Mapping ICCAs – ICCA Consortium Webinar
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The ICCA Consortium presents a series of webinars in three languages to offer a basic understanding of ICCAs! This session, “Mapping ICCAs”, is the… Read more “Mapping ICCAs – ICCA Consortium Webinar” ▸
ICCAs in international Policy – ICCA Consortium Webinar
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Self-Strengthening ICCAs – ICCA Consortium webinar
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The ICCA Consortium presents a series of webinars in three languages to offer a basic understanding of ICCAs! This session, Self-Strengthening ICCAs, is the… Read more “Self-Strengthening ICCAs – ICCA Consortium webinar” ▸
Introduction to ICCAs – ICCA Consortium Webinar
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The ICCA Consortium presents a series of webinars in three languages to offer a basic understanding of ICCAs! This session, “Introduction to ICCAs”, is… Read more “Introduction to ICCAs – ICCA Consortium Webinar” ▸
Collective Land Ownership in the 21st Century: Overview of Global Trends
By: Liz Alden Wily Abstract Statutory recognition of rural communities as collective owners of their lands is substantial, expanding, and an increasingly accepted element… Read more “Collective Land Ownership in the 21st Century: Overview of Global Trends” ▸
A Fight to Put Artisanal Fishers on the Map in Costa Rica
Nestled between Tortuguero National Park and the Nicaragua border, the community of Barra del Colorado havs been quietly making a living out of shrimp fishing for generations. A letter sent to the government in August 2015 marked the beginning of a fight for the licence to fish, which continues today. Read more ▸
Newsflash #8 – April 2018
Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #8 Read more ▸
Supporting and Strengthening ICCAs in Tanzania: Third National Governance Workshop held in Arusha
In the context of the ICCA GSI, a key objective of this workshop was to advance national policy and practice in line with the global awakening of interest in community conserved areas as “other effective area-based conservation measures” (Aichi Target 11) Read more ▸
Native Knowledge: What Ecologists Are Learning from Indigenous People
From Alaska to Australia, scientists are turning to the knowledge of traditional people for a deeper understanding of the natural world. What they are learning is helping them discover more about everything from melting Arctic ice, to protecting fish stocks, to controlling wildfires. Read more ▸
Formation au Processus de Renforcement Autonome des Communautés Locales dans la Gouvernance de leurs APAC au Burkina Faso
En Avril 2018 les membres du bureau de l’ASAPAC-Burkina Faso ont reçu une formation sur le Processus de Renforcement Autonome (PRA) des communautés locales dans la gouvernance de leurs APAC Read more ▸
IPAF Call for Proposals 2018
IFAD’s Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility (IPAF) is offering grants that will support up to 35 demand-driven projects by Indigenous Peoples’ communities through the co-management of partner organizations in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more ▸
Does Your Community Need Legal Support? The Environmental Defender Law Centre Could Help
The ICCA Consortium recently connected with the Environmental Defender Law Center (EDLC), a non-profit organisation that works to protect the human rights of people in the Global South who are fighting to protect their environment. Read more ▸
Whitley Awards 2018 Winner: Dominique Bikaba’s Project “Ensuring the Survival of DRC’s Eastern Lowland Gorillas”
We are pleased to announce that Dominique Bikaba’s – ICCA Consortium Council Member with special responsibility for the ICCAs of local communities – project “Ensuring the survival of DRC’s eastern lowland gorillas” has won the 2018 Whitley Award donated by Arcus Foundation. Read more ▸
Indígenas de Bolivia Denuncian ante la ONU que Megaproyectos Amenazan su Existencia
La indígena Ruth Alipaz denunció en la plenario del Foro Permanente de los asuntos Indígenas de la ONU que más de 5000 indígenas de cinco naciones de Bolivia perderán sus tierras con la construcción de dos megarepresas impulsadas por el gobierno boliviano. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium at the 17th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
A delegation of 20 members of the ICCA Consortium was in New York from the 14th to the 23rd of April to participate in the 17th session of the United Nation Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Two powerful statements in support of indigenous peoples’ collective rights and their role in conservation were made in the larger assembly, and our side-event on resistance to destructive development in ICCAs filled the room. Read more ▸
Liguang Community Conserved Area
By: Lijiang Institute of Health and Environment The Liguang Community Conserved Area locates in Liguang Village, Liming Country, Yulong County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China.… Read more “Liguang Community Conserved Area” ▸
Indigenous Peoples Present their Community Protocols to the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
Five Indigenous communities in Sabah have been documenting their community protocols on adat and their ICCAs and engaging with High Court judges and native lawyers to improve recognition of these protocols in both court systems They presented them in front of Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak, and the chairman of the Native Laws, Materials and Cases Committee. Read more ▸
The Tanabag Batak ICCA on Palawan Island
Emblematic ICCA The ICCA of the Tanabag Batak tribe is located in the Municipality of Puerto Princesa – western Philippines, in one of the… Read more “The Tanabag Batak ICCA on Palawan Island” ▸
A Tribute to Saw O Moo, Karen Indigenous Rights Defender, Burma
Indigenous Karen people of Mutraw and staff of the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN) are mourning the loss of one of their most committed land protectors, peace advocates, and Indigenous rights defenders: Saw O Moo. Read more ▸
Les Gardiens d’APAC du Bénin Renforcent la Coopération pour Faire Face aux Pressions
Le Consortium APAC du Bénin fut constitué en Août 2017, par 30 chefs coutumiers. au nom de l’ensemble de leurs communautés. Un atelier national a eu lieu mars 2018 afin de permettre les apprentissages, les échanges d’expériences, le dialogue et la communication au niveau national.
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