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WHAT STIRRED IN THE LAND CONFERENCE OF LAND POLICY IN AFRICA 2019 ON INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY CONSERVED AREAS AND TERRITORY FOR LIFE (ICCAS)?

Submitted by Website Officer on 6 December 2019 - 5:26pm

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Under the theme of ‘winning the “Fight against Corruption in the Land Sector: Sustainable Pathway for Africa’s Transformation”, the third Conference of Land policy in Africa was organized by African Land Policy Centre the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and the African Development Bank as the follow-up of the previous Conference in 2014 and 2017. As one of the expert organization sharing natural resource related knowledge and approaches among more than 550 delegates from various fields such as governments and traditional leaders, Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF) is a recognized national ICCA catalyst organization aiming at effectively engaging in the management and conservation of the ICCAs in Tanzania.

In the third conference 2019, TNRF Executive Director, Zakaria Faustin shared a paper titled “Formalizing the Benefits And Opportunities of Indigenous Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) for Good Governance, Improved Livelihoods, and Biodiversity Conservation In Sedentary and Mobile Communities In Tanzania and Selected Countries in West Africa”. The paper aimed to expedite the recognition of ICCAs at all levels by examining the available evidence on benefits, opportunities and the sustainability of ICCAs and the factors that influence their success, and share reasons behind the initiatives in relation to policy practices with intent to influence more support from policy makers in the conservation of their natural resources.

The Call for Actions from various groups consists of:

  1. Seeking the formalization from the State Judicial Systems of the role of traditional dispute
  2. resolution mechanisms and closer collaboration among traditional authorities,    government and land administration institutions
  3. Providing technical and financial support to scale up the national-level-intervention
  4. Developing related laws and policies based on the evidence and experiences
  5. Enhancing the cooperation among stakeholders

 

Time: 25-29Th November 2019

Location: Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

 

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