Ocean Commitment: Documentation of marine and coastal ICCAs–territories of life - ICCA Consortium

Ocean Commitment: Documentation of marine and coastal ICCAs–territories of life - ICCA Consortium

By ICCA Consortium A close association is often found between a specific Indigenous People or Local Community and a specific territory, area, or body of natural resources. When such an association between people and place is combined with effective customary governance and the conservation of nature, it is referred to as Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs). These areas and territories, conserved by Indigenous Peoples and local commu…