Submitted by
Helen.TUGENDHAT
on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 14:33
General Information
Resolution
49141
IUCN Constituent
IUCN WCPA Governance, Equity and Rights Network 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Period covered
Geographic scope
Africa
Country/Territory
Rwanda
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
IMPACT-Kenya, ICCA Consortium Africa, Okani (Cameroon), Cheptikale Indigenous Peoples Programme, United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda (UOBDU)
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The APAC was the first Africa-wide protected areas meeting and was organised by IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), the African Wildlife Foundation and the government of Rwanda. Prior to the Congress itself, IUCN WCPA and IUCN CEESP supported two preparatory meetings: the ICCA Consortium’s Africa regional assembly and a two-day pre-meeting organised by ICCA Consortium and IMPACT Kenya.
Status
Completed
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
The Congress had 2,500 people attending. Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ voices were well represented during the week and some powerful collective statements and declarations were issued and got good media coverage. The indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ opening statement, delivered by Milka Chepkorir (Sengwer woman leader from Kenya), was a very clear call for reforms in how conservation is done in Africa and the final Kigali Call to Action issued from the Congress as a whole made reference to indigenous peoples, FPIC and local communities throughout.
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published