First published on 09/15/2012, and last updated on 05/29/2017
Building on multiple Resolutions and Recommendations of previous Congresses on ICCAs, the Fifth Congress in Jeju pushed the ICCA agenda forwards with stronger language regarding self-determination and self-governance, appropriate recognition and respect (including for community protocols and procedures and customary laws), and strengthening laws and policies in line with UNDRIP and other international human rights. Some of the highlights include:
Resolution 5.077: “Promoting Locally Managed Marine Areas as a socially inclusive approach to meeting area-based conservation and Marine Protected Area targets”
Resolution 5.094: “Respecting, recognizing and supporting Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Territories and Areas”
Resolution 5.097: “Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”
Recommendation 5.147: “Sacred Natural Sites: Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges”
For more information, please see “Resolutions and Recommendations” from pages 12-13 in the WCC Consortium Participants’ report.
