Bassi, M

Bigaran, F

Iob, M

Mancuso, A

Villa, M

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25/10/23, 19:15 The second European Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium envisions expanding membership and establishing a region…https://www.iccaconsortium.org/2023/09/19/second-european-regional-assembly-expanding-membership-and-establishing-regional-technical-unit/ 1/7EUROPE AND RUSSIA, EVENTS, EVENTS ORGANISED OR CO-ORGANISED BY THECONSORTIUM, REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES, REGIONAL EVENTSThe second European Regional Assembly ofthe ICCA Consortium envisions expandingmembership and establishing a regionaltechnical unitThe assembly discussed at length how to make the European territories of life morevisible within the relevant legal and policy frameworks. The participants alsorecommended establishing national-level networks and networks of territories of lifelinking communities speaking the same mother tongueBy Marco Bassi, Regional representative for Europe to the Council; Federico Bigaran, Honorarymember; Mauro Iob, Honorary member; Marta Villa, Honorary member; and Alessandro Mancuso,Honorary member ICCAs Home ICCA ConsortiumSearch the  25/10/23, 19:15 The second European Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium envisions expanding membership and establishing a region…https://www.iccaconsortium.org/2023/09/19/second-european-regional-assembly-expanding-membership-and-establishing-regional-technical-unit/ 2/7The second European Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium was held in a hybrid modality inTrento, Italy, on December 18, 2022. The supporters of the local movement of the commons helpedus to secure a comfortable and equipped venue; the Muse Museum of Trento provided us with thespace to organize the meeting. We were pleased by the remote participation of Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend, who reminded us about the fundamental meanings and values of ICCAs–territories oflife and the work done by the ICCA Consortium.We have used the opportunity of the assembly to welcome the new European Members andHonorary members of the Consortium.Robert Brugger from the Amministrazioni Separate per gli Usi Civici (ASUC) of Rover-Carbonare andCarlos Zanon of the Comunanza of the Regole dell’Alpago described the socio-ecological aspects oftheir territories and explained their efforts to manage natural resources for future generations and torevitalize and strengthen communities’ governance institutions. Their self-introduction was entirelyin line with Grazia’s presentation, clearly showing that the environmentally aware rural commons inEurope with relevant biodiversity can be fully considered as ICCAs–territories of life.The second session of the meeting aimed to outline the European activities of the ICCA Consortium.Sergio Couto presented a brief report of the previous activities of the Consortium in Europe, againrecalling the relevance of the Common Lands Network (CLNet) of the International Land Coalition(ILC) and the potential for future collaboration. Presentations were then given on the situation in thevarious countries, including those by Iris Beneš on the progress achieved in Ganja, a territory locatedin Croatia; Mauro Iob on the relevance and potential of Italian Law 168/2017 on domini collettivi(common land or rural commons); Marco Bassi on the establishment of the National BiodiversityFuture Centre (NBFC) in Italy (with a small component to highlight the relevance of rural commonsfor conservation); Gretchen Walters and Olivier Hymas on the ongoing work of classification andadvocacy with French rural commons.We have also displayed a video recorded by Pablo Domiquez on the Sinjajevina (Montenegro)territory of life and the campaign to protect the mountain pasture from militarization.The discussion on inadequate policy and practice at the European Union (EU), national, andsubnational levels has mainly focused on a presentation on the restitution of the preparatoryworkshop results by Marco Bassi, with essential inputs provided in the discussion by AlessandroMancuso and Federico Bigaran. In the Autonomous Province of Trento, agricultural andenvironmental biodiversity has been maintained thanks to the presence of collective domains thathighly contributed to re-establishing local breeds.These two elements formed a “traditional collective pasture management” with benefits and positiveexternalities for the whole community, fully compatible with protecting and preserving naturalareas. The managing authorities of common lands—Amministrazioni Separate per gli Usi Civici(A.S.U.C.) are responsible and able to choose the best for their agro-forestry-pastoral assets. ICCAs Home ICCA Consortium 25/10/23, 19:15 The second European Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium envisions expanding membership and establishing a region…https://www.iccaconsortium.org/2023/09/19/second-european-regional-assembly-expanding-membership-and-establishing-regional-technical-unit/ 3/7Two Italian laws: n. 168/2017 on collective domains and n. 194/2015 on biodiversity for food andagriculture bind together the collective land management and the conservation and enhancementof natural and cultural heritage, strengthening the constraints of inalienability, indivisibility, non-applicability of the adverse possession norms and the perpetual destination of common land foragricultural, forestry and pastoral activities.THE WAY FORWARDWriting about the First European Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium, Emma