Monthly Archives: September 2014

Indigenous peoples’ and local community conserved territories and areas (ICCAs) have increasingly been recognized as significant sites and initiatives of conservation. ICCAs are embedded both in the general recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples’ (and of late, of other … Continue reading →

World Conference on Indigenous Peoples 22, September 2014: On the first day of the UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a formal document that will commit the UN and Member States to take a … Continue reading →

An interesting article extracted from the LMMA’s Network Bulletin! The Topic: Success of LMMAs has many meanings because there are so many objectives. Where do certain management measures support, or potentially hinder, the achievement of priority LMMA objectives? The Research: Locally Managed Marine Areas: … Continue reading →

Article from: https://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/campaign-update-canada-tsilhqotin-nation-declares-tribal-park-site-proposed-taseko-mine On October 4th, the Tsilhqot’in First Nation of British Columbia will hold a totem pole-raising ceremony to inaugurate 3,000 square kilometers of land as a tribal park, just a few months after a historic Supreme Court decision … Continue reading →

September 10, 2014 A just published book edited by ICCA Consortium steering committee member and treasurer Stan Stevens finds appropriate ICCA recognition and respect to be critical to conservation and rights. The University of Arizona Press has released Stan Stevens’ … Continue reading →

                                                                                                                 NOTA DE PRENSA: Presentación de la “Declaración de Valdeavellano de Tera” por la defensa y el reconocimiento de los Usos Comunales en España   El próximo viernes 26 de septiembre a las 16:30 … Continue reading →

Vast network of rivers, lakes and mountains in Finland, Sweden and Norway at risk from being exploited for rare earth and other minerals Article shared from: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/03/mining-threat-northern-europe-wilderness-finland-sweden-norway John Vidal theguardian.com, Wednesday 3 September 2014 06.00 BST   The Syd Varanger … Continue reading →