Cuestionando los enfoques clásicos de conservación en Chile: el aporte de los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades locales a la protección de la biodiversidad
Por: Observatorio Ciudadano, Miembro del Consorcio TICCA – y el Consorcio TICCA La relación entre pueblos indígenas, comunidades locales y conservación de la naturaleza… Read more “Cuestionando los enfoques clásicos de conservación en Chile: el aporte de los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades locales a la protección de la biodiversidad” ▸
Strengthening ICCAs in Georgia
By: Ghanimat Azhdari, Steering Committee member of ICCA Consortium with special responsibility for West and Central Asia, and Somayeh Nokarizi, Cenesta Advisor for Georgia As… Read more “Strengthening ICCAs in Georgia” ▸
Formación de liderazgos: Una propuesta para rejuvenecer y feminizar los liderazgos comunitarios.
En Ecuador, la Fundación FIDES, miembro del Consorcio TICCA, desarrollo talleres de 5 módulos en un proceso de formación que permita ampliar posibilidades de participación a jóvenes y mujeres, y fortalecer la gobernanza en las comunidades. Read more ▸
Working Group for ICCAs in Indonesia (WGII)
The year 2017 was rather eventful for the Working Group for ICCAs in Indonesia. Now established as a coalition of national CSOs and recognized as the leading platform for ICCAs issues in Indonesia, WGII held a seminar on Community and Conservation in February 2017, where it launched the first national online registration platform for ICCAs. Read more ▸
The Politics of Conservation: Sonaha, Riverscape in the Bardia National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal
The Politics of Conservation: Sonaha, Riverscape in the Bardia National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal. Sudeep Jana Thing, Roy Jones and Christina Birdsall Jones… Read more “The Politics of Conservation: Sonaha, Riverscape in the Bardia National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal” ▸
In Lower Kolyma, Russia, fishermen are addressing climate change
By: Tero Mustonen, Snowchange, Member of the ICCA Consortium and Kolyma ELOKA The Lower Kolyma region, in far-east Russian Siberia, is widely known for its… Read more “In Lower Kolyma, Russia, fishermen are addressing climate change” ▸
Current ICCA-related issues in Northern Europe
By: Aili Pyhälä, Steering Committee Member with special responsibility for Northern Europe and Russia In June 2017 I had the privilege of being part of… Read more “Current ICCA-related issues in Northern Europe” ▸
Congreso Internacional de Areas Marinas Protegidas · IMPAC4
Entre el 4 y 8 de septiembre 2017 se realizó en Chile, en la ciudad de La Serena, el IV Congreso Internacional de Áreas Marinas Protegidas. Read more ▸
Intersessional Meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity – Montreal, 11-16 December 2017
Two intersessional meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) – namely, the 21st meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-21) and the 10th meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions (WG8(j)-10) – are scheduled for 11-14 December and 13-16 December, respectively, in Montreal, Canada. Read more ▸
PACOS earns UN recognition
Kota Kinabalu: Pacos Trust, a Sabah-based Indigenous Peoples rights advocacy organisation, received the Malaysia United Nations Award 2017, Tuesday, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SGD). Read more ▸
The call for a Binding Treaty to stop corporate impunity
On October 23-27th, 2017, the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIGWG) for the development of a legally binding treaty on Transnational Corporations (TNC) and other business enterprises (OBE) with respect to human rights met for its third session. Read more ▸
11th General Assembly of the Consortium & related events – Geneva, November 22-29, 2017
In conjunction with the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (27-29 November 2017), we will hold the 2017 General Assembly of our Consortium in Geneva (Switzerland) on 24-25 November 2017 . Read more ▸
Global Forest Coalition engages in the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP
On 7 November, from 9:30 – 12:00, the Coalition will conduct a Peoples Climate Summit workshop on the risks of bioenergy and other forms of large-scale biosequestration for forests and communities at the Wissenschaftzentrum (more information can be found HERE). Read more ▸
Learn about the International ICCA Registry
A new communication channel is open! Read more ▸
Newsletter issue #13, October 2017
Newsletter 13 In this edition, we have announcements from ICCAs around the world –from Tanzania to China, from Colombia to Finland- and we discuss… Read more “Newsletter issue #13, October 2017” ▸
XI General Assembly – Geneva, Switzerland
The XI General Assembly of the ICCA Consortium took place in Geneva, Switzerland on 25-26 November 2017. The minutes of the GA are available… Read more “XI General Assembly – Geneva, Switzerland” ▸
Newsflash #3 – September 2017
Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #3 Read more ▸
Indigenous Community Conserving the Philippine Eagle
The IUCN’s Indigenous and Community Conserved Area’s (ICCA) initiative has a new feather in its cap, and that too of the magnificent Philippine Eagle, no less. Symbolically speaking, that is! Read more ▸
International Conference: Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) and the Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN), two major international networks, have teamed up to co-organize “Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods”, a global conference taking place May 28-30th 2018 in Halifax, Canada. Read more ▸
2017 UAB Course: ICCAs Discussed in an Environmental Anthropology Course at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
Over the summer (June to July 2017), the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona offered an Environmental Anthropology course led by Dr. Pablo Domínguez with contributions from Ashish Kothari – member of the Council of Elders of the ICCA Consortium. Read more ▸