Courtaine andSergio Couto reported: “The more we discuss ICCAs—territories of life and commons—in Europe, themore we understand that many territories of life are hidden within country systems.”Much of the hidden concern by communities is grounded in rural commons with different degreesof recognition within European countries’ highly differentiated legal systems. In the meeting, wediscussed how to make them emerge for proper consideration within EU agricultural andenvironmental policy. To this end, the regional Secretariat of the ICCA Consortium needs to provideinitial support to monitor calls and assist with the technical formulation of proposals.The relationship of trust established with ILC—specifically the CLNet initiative—is fertile ground for apossible collaboration to develop a technical unit as an extension of the regional Secretariat to workat the EU level. In this process, however, it is essential to mainstream the concept that there are more ICCAs Hom ICCA Consortium 25/10/23, 19:15 The second European Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium envisions expanding membership and establishing a region…https://www.iccaconsortium.org/2023/09/19/second-european-regional-assembly-expanding-membership-and-establishing-regional-technical-unit/ 4/7territories of life in Europe beyond the rural commons, and not all European rural commons areterritories of life.European-level coordination is crucial, but the substance is grounded in the communities’experiences within their national context. This is why we recommend establishing informal networksof territories of life linking communities speaking the same mother tongue. Countries like Italy andSpain have enough grassroots members to develop their networks. Still, we invite the Members andHonorary members to make a great effort to promote membership in other European countries,especially by involving grassroots organizations.Linguistic and legal diversity and national specificity are the key elements to consider for the successof national networks and campaigns in Europe. Increasing the number of grassroots Members is alsoa pre-condition for making the ICCA Consortium highly representative on the continent, thusincreasing the possibility of successful engagement in proposal formulation.We highly welcome the recommendation that while building the networks nationally and workingacross languages, we should also maintain strong coordination among the networks for proposalsubmissions to secure funds, peer-to-peer communication, exchange of best practices, globaladvocacy, public communication, and technical reporting. The regional-level technical unit of theSecretariat can eventually take this responsibility or, in its absence, through regular meetings at theEuropean level and using the European ICCA Consortium mailing list.ACKNOWLEDGMENTMarco Bassi acknowledges the support of NBFC to University of Palermo, funded by the ItalianMinistry of  University and Research, PNRR, Missione 4 Componente 2, “Dalla ricerca all’impresa”, Investimento 1.4, Project  CN00000033.LEARN MORE ICCAs Home ICCA Consortium 25/10/23, 19:15 The second European Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium envisions expanding membership and establishing a region…https://www.iccaconsortium.org/2023/09/19/second-european-regional-assembly-expanding-membership-and-establishing-regional-technical-unit/ 5/7Discussing ICCAs – Territories of Life in Europe, on the occasion of the first Europe Regional AssemblyCommunities Supporting Each Other: Building the ICCA Peer Review Process in Europe ICCAs Home ICCA Consortium 25/10/23, 19:15 The second European Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium envisions expanding membership and establishing a region…https://www.iccaconsortium.org/2023/09/19/second-european-regional-assembly-expanding-membership-and-establishing-regional-technical-unit/ 6/7Is community organization possible? This is what the Common Lands Network thinksUPDATES & RESOURCESThe second European Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium envisions expanding membershipand establishing a regional technical unitKaren Indigenous youth are leading self-determination and revitalizing territories of life in Myanmar:Esther WahHelp earthquake affected pastoralist communities in the High Atlas region of MoroccoIndigenous youth are leading the movement to live in harmony with nature: Aquilas Koko NgomoDuring August, Latin American territories of life commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ MonthA Manifesto for territories of lifeThe ICCA Consortium holds its 19th General Assembly online, the first with staggered approachNew report: Myanmar’s environmental human rights defenders continue to resist the military juntaWelcoming a new member to the Secretariat — Yvets Morales MedinaBook: Fifty Indigenous Leaders’ Voices for Nature and People in Indonesia19 September 2023 ICCAs Home ICCA Consortium 25/10/23, 19:15 The second European Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium envisions expanding membership and establishing a region…https://www.iccaconsortium.org/2023/09/19/second-european-regional-assembly-expanding-membership-and-establishing-regional-technical-unit/ 7/7CONTACT US  FOLLOW US      DONATEICCA CONSORTIUM  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | PRIVACY POLICYMade with ♥ in Switzerland by KOSDESIGN | Hosted in Switzerland by INFOMANIAK      ICCAs Home ICCA Consortium 

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