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Risks to the sanctity of community lands in Kenya. A critical assessment of new legislation with reference to forestlands
This paper focuses upon loopholes in new laws that could exclude forested lands from collective entitlement, impairing constitutional advances in the process. Ambiguity within the Kenyan Constitution itself plays a role. Therefore, while lesser impediments to land justice may be remedied through clarifying regulations and parliamentary removal of offending clauses, judicial interpretation of constitutional intentions is required. Read more ▸
ICCA Advocates at the Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods Conference
Members and partners of the ICCA Consortium congregated in Halifax, Canada for the Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods Conference. The conference, co-organized by the Community Conservation Research Network and the IUCN Commission on Environment, Economics, and Social Policy (CEESP), gathered over 400 participants from NGOs, the academe, and communities. Read more ▸
Peer-to-peer Dialogue on Weaving SDG 16 and Human Rights Law into the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
A peer-to-peer dialogue took place on the outskirts of Nairobi. Practitioners of environmental and human rights law from the judiciary, academia, civil society and various levels of government discussed and made recommendations for goals to be set for the post 2020 global biodiversity framework and contribute to the implementation of human rights to a healthy and sustainable environment Read more ▸
Oakland Institute Report on How Foreign Companies Devastate Tanzania’s Maasai in the Name of Conservation
Losing the Serengeti: The Maasai Land that was to Run Forever is a report based on field research, never publicly-seen-before documents, and an in-depth investigation into Tanzania’s land laws. Read more ▸
We Will Manage Our Own Natural Resources
Karen Indigenous People in Kamoethway Demonstrate the Importance of Local Solutions and Community Driven Conservation
Supporting and Strengthening ICCAs in Tanzania: Third National Governance Workshop held in Arusha
In the context of the ICCA GSI, a key objective of this workshop was to advance national policy and practice in line with the global awakening of interest in community conserved areas as “other effective area-based conservation measures” (Aichi Target 11) Read more ▸
Formation au Processus de Renforcement Autonome des Communautés Locales dans la Gouvernance de leurs APAC au Burkina Faso
En Avril 2018 les membres du bureau de l’ASAPAC-Burkina Faso ont reçu une formation sur le Processus de Renforcement Autonome (PRA) des communautés locales dans la gouvernance de leurs APAC Read more ▸
Whitley Awards 2018 Winner: Dominique Bikaba’s Project “Ensuring the Survival of DRC’s Eastern Lowland Gorillas”
We are pleased to announce that Dominique Bikaba’s – ICCA Consortium Council Member with special responsibility for the ICCAs of local communities – project “Ensuring the survival of DRC’s eastern lowland gorillas” has won the 2018 Whitley Award donated by Arcus Foundation. Read more ▸
Liguang Community Conserved Area
By: Lijiang Institute of Health and Environment The Liguang Community Conserved Area locates in Liguang Village, Liming Country, Yulong County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China.… Read more “Liguang Community Conserved Area” ▸
Indigenous Peoples Present their Community Protocols to the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
Five Indigenous communities in Sabah have been documenting their community protocols on adat and their ICCAs and engaging with High Court judges and native lawyers to improve recognition of these protocols in both court systems They presented them in front of Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak, and the chairman of the Native Laws, Materials and Cases Committee. Read more ▸
The Tanabag Batak ICCA on Palawan Island
Emblematic ICCA The ICCA of the Tanabag Batak tribe is located in the Municipality of Puerto Princesa – western Philippines, in one of the… Read more “The Tanabag Batak ICCA on Palawan Island” ▸
Les Gardiens d’APAC du Bénin Renforcent la Coopération pour Faire Face aux Pressions
Le Consortium APAC du Bénin fut constitué en Août 2017, par 30 chefs coutumiers. au nom de l’ensemble de leurs communautés. Un atelier national a eu lieu mars 2018 afin de permettre les apprentissages, les échanges d’expériences, le dialogue et la communication au niveau national.
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“A Silent War is Being Waged on Philippine Indigenous Communities”
“You can keep shooting the messenger, but you will run out of bullets before we run out of messengers and, at the end of the day, the message will be heard.” Victoria Tauli-Corpuz – UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples writes about being added to the government’s terror list. Read more ▸
ICCA Registry: First Ever Peer-to-peer Validation Process in China
The first peer-to-peer validation procedure meeting was held for the ICCA Registry in China. The Liguang (Nuomadi, in Lisu language) village of Lisu minority people, in Yunnan, was accepted. Read more ▸
Launch of Indigenous Circle of Experts Report in Canada: We Rise Together
The Indigenous Circle of Experts (ICE) recently presented its report “We rise together”, on achieving Pathway to Canada Target 1 through the creation of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas in the spirit and practice of reconciliation. A historic step! Read more ▸
The forest of Mendha-Lekha – ICCA in Maharashtra, India
Emblematic ICCA Situated in Gadchiroli District of the Maharashtra State (India), the village ofMendha-Lekha is famous for its bio-diverse, dry deciduous forest, but also… Read more “The forest of Mendha-Lekha – ICCA in Maharashtra, India” ▸
Second ICCA site established in Finland: Linnunsuo
Snowchange has established a second ICCA in Finland. It is a 110-hectare wetland Linnunsuo, located in North Karelia. This action strengthens the capacity of local communities, hunters, bird watchers and other stakeholders to use (I)CCA as a method for conservation of significant sites in Finland. Read more ▸
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