ICI Report | Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) Phase Four Report - From Territory to Transformation: Tracing the Foundations of Lasting Stewardship
Makanisi: ICI Fellows, Makanisi: Exchanges, Geographies: Thailand, Geographies: DR Congo, Geographies: Global, Type: Annual Report, Geographies: Annapurna Area, Geographies: Ewaso Ng’iro River Basin, Geographies: Fiji Lau Seascape and Cook Islands, Geographies: Futa Mawiza Biocultural Territory, Geographies: Northern Tanzania, Geographies: Ru K’ux Abya Yala, Geographies: Southwest Amazon, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Territorial Management and Planning, Global Applications: Largescale Finance, Inclusion: Gender Equality, Inclusion: Youth Empowerment and Leadership, Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Livelihoods and Indigenous Economies, Global Applications: Environmental Outcomes Jamie Wen Makanisi: ICI Fellows, Makanisi: Exchanges, Geographies: Thailand, Geographies: DR Congo, Geographies: Global, Type: Annual Report, Geographies: Annapurna Area, Geographies: Ewaso Ng’iro River Basin, Geographies: Fiji Lau Seascape and Cook Islands, Geographies: Futa Mawiza Biocultural Territory, Geographies: Northern Tanzania, Geographies: Ru K’ux Abya Yala, Geographies: Southwest Amazon, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Territorial Management and Planning, Global Applications: Largescale Finance, Inclusion: Gender Equality, Inclusion: Youth Empowerment and Leadership, Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Centered Approaches: Livelihoods and Indigenous Economies, Global Applications: Environmental Outcomes Jamie Wen

ICI Report | Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) Phase Four Report - From Territory to Transformation: Tracing the Foundations of Lasting Stewardship

The Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) Phase 4 Report provides a comprehensive overview of how direct, long-term financing is supporting Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and Local Communities (LCs) to drive lasting conservation outcomes and territorial transformation. Drawing on four years of implementation across 12 countries, the report highlights how IPs and LCs are strengthening institutions, securing rights and territories, advancing inclusive leadership, and applying their knowledge systems to deliver conservation at scale. Supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the report also demonstrates how Indigenous-led stewardship is helping shape more direct and rights-based approaches to conservation finance.

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