Newsflash #7 – March 2018
Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #7 Read more ▸
“A Silent War is Being Waged on Philippine Indigenous Communities”
“You can keep shooting the messenger, but you will run out of bullets before we run out of messengers and, at the end of the day, the message will be heard.” Victoria Tauli-Corpuz – UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples writes about being added to the government’s terror list. Read more ▸
ICCA Registry: First Ever Peer-to-peer Validation Process in China
The first peer-to-peer validation procedure meeting was held for the ICCA Registry in China. The Liguang (Nuomadi, in Lisu language) village of Lisu minority people, in Yunnan, was accepted. Read more ▸
Launch of Indigenous Circle of Experts Report in Canada: We Rise Together
The Indigenous Circle of Experts (ICE) recently presented its report “We rise together”, on achieving Pathway to Canada Target 1 through the creation of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas in the spirit and practice of reconciliation. A historic step! Read more ▸
With Sickle and Stick They Saved a Forest
An uplifting story of the Pradan women in India working together to stand up to poachers and stop the destruction of their forests. Read more ▸
Day of Real Forests: A Photo Essay
The Global Forest Coalition participated in the International Day of Forests on March 21st by producing a beautiful photo essay about people whose lives and rights are intricately linked to forests. Read more ▸
The forest of Mendha-Lekha – ICCA in Maharashtra, India
Emblematic ICCA Situated in Gadchiroli District of the Maharashtra State (India), the village ofMendha-Lekha is famous for its bio-diverse, dry deciduous forest, but also… Read more “The forest of Mendha-Lekha – ICCA in Maharashtra, India” ▸
UN Special Rapporteur’s Framework Principles on Human Rights and the Environment (2018)
On March 5, 2018, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Professor John H. Knox, presented the final report of his mandate to the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, which identifies 16 framework principles on human rights and the environment, addresses the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment and looks ahead to the next steps in the evolving relationship between human rights and the environment. Read more ▸
UN Special Rapporteur Report on Children’s Rights and Environmental Protection (2018)
According to Professor John H. Knox, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, “No group is more vulnerable to environmental harm than children. More than 1.5 million children under the age of five lose their lives every year because of pollution and other avoidable environmental harms.” Read more ▸
Launch of UN Environment’s Environmental Defenders Policy
The UN Environment Programme launched its new Environmental Defenders Policy, which proposes how it can promote greater protection for individuals and groups who are defending their environmental rights, and identifies solutions to mitigate the abuse of environmental rights. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium at CBD Regional Workshop and Training Session on EBSAs in the Baltic Sea
The Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) held a regional workshop from February 20-24th, 2018 with Tero Mustonen of Snowchange and ICCA Consortium Member in attendance to facilitate the description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) in the Baltic Sea, during which the ILK and ICCAs were largely discussed. Read more ▸
Mongabay call for proposals: Indigenous Peoples and Conservation
Mongabay is undertaking a special reporting project to focus specifically on the intersection of indigenous peoples and conservation to raise greater awareness of the grave threats indigenous peoples face when it comes to protecting their lands. Read more ▸
Nominations open for MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018
The IPSI Secretariat recently received a notification that nominations are now open for the 2018 MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity. Read more ▸
Costa Rica firma Mecanismo General de Consulta a Pueblos Indígenas
Interesante proceso en Costa Rica: el país cuenta con un Mecanismo General de Consulta a Pueblos Indígenas, desarrollado bajo el estándar de “consulta sobre la consulta”, originado en recomendaciones de la Relatoría Especial sobre Pueblos Indígenas de la Organización Naciones Unidas. Read more ▸
Second ICCA site established in Finland: Linnunsuo
Snowchange has established a second ICCA in Finland. It is a 110-hectare wetland Linnunsuo, located in North Karelia. This action strengthens the capacity of local communities, hunters, bird watchers and other stakeholders to use (I)CCA as a method for conservation of significant sites in Finland. Read more ▸
Communities Supporting Each Other: Building the ICCA Peer Review Process in Europe
Fifty european local community representatives, and other experts (NGOs representatives, academics, lawyers, etc.) gathered in Valsaín, Segovia (Spain) for a conference on ICCAs, and especially on the ICCA Registry. Read more ▸
Relocation from Protected Areas violates Constitution, Wildlife Protection Act and the Forest Rights Act in India
Relocation was found to be either ongoing or planned in at least twenty three Protected Areas. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Attends Launch of UN Environmental Rights Initiative in Geneva
The work of Professor John Knox, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, has significantly helped move the profile of the links between human rights and the environment from the periphery to the centre of the UN’s agenda. The new Environmental Rights Initiative of the UN Environment Programme was launched during the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council. Read more ▸
Scoping Dialogue on Land Tenure Reform – The Forest dialogue
Prof. José Aylwin – ICCA Consortium Council Member, participated in the conference of the Forests Dialogue to discuss issues surrounding land reform with indigenous peoples, forestry companies, agricultural companies, development agencies and relevant government bodies. Read more ▸
Comunidades Tradicionales e Indígenas Dialogan: “TICCA Brasil”
Al final de febrero, en Brasil dos reuniones sobre los TICCA se llevaron a cabo para formular una estrategia de apoyo al fortalecimiento y reconocimiento de los TICCA, planificar acciones institucionales y buscar integración y alianzas interinstitucionales. Read more ▸
