ASPECTS JURIDIQUES ET INSTITUTIONNELS POUR RECONNAITRE ET APPUYER DE LA CONSERVATION PAR LES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES ET LES COMMUNAUTÉS DE BASE UNE ANALYSE DU DROIT INTERNATIONAL, DE LA LEGISLATION NATIONALE, DES JUGEMENTS, ET DES INSTITUTIONS EN INTERRELATION AVEC LES TERRITOIRES ET LES AIRES DE PATRIMOINE AUTOCHTONES ET COMMUNAUTAIRES

The report analyzes the interaction between ICCAs and international law, national legislation, and institutional frameworks. It identifies systemic threats to these areas, including discriminatory law enforcement and a lack of secure land tenure. While noting positive developments like the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and specific national reforms in countries like Kenya and Bolivia, it emphasizes that state-led conservation often excludes indigenous peoples. The document provides comprehensive recommendations for legal reform, the recognition of customary land rights, and the implementation of non-legal support mechanisms to ensure the sustainability of ICCAs.

• Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) are defined as natural or modified ecosystems containing biodiversity and cultural values that are voluntarily conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities through customary law or other effective means.
• ICCAs face three main categories of threats: global systemic pressures (such as climate change and habitat loss), direct pressures from industrial extraction and exclusionary state-led conservation, and a widespread lack of legal recognition for indigenous autonomy and customary land rights.
• International law provides a broad range of instruments supporting indigenous rights across biodiversity, climate change, and human rights, but these frameworks remain fragmented and lack cohesion, forcing communities to negotiate rights separately across different mechanisms.
• National legal systems often fail to implement supportive laws due to structural discrimination, lack of community involvement in legislation, and the prioritization of industrial resource extraction over indigenous rights.
• Secure land tenure is a critical gap, particularly in Africa and South Asia, where states often claim ownership of unregistered lands, leaving common resources like forests and pastures vulnerable to state allocation to private entities.
• State-managed protected areas frequently overlap with ICCAs, often resulting in the criminalization of traditional livelihoods and the exclusion of indigenous peoples from governance and benefits.
• There are positive examples of integrated legal frameworks, such as Bolivia's recognition of 'Indigenous Peasant Territories of Origin' (TIOC) and Namibia's devolution of wildlife rights to rural communities through communal conservancies.
• Non-legal support, including administrative recognition, financial aid, and social awareness, is essential and can pave the way for formal legal recognition, though it remains insufficient in most countries.

APA

Natural Justice (n.d.). ASPECTS JURIDIQUES ET INSTITUTIONNELS POUR RECONNAITRE ET APPUYER DE LA CONSERVATION PAR LES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES ET LES COMMUNAUTÉS DE BASE UNE ANALYSE DU DROIT INTERNATIONAL, DE LA LEGISLATION NATIONALE, DES JUGEMENTS, ET DES INSTITUTIONS EN INTERRELATION AVEC LES TERRITOIRES ET LES AIRES DE PATRIMOINE AUTOCHTONES ET COMMUNAUTAIRES. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/International-Law-and-Jurisprudence-French.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. ASPECTS JURIDIQUES ET INSTITUTIONNELS POUR RECONNAITRE ET APPUYER DE LA CONSERVATION PAR LES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES ET LES COMMUNAUTÉS DE BASE UNE ANALYSE DU DROIT INTERNATIONAL, DE LA LEGISLATION NATIONALE, DES JUGEMENTS, ET DES INSTITUTIONS EN INTERRELATION AVEC LES TERRITOIRES ET LES AIRES DE PATRIMOINE AUTOCHTONES ET COMMUNAUTAIRES. n.d. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/International-Law-and-Jurisprudence-French.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljusticendaspects, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{ASPECTS JURIDIQUES ET INSTITUTIONNELS POUR RECONNAITRE ET APPUYER DE LA CONSERVATION PAR LES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES ET LES COMMUNAUTÉS DE BASE UNE ANALYSE DU DROIT INTERNATIONAL, DE LA LEGISLATION NATIONALE, DES JUGEMENTS, ET DES INSTITUTIONS EN INTERRELATION AVEC LES TERRITOIRES ET LES AIRES DE PATRIMOINE AUTOCHTONES ET COMMUNAUTAIRES}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/International-Law-and-Jurisprudence-French.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }