Stay connected to the pulse of ACRRA’s work across Southern Africa. This is where we share the stories that matter—from community-led lawmaking in Namibia to youth activism in Botswana. Dive into blog posts, op-eds, project highlights, and press releases that reflect our advocacy, legal innovation, and partnerships. You’ll also find updates on events, speaking engagements, and the voices shaping the future of biocultural rights and Indigenous-led conservation.
When territories are mapped by those who live them, consent can’t be faked. A dune-to-reef community facing a fast-tracked permit pulled their own tools together: a community protocol, hand-drawn sacred site map, and an eco-calendar showing spawning, harvest, and...
When Free, Prior and Informed Consent is led by the community, not performed on them. A coastal IPLC in Southern Africa was told a “low-impact” project would begin within weeks. Elders insisted on protocol first: a gathering under the big fig, with lineage holders,...
How Indigenous lawyering and community protocols are shaping climate justice in Southern Africa. When elders from a coastal community gathered under a milkwood tree to review a proposed extractive project, they didn’t start with spreadsheets. They began with protocol:...