WGII Holds Strategic Plan Workshop
On May 31, 2022, WGII held a 5-Year Strategic Plan Workshop. This activity is a follow-up to the collective work reflection activity of WGII members held in December 2021. The workshop was conducted in a hybrid manner (online-offline) attended by WWF Indonesia, KIARA, JKPP, BRWA, Perkumpulan HuMa, Sawit Watch, and NTFP-EP Asia, as well as several strategic partners and associates including GEF-SGP Indonesia represented by Catharina Dwi Hastarini and Cristina Eghenter as WGII founders. Facilitated by Dahniar Andriani (HuMa Member), participants were directed to analyze the problems and expectations to be achieved over the next 5 years through the ToC or Theory of Change method.
WGII has achieved a lot since its establishment in 2011, the number of documented ICCAs is increasing and expanding, the network is growing, and WGII has made a good impression at the global level with our activity in the ICCA Consortium", but there is still a lot of homework to be done, especially regarding strengthening issues, international registry, and ICCA recognition at the national level"
In its 2018-2020 commitment, WGII set several targets such as the formation of an ICCA owners network, identification of 500 ICCAs, availability of an ICCA registration system, and strengthening advocacy at the national and global levels. To date, WGII has registered 104 ICCAs covering more than 460,000 hectares, with an ICCA potential of 2.9 million hectares. However, to date, no ICCA has been registered internationally, awaiting the completion of the Peer Review guide as one of the requirements needed to process international ICCA registration with WCMC/WDPA.
Through this activity, members also identified issues that trigger stagnation in the ICCA advocacy process, as well as the recognition of the rights and living spaces of indigenous and local communities through other schemes, one of which is the lack of political will from the state to accelerate the recognition of indigenous peoples' rights, as the government still prioritizes economic recovery agendas and investment strengthening in Indonesia. Many policy opportunities were found that could actually be used for ICCA recognition in terrestrial ecosystems, as well as in coastal and small island ecosystems, but it requires a lot of energy to push for the recognition of community rights through these policy opportunities.
"Diversity is our strength"
The diversity of concerns and skills of WGII members can be an extraordinary strength to strengthen the issue and agenda of ICCAs recognition and the rights of indigenous and local communities both at the national and global levels. Therefore, the strategic agenda built by WGII is to strive for the expansion of the working group membership through the development of individual or honorary membership types. WGII also projects new targets based on opportunities, challenges, and the dynamics of policy, political, and social changes that exist at the regional, national, and global levels.
by: Admin CJ
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