This toolkit provides guidance for Indigenous communities on documenting, developing, and using a biocultural community protocol. This is to ensure that external actors respect their customary laws, values, and decision-making processes, particularly those concerning stewardship of their territories and areas.
This toolkit provides valuable information on ICCAs can be supported through building capacity and sharing knowledge. Key sections explore Documenting Presence (pg. 14), Management Planning (pg. 30), Monitoring and Evaluation (pg. 44), Communication (pg. 52), and Finance and Values (pg. 60).
This collection of short videos was produced in 2019 for the 35th anniversary of the Meares Island Tribal Park Declaration in 1984.