the questionnaire by 13 June to contribute to a report of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders. Read more ▸
Global Forest Watch Tech Fellowship Open for Applications
Global Forest Watch and the World Resources Institute announce the first-ever GFW Tech Fellowship. The application deadline is June 15th, 2018. Read more ▸
The Caylin Island community, Chile, creates its ECMPO: Coastal and Marine Area for Native People
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The community of Caylin Island asked the Chilean State to create a Coastal and Marine Area of Native People around the entire island and the adjacent Chaiguao Peninsula. The proposal was approved in May 2018. Read more ▸
Newsflash #9 – May 2018
Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #9 Read more ▸
Coastal Indigenous communities in Chile: the historical struggle for access to marine and coastal areas and resources
Marine and coastal areas that have been used harmoniously by indigenous people in Chile for centuries are under threat. Chilean government’s policies are aligned to support the interests of big corporations and to create obstacles for Indigenous communities’ rights. Read more ▸
A series of events in Montreal, Canada, in June 2018
After a series of internal meetings, the ICCA Consortium will hold an Extraordinary General Assembly and participate in SBSTTA 22, SBI 2 and the Fostering Community Conservation Conference. Read more ▸
Extraordinary General Assembly, Montréal, Canada
On June 30th 2018, the 12th Extraordinary General Assembly of the ICCA Consortium took place in Montreal, Canada. It gathered 40 participants from four continents,… Read more “Extraordinary General Assembly, Montréal, Canada” ▸
The ICCA Consortium at SBSTTA 22 and SBI 2
The ICCA Consortium participates in the following meetings of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada: the 22nd meeting of… Read more “The ICCA Consortium at SBSTTA 22 and SBI 2” ▸
Second Global Workshop on Human Rights Strategies for Indigenous Leaders
The call to participate in the Second Global Workshop on Human Rights Strategies for Indigenous Leaders is open, organized by Dejusticia and the Observatory of Racial Discrimination. Tambien en Español. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium Webinars are online!
The ICCA Consortium is delighted to share with you its webinars, now available online English, Spanish and French!
Introduction to ICCAs / Self-Strengthening ICCAs / ICCAs in international Policy / and more! Read more ▸
Oakland Institute Report on How Foreign Companies Devastate Tanzania’s Maasai in the Name of Conservation
Losing the Serengeti: The Maasai Land that was to Run Forever is a report based on field research, never publicly-seen-before documents, and an in-depth investigation into Tanzania’s land laws. Read more ▸
Investigación-acción y fortalecimiento de capacidades sobre la autonomía indígena como estrategia de gestión y control territorial, en Bolivia
La Nación Monkox de Lomerío fue el primer Pueblo Indígena de Bolivia en autoproclamarse autónomo in 2008 y es un caso icónico en Bolivia de lucha y avance en el reconocimiento de derechos de los pueblos indígenas y de gestión territorial desde lo local. Read more ▸
We Will Manage Our Own Natural Resources
Karen Indigenous People in Kamoethway Demonstrate the Importance of Local Solutions and Community Driven Conservation
