Welcoming a new member to the Secretariat — Yvets Morales Medina
Yvets Morales Medina, a mestizo woman from the Andes, is an Ecuadorian and has recently assumed the position of Communications Coordinator for Latin America. Read more ▸
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Celebrating the diversity of life: a social-cultural exchange
To commemorate the end of the 2023 General Assembly, we held an informal space for Members and Honorary members to share songs, stories, videos and more from territories of life around the world. Enjoy the highlights! Read more ▸
Yvets Morales Medina
Communications Coordinator for Latin America
Notes on the occasion of International Mother Earth Day: Josefina Tunki
April is Earth Month, and April 22 is Mother Earth Day. On this occasion, we reiterate our solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and local communities who maintain their collective lands, waters, and territories of life in the face of immense challenges. Read more ▸
Two ICCA Consortium Members and an Honorary member have been recognized by the Paul K. Feyerabend Foundation in 2022
The 2022 Paul K. Feyerabend Awards recognize the work of Indigenous leader Josefina Tunki and human rights advocate Anuradha Mittal. Consortium Member NADA from Gambia was also awarded a grant in the same year. 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 ▸
The territories of life in Latin America face significant challenges: Diagnosis of the 3rd Regional Assembly
In the Assembly that took place in Costa Rica, the representatives identified the main threats to the Territories of Life in the region. Likewise, they identified possible solutions and hopes for the future. Read more ▸
Representatives of territories of life from fourteen countries of Latin America met at the 3rd Regional Assembly
The Regional Assembly was held from January 25 to 27, 2023, in Garabito, Costa Rica. Sixty-two representatives met to propose strategies related to the territories of life in the region. Read more ▸
The future of food: the diversity of food sovereignty systems at the local level is the backbone of global food security
World Food Day 2022: ICCA Consortium’s statement of solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Read more ▸
Indigenous women are leading transformative change, from within their communities to global halls of power
The ICCA Consortium’s solidarity statement for International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022. Read more ▸
ICCA Consortium successfully holds 18th General Assembly online
The association’s 18th General Assembly had more than 225 unique participants over four days, shared multimedia reports on key areas of work and took several important decisions, including electing seven Council members. Read more ▸
The time is now to #BreaktheBias against women protecting territories of life
Reflection on the commemoration of International Women’s Day 2022 Read more ▸
Recap: Anthropology and Conservation Virtual Conference 2021
ICCA Consortium Members and Honorary members from Indigenous nations, grassroots organizations and activist-researcher backgrounds have a strong presence during an interdisciplinary global conference. Read more ▸
Kichwa People of Sarayaku’s Living Forest (Kawsak Sacha) earns global recognition
Congratulations to the Kichwa People of Sarayaku (ICCA Consortium Member) on winning the Equator Prize 2021. Read more ▸
The time is now to protect the rights of those defending territories of life
Solidarity Statement on International Human Rights Defenders Day and International Human Rights Day 2021. Read more ▸
Comuna Puerto Cabuyal |
Comuna Puerto Cabuyal |
Welcoming new Members and Honorary members to the Consortium
The ICCA Consortium welcomes twelve organizations from nine different countries as the newest Members and twenty new Honorary members from around the globe. Read more ▸
The time is now to back the peoples and communities who are feeding the world
The ICCA Consortium’s Statement on World Food Day 2021. Read more ▸
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Centro Awa Pambilar |
