Category Archives: NTFPs and ICCAs

NTFPs= Non Timber Forest Products

Indigenous people deprived of rights to natural resources…

Posted on November 8, 2012 by iccaconsortium

“The recently published ICCA Legal Review shows every time there is talk of “development” projects, tribal people are the first ones to be evicted from their own lands whether it is in India or Argentina. There was no recognition yet of … Continue reading →

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The Bushmeat Dilemma: Forest communities will hunt, but can they do it sustainably?

Posted on November 8, 2012 by iccaconsortium

With bushmeat accounting for as much as 80 percent of fats and proteins in diets across the Congo Basin, most experts agree: The dilemma is not whether forest-dwellers should be allowed to hunt and eat animals captured in the wild, … Continue reading →

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