Introduction to the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative and its participatory assessment methodology presented by Simone Lovera of GFC at the strategic workshop on CCRI, ICCAs and the Global ICCA Support Programme – Linking local, national and international advocacy strategies and initiatives, 04 – 05 July, 2014 Gland (Switzerland). See the presentation here.
Introduction to the vision, mission and main priorities of the ICCA Consortium by Grazia Borrini-Feyeraben, cooridnator of the ICCA Consortium, at the strategic workshop on CCRI, ICCAs and the Global…
Introduction to intergovernmental policy processes relevant to ICCAs and community conservation by Holly Jonas, Natural Justice, international policy advisor of the ICCA Consortium, at the strategic workshop on CCRI, ICCAs…
The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative was established by an informal alliance of national and international Indigenous Peoples’ organisations, nongovernmental organisations and social movements that shared a joint belief in community stewardship, governance and…
We appreciate Valerie Hickey’s remarks about mainstreaming biodiversity, including in the process to develop a truly sustainable post-2015 development agenda. As core member of the Women’s Major Group the Global…
By S.Faizi (cross-posted from Countercurrents.org) Surplus income of some countries and under-employed experts when combined together can create global havocs. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)…
Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India Government of India New Delhi Jan 24, 2013 Subject: Concerns on possible dilution of MOEF’s circular of July 2009 on compliance of Forest…
People’s Biodiversity Festival, 13-16 October, 2012, Hyderabad 1. We are alarmed that the CBD that came into existence as a promising international treaty for the conservation, sustainable use and fair…
Women’ Caucus / Convention on Biological Diversity 11th COP, Hyderabad, India On October 15, World Rural Women’s Day, in a press conference at the sidelights of the 11th Conference of Parties…
Kalpavriksh – Hyderabad, 16.10.2012 The Indian Prime Minister’s address to the High Level Segment of CBD COP11 today, is a classic case of doublespeak. Listening to his assertions regarding India’s commitment…
By La Via Campesina Farmers movements, members of the global peasants movement la Via Campesina organized a talk on “the commercialization of biodiversity” at the Peoples Biodiversity Festival organized by…
Oct 13 to 16, 11 am to 7.30 pm, Exhibition Grounds, Nampalli The People’s Biodiversity Festival, ‘Unity for Diversity’, is a collaborative endeavor of a large number of groups, including…
COP11 might become the conference that declared the CBD more or less irrelevant for the estimated 80% of terrestrial biodiversity that is represented by forest ecosystems. Forests already received a…
To the friends from International NGOs, community groups and social movements at the CBD alliance. As you are by now aware that the Indian Parliament has enacted the Scheduled Tribes…
(cross-posted from ECO* no.3) Dear Delegates to CBD COP11, We welcome you to our city and look forward to a conference of sharing of information, knowledge and creating new channels…
GFC: Thank you Madam chairperson for allowing me this opportunity to speak. We share concerns that REDD+ might not necessarily contribute to biodiversity and that the discussion should focus on…
My Name is Archana Godbole of AERF India Speaking on behalf of the women’s caucus We welcome the new CBD Executive secretary and we look forward to working together to…
