Land, sea and recovery

Indigenous and community-led conservation

Territories of life, the communities that hold them, and how recognition works.

• ICCA Consortium

  Membership association of Indigenous peoples and local communities defending territories of life, and the body that sets the standards for recognizing them

• ICCA Registry

  Communities self-report their own territories here, as case studies, maps and stories. Free to browse worldwide

• IUCN good practice guidelines on ICCAs

  IUCN WCPA guidance on recognizing and supporting Indigenous and community conserved areas inside protected area systems. Free PDF

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