ICI Video | The Path is Made by Walking: Indigenous Leadership Advances Inclusive Conservation in Kenya
Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous Governance, Global Applications: Environmental Outcomes, Global Applications: Largescale Finance, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Territorial Management and Planning, Geographies: Ewaso Ng’iro River Basin, Type: Video, Inclusion: Youth Empowerment and Leadership, Makanisi: ICI Fellows Jamie Wen Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous Governance, Global Applications: Environmental Outcomes, Global Applications: Largescale Finance, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Territorial Management and Planning, Geographies: Ewaso Ng’iro River Basin, Type: Video, Inclusion: Youth Empowerment and Leadership, Makanisi: ICI Fellows Jamie Wen

ICI Video | The Path is Made by Walking: Indigenous Leadership Advances Inclusive Conservation in Kenya

This video features IMPACT Kenya’s use of biocultural mapping to secure pastoralist land rights and highlights how the Inclusive Conservation Initiative is enabling Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities to lead conservation across 10 territories in 12 countries. The 2024–25 Achievements and Learning Report shows how ICI is shifting power through rights-based finance, from land tenure gains in Tanzania to gender-responsive frameworks in the Amazon and biocultural education programs in Mesoamerica.

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We are not beneficiaries of conservation efforts – we are partners 
Makanisi: Exchanges, Geographies: Futa Mawiza Biocultural Territory, Geographies: Southwest Amazon, Geographies: Ru K’ux Abya Yala, Geographies: Annapurna Area, Geographies: Ewaso Ng’iro River Basin, Geographies: Northern Tanzania, Geographies: DR Congo, Geographies: Global, Global Applications: Largescale Finance, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous Governance Jamie Wen Makanisi: Exchanges, Geographies: Futa Mawiza Biocultural Territory, Geographies: Southwest Amazon, Geographies: Ru K’ux Abya Yala, Geographies: Annapurna Area, Geographies: Ewaso Ng’iro River Basin, Geographies: Northern Tanzania, Geographies: DR Congo, Geographies: Global, Global Applications: Largescale Finance, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous Governance Jamie Wen

We are not beneficiaries of conservation efforts – we are partners 

On International Mother Earth Day, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities across ten geographies are demonstrating that they are not beneficiaries of conservation, but equal partners shaping biodiversity action through scaled, direct finance. From biocultural mapping to landmark co-governance agreements, the Inclusive Conservation Initiative shows how Indigenous leadership is redefining conservation worldwide.

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COP16: Advancing Indigenous Leadership and Inclusive Conservation
Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous Governance, Global Applications: Largescale Finance, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Livelihoods and Indigenous Economies, Geographies: DR Congo, Geographies: Global, Global Applications: Replication & Global Influence, Type: Web Story, Inclusion: Gender Equality Jamie Wen Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous Governance, Global Applications: Largescale Finance, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Livelihoods and Indigenous Economies, Geographies: DR Congo, Geographies: Global, Global Applications: Replication & Global Influence, Type: Web Story, Inclusion: Gender Equality Jamie Wen

COP16: Advancing Indigenous Leadership and Inclusive Conservation

At CBD COP16, Indigenous leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo showcased how direct access to biodiversity finance, legal recognition of ICCAs, and traditional governance are transforming conservation outcomes. Through ANAPAC and the Inclusive Conservation Initiative, IPLCs are advancing women’s leadership, securing territories of life, and shaping global biodiversity policy.

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The First Annual Stakeholder Forum for the Inclusive Conservation Initiative in Kenya
Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Territorial Management and Planning, Geographies: Ewaso Ng’iro River Basin, Type: Web Story Jamie Wen Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Territorial Management and Planning, Geographies: Ewaso Ng’iro River Basin, Type: Web Story Jamie Wen

The First Annual Stakeholder Forum for the Inclusive Conservation Initiative in Kenya

At the first Annual ICI Kenya Stakeholder Forum in Nanyuki, Indigenous leaders and conservation partners reviewed Year 1 achievements, including biocultural mapping with 22 communities across the Mid-Ewaso Ng’iro River Basin. The forum catalyzed a shared Manifesto for Inclusive Conservation, reaffirming Indigenous self-determination as the foundation for safeguarding biocultural diversity in Kenya.

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ICI kicks off International Environmental Policy Fellow Program
Makanisi: ICI Fellows, Inclusion: Youth Empowerment and Leadership, Geographies: Global, Geographies: Ru K’ux Abya Yala, Geographies: Futa Mawiza Biocultural Territory, Geographies: Ewaso Ng’iro River Basin, Geographies: DR Congo, Geographies: Northern Tanzania Jamie Wen Makanisi: ICI Fellows, Inclusion: Youth Empowerment and Leadership, Geographies: Global, Geographies: Ru K’ux Abya Yala, Geographies: Futa Mawiza Biocultural Territory, Geographies: Ewaso Ng’iro River Basin, Geographies: DR Congo, Geographies: Northern Tanzania Jamie Wen

ICI kicks off International Environmental Policy Fellow Program

The Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) has launched its International Environmental Policy Fellow Program, empowering Indigenous leaders from Tanzania, Panama, Chile, DRC, and Kenya to strengthen leadership and negotiation skills in global environmental policy. Fellows will apply their knowledge to advance Indigenous-led conservation, gender equity, and community-driven governance in their territories.

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