Thanking Holly Jonas
We are deeply grateful to Holly Jonas for her nearly fifteen years of service in various roles within our association. Read more ▸
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ICCA Consortium Statement for the 2025 UN Ocean Conference
As the 2025 UNOC convenes in Nice, France, from June 8 to 13 under the theme “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean,” we put forward this statement and reiterate that Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities have an outsized role in governance, conservation, and sustainable use of our oceans. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference
From June 9 to 13, 2025, an ICCA Consortium delegation will participate in the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France. Here, you will find relevant resources, policy positions, and event information. It will be updated regularly. Read more ▸
Third National Assembly of the ICCA Network in Chile
Perspectives and Actions Towards Conservation and Governance of Territories of Life in Chile. Read more ▸
Exploring Voluntary Commitments by Non-state Actors in Advancing OECMs: Insights from China and International Perspectives
Event Recap: At this CBD COP16 Side Event on October 25, 2024, speakers shared assessments and case studies and took part in policy dialogues on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs). Read more ▸
COP16 negotiations: ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia shares recommendations for ASEAN member states
ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia recommends positions for the ASEAN member states to negotiate in the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Read more ▸
Advancing Human Rights-based Approaches to Target 3 Implementation: A working paper
HRBWG et al. (2024). Advancing Human Rights-based Approaches to Target 3 Implementation. A working paper developed by members of the Human Rights and Biodiversity Working Group and participants in the international workshop on Advancing Rights and Equity in Conservation (Nanyuki, 2024). Read more ▸
Respect and protect the environmental human rights defenders in Africa
African leaders and conservation organizations must fulfill their responsibility to take a stand and prioritize the protection of environmental human rights defenders, including those from Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Read more ▸
Call for Action: Save the ICCA–territory of life of Sakatia in Madagascar against land grabbing
We, the Fokonolona guardians of the Indigenous Community Conserved Area (ICCA–territory of life) from the island of Sakatia in Nosy Be, Madagascar, denounce and oppose the land-grabbing project and the eviction of the population to build an infrastructure project by a company called Green Mada Land on our territory. Read more ▸
FIDEPE celebrates the first Africa Protected and Conserved Areas Day in Cameroon
In Bafoussam, Cameroon, several activities were organized to celebrate this Day under the theme of “Harmony between man and nature: community conservation, an opportunity for biodiversity”. Read more ▸
Welcoming new Members and Honorary members to the Consortium
The ICCA Consortium Membership Committee is pleased to announce our newest Members and Honorary members! The following organisations and individuals have joined the membership through the review/intake round in early 2023. In light of our ongoing process of organisational reflection, revisioning and strategic planning, the 2023 General Assembly decided to have only one membership intake round this year (instead of two) and to temporarily pause consideration of new Member applications and Honorary member nominations until early next year. Read more ▸
Book: Fifty Indigenous Leaders’ Voices for Nature and People in Indonesia
The Working Group ICCAs Indonesia (WGII), a member of the ICCA Consortium, recently launched the English version of the 2021 book “Suara Masyarakat Adat untuk Alam dan Manusia.” The collection of interviews in the book demonstrates that customary governance systems effectively protect biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Indigenous territories of life. Read more ▸
Celebrating territories of life in Southeast Asia: Why this publication
The publication celebrates all the efforts of caring for and protecting Territories of Life against all odds. Not all the stories have a happy ending; in fact, many communities are still in the midst of their struggles for their land, for peace, and for life. Read more ▸
Mapeo for ICCAs: new app to support Indigenous Peoples and local communities to document and map their territories of life
Digital Democracy, UNEP-WCMC, and Forest Peoples Programme (ICCA Consortium Member) have developed “Mapeo for ICCAs,” a mapping app designed with and for communities to enable custodians to map, monitor and support their territories of life on their terms. Read more ▸
Third National Assembly of ICCAs – territories of life of Burkina Faso
In November 2022, the National Association of ICCAs of Burkina Faso and NATUDEV organised the 3rd National Assembly of ICCAs of Burkina Faso. We take a look back at a concrete instance of sharing and commitment between local communities and external partners. Read more ▸
The natural and cultural heritage of the High Atlas on display at the 2022 edition of the Biocultural Festival in Morocco
In July 2022, the Biocultural Festival of Morocco, organized by the Moroccan Biodiversity and Livelihoods Association (MBLA, ICCA Consortium Member), focused on sustaining territories of life and preserving farmers’ seeds and traditional culinary knowledge. It also emphasized semi-nomadic pastoralists and the Agdals’ contributions to biodiversity conservation. Read more ▸
Territories of life and OECMs: reflections and recommendations from in-country experience
Dr. Ameyali Ramos (International Policy Coordinator of the ICCA Consortium from 2020-2022 and Deputy Chair of IUCN CEESP) presented on territories of life and “other effective area-based conservation measures” (OECMs) during the online Fuller Symposium on 3 November 2022. This is a lightly edited transcript of Ameyali’s presentation. Read more ▸
COP15 event explored the role of relationships, partnerships, and networks in supporting Indigenous Peoples and local communities
This joint event, co-organised by the ICCA Consortium, Maliasili, Luc Hoffmann Institute, and IUCN CEESP, reflected on the core values that should guide relationships and partnerships and the power imbalances that often pervade them. Overall, the event highlighted the importance of reconceptualising partnerships from the perspective of Indigenous Peoples and local communities themselves and in the form of networks of solidarity and support. Read more ▸
Reflections and a call for dialogue from the ICCA Consortium’s Council
“When you take care of the land, the land takes care of you.” In diverse contexts around the world, Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’… Read more “Reflections and a call for dialogue from the ICCA Consortium’s Council” ▸
Pre-CoP15 dialogue initiates north-south collaboration on Indigenous and community leadership in conservation
Indigenous and community leaders from North America and the global South come together to build relations and strengthen a global solidarity movement around Indigenous and community-led responses to the global biodiversity and climate crises. Read more ▸
