Category: USA
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Conservation International Climate Change Spotlight: Summary of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative 2026
Across the world, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs and LCs) are demonstrating that they are not the beneficiaries of conservation but its architects. The Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) was built to test a straightforward proposition.
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Local Ownership, Lasting Climate Resilience: What Partnering with Local Institutions Looks Like in Climate Change Response
In rural Ethiopia, climate-related stresses increasingly affect livelihoods and essential services. WEEMA International works with those who understand these realities best.
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Reflections on the UN High-Level Political Forum
By Dr. John Coonrod, MCLD Founder TLDR: MCLD should seriously consider how our National Associations can use “Voluntary Local Reviews” (VLRs) to gain influence with their own governments. Focus in 2026: MCLD was launched under the banner of “Localize the SDGs” in 2015, and finally now there is growing action to do just that. Each…
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National Association Highlights of 2025
Alongside global collective milestones, each of our National Associations had numerous achievements in their own countries, a testimony to the power of collective action. We invite you to read about these inspirational milestones. Asia Through our new regional Coordinator, MCLD has started to grow our network in Asia, with 20+ members across five countries. Members…