Joint Position Paper of the ICCA Consortium, Global Forest Coalition and Community Conservation Resilience Initiative on the Draft Decisions CBD COP13

The 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP13) is taking place from 4-17 December 2016 in Cancún, Mexico. It will consider a range of draft decisions relevant to territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (commonly known as ‘ICCAs’) and other forms of collective action. Key agenda items include: interim review of progress towards implementation of the Strategic Plan (Item 9); strategic actions to enhance implementation of the Strategic Plan (Item 10); resource mobilisation and …