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On October 23-27^th, 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 ▸

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 ▸

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 ▸

A new communication channel is open!  Read more ▸

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 28-30^th 2018 in Halifax, Canada. Read more ▸

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 ▸

El 16 de agosto, hubo un taller en Totonicapán, Guatemala como seguimiento al proyecto: Apoyo Estratégico a los territorios y las áreas conservadas por los Pueblos Indígenas y Comunidades Locales (TICCA) en Guatemala cuyo objetivo fue formular propuestas basadas en el consentimiento, interés y visión de las Instituciones Propias de Pueblos Indígenas y Comunidades Locales. Read more ▸

A new peer-reviewed scientific paper featuring two Snowchange river restoration projects is out in the recent issue of Ecology and Society. Read more ▸

With 14 votes in favour, the plenary of the City Council of Ibagué has approved Agreement 012 “whereby measures are to be taken for the preservation and defense of the ecological and cultural heritage of the Municipality of Ibagué” by banning mega-mining. Read more ▸

We, the Global Forest Coalition, an international coalition of 87 NGOs and Indigenous Peoples’ Organisations from 59 different countries, express our concern and call for solidarity with Pablo Solón, a well-known activist fighting for the rights of Mother Earth. Read more ▸

Pronunciamiento público del “Encuentro Nacional en Defensa del TIPNIS” en reacción a la abrogación de la Ley 180 “Ley de Protección del Territorio Indígena y Parque Nacional Isiboro Sécure – TIPNIS” de 2011, y su reemplazo por la nueva Ley N° 266, re-iniciando los planes de construcción de la carretera por medio del TIPNIS.  Read more ▸