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20 June 2019
BREATHE COLOMBO BREATHE: Conserving the wetlands which breathes life into the city of Colombo
LAST REMAINING HAVENS 70-year-old Indrapala Gamarachchi looks out over one of the last remaining patches of wilderness in his
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20 June 2019
Ancestral Ingenuity: Harnessing traditional knowledge and innovation in Morocco, conservation & livelihoods flourish
In Morocco, conserving unique biodiversity relies on the knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities who
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10 June 2019
Innovation helps rebuild Belize’s coral reef
The hurricane heavily damaged the Belize Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Times were hard for the Placencia community who had lost
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30 May 2019
Methodology on site-level Protected Area Governance based on Principles of Equity
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Aichi Target 11 calls for “effectively and equitably managed … protected areas”, and goals 2.1 and
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30 May 2019
Tafo Mihaavo: a national social movement to support the customary governance of natural resources in Madagascar
Up until the advent of the colonial era, the traditional social structure in Malagasy society that bound diverse communities together for generations
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30 May 2019
A mobile mapping app for ICCAs
Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) conserve vast areas of the world, but the international community often fails to appreciate the
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17 May 2019
ICCA-GSI undertakes Legal and Policy Analysis to improve recognition of ICCAs
To address some of the causal constraints in achieving Aichi targets and contribute to Post-2020 Aichi Framework, the ICCA-GSI undertakes legal and
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16 May 2019
Paraguay: Demarcating indigenous lands and innovating practices for biodiversity conservation and conflict resolution
Paraguay’s ecological uniqueness is attributed to its location at the confluence of six ecoregions: the Atlantic Forest, the Humid Chaco, the
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15 May 2019
ICCA-GSI at the Vilm workshop on enhancing progress towards Aichi Biodiversity 11 by 2020
The ICCA-GSI participated in the Stocktaking, Coordination and Development of Monitoring Plan Meeting for achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 by
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15 May 2019
At UNPFII, Indigenous Peoples and Conservation organizations work together on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
The 18th session of the UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) was held in New York on 22 April-3 May 2019, with the
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14 May 2019
Viet Nam: Amplifying Sao La Nature Reserve’s biodiversity conservation through the promotion of sustainable livelihoods
Located in the Thua Thien Hue province in Viet Nam’s northern central coast, the Sao La (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) Nature Reserve hosts many rare,
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02 May 2019
SGP launches new publication “Plastics Management and Circular Economy:Community Solutions”
Today, the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) organized a special event with partners to launch its new publication on community-based plastics
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