Sacred Trees, Mystic Caves, Holy Wells: Devotional Titles in Spanish Rural Sanctuaries
Jaime Tatay2021
This paper explores how local, lived religion has creatively linked spiritual insights and popular devotions in ecologically valuable…
Local communities
Sustainable Journey
Europarc Federation2018
Documentary produced by EUROPARC Federation in the framework of CEETO project, this film portrays the story of a…
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants
Coline Hubert2019
Right to land, to their culture, means of production, natural resources, income, protection against pesticides, seeds … The…
Statement of indigenous peoples and local communities on the last IPPC report on climate change
42 CountriesAugust 2019
A large group of indigenous and community organizations and networks—representing 42 countries —has issued a statement highlighting the…
Equator Prize 2019 awarded to local and indigenous communities for local innovative climate solutions
UN, New York, USA2019
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and partners announced on June 5th, the winners of the 10th Equator Prize,…
Conserving territories of life
ICCA Consortium & LifeMosaic2019
Indigenous peoples and local communities around the world protect and care for their collective territories, lands and waters…
Conservation is more effective when based on culturals and spiritual values and local governance: global evidence
Paris, France6 May 2019
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) released a Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and…
Code of Ethical Conduct to Ensure Respect for the Cultural and Intellectual Heritage of Indigenous and Local Communities
Secretariat Convention on Biological Diversity2011
The Code of Ethical Conduct, adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2011, was named by a…
UN Declaration on the rights of peasants
New York, USA17 December 2018
On December 17, 2018, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Declaration on the rights of…
Legal and Institutional Aspects of Recognizing and Supporting Conservation by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Jonas, Harry; Kothari, Ashish; Shrumm, Holly2012
This synthesis report is based on two studies promoted by the ICCA Consortium between 2011 and 2012. The…