A manifesto for territories of life
Our shared values, what we stand for, and what we ask ourselves and others to do
Learn more about the manifesto and how we developed it
Ancestral waters
Our aquatic territories of life—from the ocean to the rivers and lakes—taken care of by Indigenous and traditional communities.
The ICCA Consortium’s
2024 – 2028 Strategic Plan
Final working version
The 2024-2028 Strategic Plan was developed throughout 2023 and approved as a ‘working version’ by the Council in October 2023. It is expected to be tabled for formal approval by the General Assembly in mid-2024.
Introduction to territories of life and the ICCA Consortium
News and Action
Key resources
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Emblematic case of ICCA – Territories of lifeTanabag Batak ICCAThe ICCA of the Tanabag Batak tribe is located in the Municipality of Puerto Princesa – western Philippines, in one of the best-conserved forests and biological hot spots found in Palawan.
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Emblematic case of ICCA – Territories of lifeGuassa Community Conserved AreaThe Guassa area of Menz is found in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia and comprises a large expanse of Afro-alpine moorland at an altitude above 3200m…
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Emblematic case of ICCA – Territories of lifeThe forest of Mendha-LekhaMendha-Lekha is situated in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra State in India, famous for both its bio-diverse, dry deciduous forests as well as for the struggle of its tribal community towards self-rule.
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Emblematic case of ICCA – Territories of lifeLa Cordillera del CóndorEl pueblo Shuar Arutam, en la Cordillera del Cóndor es el primer pueblo de Ecuador que redactó su Plan de Vida, el cual rige la vida de este pueblo en armonía con su entorno natural amazónico y montañoso…
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Emblematic case of ICCA – Territories of lifeKawawanaThe fishermen of eight villages in Casamance (Senegal) established in 2009 their “community conserved area”. Kawawana (a djola acronym for: “our ancestral patrimony we all wish to conserve”) has today restored their environment and livelihoods…
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Emblematic case of ICCA – Territories of lifeCoron IslandThe Tagbanwa people of Coron inhabit a stunningly beautiful limestone island for which they have established strict use regulations…
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Emblematic case of ICCA – Territories of lifeKishkor-KoohchirIn Baluchistan (Iran), 15 tribes have united to govern together their territory and to conserve and document its unique natural and cultural diversity…
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Emblematic case of ICCA – Territories of lifeThe Commons of the Regole of the Ampezzo ValleyThe Regole of the Ampezzo Valley, an institution with a recorded history of nearly 1,000 years, still manages today the common property resources its members established centuries ago…
