The Consortium’s new book on territories of life
Comments of the recently published volume “Territories of life: Exploring vitality of governance for conserved and protected areas”. Read more ▸
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Three ICCAs–territories of life added to ICCA Registry in 2024
Other ICCAs–territories of life from Argentina and Morocco were reported last year and are in the process of being added to the Registry. Read more ▸
A message from the President of the ICCA Consortium’s Council
Dear friends, in 2025 and beyond, the ICCA Consortium will continue to overcome challenges to working more closely with our member territories, partners, and allies to deepen our strategic issues mentioned above and our own as a global movement for the defense and promotion of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. 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 ▸
Recap of the ICCA Consortium’s 2024 In-Person Meeting
The discussions and debates in the meeting clarified the Consortium’s path forward, positioning it better to address the challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Read more ▸
Global Biodiversity Framework Fund: reflections and recommendations for advancing direct and equitable funding for Indigenous and community-led conservation
This article highlights and builds on key points and recommendations shared in a statement by Giovanni B. Reyes during the Ministerial Dialogue and Pledging Session for the GBFF on 28 October 2024 during the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) in Cali, Colombia). Read more ▸
Global Biodiversity Framework: will the resources ever be mobilized to achieve the 2030 targets?
Resource mobilization has always been the most sensitive and contentious agenda item on which to reach a consensus. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium Statement at COP16: Protecting biodiversity and territories of life
We call on the international community to listen to our voices, recognize our authority over the territories we have cared for over generations, and support us with the necessary resources to continue being guardians of biodiversity. 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 ▸
From Agreements to Actions: A guide to applying a human rights-based approach to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
A guide to offer additional support and specific examples for Parties, decision-makers, non-state actors, and rights holders involved in biodiversity policy on implementing a human rights-based approach in the Global Biodiversity Framework. Read more ▸
New guidelines: Recognising territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs) overlapped by protected areas
ICCA Consortium members develop Good Practices Guidelines on Protected and Conserved Areas Series volume published by IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas. Read more ▸
Challenges to direct funding access for Indigenous Peoples defending ICCAs amid Unilateral Coercive Measures and armed conflict
The adverse effects of UCMs starkly contradict their purported objectives of promoting human rights and democracy; these measures, which are supposed to uphold these values, undermine them. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium holds its 20th General Assembly online
The General Assembly is the association’s highest governance body and is a crucial opportunity to renew and further strengthen our organization Read more ▸
Welcoming our new President Luis Guillermo Izquierdo Mora
Luis Guillermo, a member of the Arhuaco People, one of the four Indigenous Peoples in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountain range, has been elected as the new President of the ICCA Consortium. Read more ▸
Thanking Sarah Ryder
By ICCA Consortium For over a decade, Sarah has been part of the ICCA Consortium. Sarah started to work with the ICCA Consortium as… Read more “Thanking Sarah Ryder” ▸
Global database on conservation by Indigenous Peoples and local communities opens to the public
The public launch of the ICCA Registry—a global database on conservation by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, marks a significant milestone in accessibility to such crucial information, underlining its international significance. Read more ▸
Preparing for the 20th General Assembly (online)
The 20th General Assembly (GA) of the ICCA Consortium will be convened virtually on Tuesday, June 4, Thursday, June 6, Tuesday, June 25, and Thursday, June 27, 2024, from 12:00 to 14:30 UTC daily. Read more ▸
Changes in the Secretariat’s operations team
Please join us in welcoming Deborah Mowesley as our new Administration and Events Coordinator and Diana San Jose and Roger Palma as our new Internal Team Support Co-coordinators. Read more ▸
Welcoming the ICCA Consortium’s new Global Coordinator
Ali Razmkhah was selected for the role by the unanimous consensus of the Executive Committee of the ICCA Consortium’s Council. Read more ▸
The ICCA Consortium and Indigenous Peoples’ territories of life
The Consortium as a collective and its members in their capacities have been among the critical actors in facilitating the changed understanding: support and recognition to the Indigenous Peoples and local communities, their worldviews, bio-cultural governance, and knowledge systems can help us arrive at transformative pathways to address the deepening global ecological and climate crises. Read more ▸
