ICI Video | ICI Presents: When the River Speaks
When the River Speaks follows Maglin, a young Yine mother from Peru’s Madre de Dios, as she carries her community’s voice to the global Minamata Convention to confront mercury contamination threatening Indigenous lives and territories. Supported by the Inclusive Conservation Initiative, Yine communities are strengthening territorial governance, training mercury monitors, and empowering women and youth to advocate for policies that protect their rivers, health, and futures.
ICI Video | Lighting the Path with Indigenous Knowledge
2025 marks a defining year for Indigenous leadership in global environmental policy. Hear from Indigenous leaders of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) on how Indigenous Knowledge is lighting the policy path -- from Abu Dhabi, to COP6 for the Minamata Convention, and to UNFCCC COP30 in Belém.
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.
ICI Video | ICI-GEF 1st Global Learning Exchange
The first Inclusive Conservation Initiative Global Learning Exchange was hosted by the Isaak Olam Foundation on the unceded territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation in August 2023, bringing together Indigenous leaders from all ten ICI initiatives and members of the GEF Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group. The gathering included the inaugural meeting of the ICI Global Steering Committee ahead of the 7th GEF Assembly in Vancouver, marking a milestone in Indigenous-led global conservation governance.
ICI Video | the Inclusive Conservation Initiative
This video introduces the GEF-7 Inclusive Conservation Initiative, a new model providing large-scale, long-term direct financing to Indigenous and local community organizations to drive environmental, cultural, and economic impact. Representatives from nine initiatives across 12 countries share how this approach is strengthening Indigenous leadership and transforming conservation from the ground up.
ICI Video | Highlights of the launch of the GEF-7 Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) at CBD COP 15
The GEF-7 Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) was launched on December 9, 2022, at CBD COP 15 to increase direct financing for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, supporting global environmental, cultural, and economic benefits. The event featured remarks from the GEF, IPAG, IUCN, and Conservation International, and highlighted subprojects from IMPACT Kenya, Futa Mawiza, and IMPECT.
ICI Video | the Inclusive Conservation Initiative at CBD COP15
Phase 3 marks ICI’s transition from design to delivery, with Indigenous-led organizations across 12 countries directly managing conservation efforts at scale. The report highlights how Indigenous governance, gender-responsive systems, and culturally grounded monitoring are now shaping national policies and global agendas—offering a replicable model for rights-based, community-led conservation that works. With direct access to finance and decision-making power, they advanced land rights, governance, gender equity, and policy influence—proving that Indigenous-led action is critical to effective, scalable conservation.