Between 2011-2012, Natural Justice and Kalpavriksh – on behalf of the ICCA Consortium – undertook an international-to-local analysis of a spectrum of laws relevant to ICCAs. Worldwide, there is mounting recognition of the significant role Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCA) and Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conservation Areas (ICCA) can play in biodiversity conservation and the protection of culture heritage.
Leaders...The Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wampís Nation demanded that the Peruvian...Speakers urged the government of the Philippines to make the ICCA Bill...In Finland, the Selkie village community's success to restore territories of life...The ICCA Consortium has opened its online radio and released its first...Briefings on ICCAs around the world – issue #32 Read more ▸. The ICCA Forum are in the proces of writing IUCN/CEESP Briefing Note no 10, which is preliminarily entitled “Recognising and supporting indigenous and community conservation: from lessons to action" For communities living in “indigenous peoples and community conserved territories and areas” (ICCAs), COVID-19 poses grave health threats since they already experience lack of access to healthcare, essential services, sanitation and other key preventive measures, and have significantly higher rates of communicable and non-communicable diseases.Moreover, the communities’ traditional lifestyles that are a source of their resiliency, entail large gatherings that is a challenge at this time in preventing the virus spread. ICE’s mandate is to ensure Target 1 is fulfilled in accordance with those domestic multi-national priorities. With this broad, multi jurisdictional support, ICE held four regional gatherings across Canada over a six-month period starting in Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island and ending in Winnipeg Manitoba.After hearing from many Indigenous Nations across Canada, the ICE was prepared in the fall of 2017 to make its initial offering including draft report and recommendations, and over the winter of 2017/2018 have prepared its final offering which will be brought into ceremony before being presented to lead ministers and ultimately released to the public at large in the spring of 2018. Find out more on the website of the.As a response to communities’ urgent requests for personal protective equipment (PPE) and hygienic and sanitation products to prevent infections, the IKI project Global Support Initiative to indigenous peoples and community conserved territories and areas (ICCA-GSI) distributed masks, sanitizers, soaps and disinfecting/cleaning products to the project sites.Many indigenous communities also closed their borders and enforced restrictions on mobility and group gatherings inside their territories to help prevent the spread of the virus. ; ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association is the global meetings industry network. 8 and Briefing Note 9, can be downloaded from here:The new Briefing Note 10 - about 36 pages, with possibly a detached summary – will be produced in English, Spanish and French thanks to the support of GTZ and GEF SGP. As a response to communities’ urgent requests for personal protective equipment (PPE) and hygienic and sanitation products to prevent infections, the IKI project Global Support Initiative to indigenous peoples and community conserved territories and areas (ICCA-GSI) distributed masks, sanitizers, soaps and disinfecting/cleaning products to the project sites. ICCAs are natural and/or modified ecosystems containing significant biodiversity values, ecological services and cultural values, voluntarily conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities, both sedentary and mobile, through customary laws or other effective means. Home Latest News Ministries Become a Sponsor Clean Water Bore wells Orphans & Widows Fund Medical / Health Camp Support Bible Distribution Village Pastor Support Sewing School Multi Function Church Buildings Migrant & Refugee Fund Kids in War & Conflict Multi-faceted project in Thailand Indigenous Pastors Training Vancouver Area Homeless Outreach Photo Tour of typical rural India … ICCAs share the following three characteristics: