COP 24 in Katowice faced many challenges that threatened the agreement on the Paris Rulebook including the lack of acceptance by some Parties to recognise and welcome the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a sense that ambition…
Report from CEESP Chair, Kristen Walker Painemilla
Last week after three years of work, the 24thÌýmeeting of the Conference of Parties (COP24) reached aÌýmajorÌýaccomplishmentÌýwith a draft decision on the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP).
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The Chair of CEESP seeks nominations/expressions of interest for the position of TGER Chair. Candidates for the Chair should preferably be familiar with CEESP and be committed to working cross-sectorally across different disciplines.
CEESP News - by Ameyali Ramos, CEESP Deputy Chair
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The Mexican National Committee of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Members hosted a Forum in Mexico City, Mexico from 23 to 25 October 2018. The Forum provided…
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The Kawsak Sacha (Living Forest) declaration is universal and proposes a legal recognition of the call for territorial rights and of Pachamama, as necessary and essential for the balance of the planet and the…
CEESP News -- Dr. Purabi Bose, Filmmaker, Deputy Chair of CEESP Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights
It is rare thatÌýthe voices of the voiceless get anyÌýrecognition. Landing Together's new four short indie documentary films captureÌýthe stories ofÌýreal life protagonists – tribal,…
CEESP News - Dr. Helen Schneider, Flora and Fauna International
I’ve always found something slightly unsettling about visiting a place with a long history of human habitation but only a relatively recent built heritage. Somehow it feels to me that the buildings and other infrastructure…
CEESP News -- CommunitiesÌýConservation Research Network (CCRN)
From every part of the world (except Antarctica), over 400 people will converge onÌýSaint Mary’s University, in Halifax, Canada, in late May. They are focused on one thing – the power of local communities to make a difference…