Before revision: A handbook for the Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas Registry January 2010 (Cambridge: UNEP-WCMC) accessed: 12 May 2011 Definition The IUCN World Parks Congress of 2003 defined ICCAs as ;" natural and/or modified ecosystems containing significant biodiversity values and ecological services, voluntarily conserved by (sedentary and mobile) indigenous and local communities, through customary laws or other effective means " .
After revision: A handbook for the Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas Registry January 2010 (Cambridge: UNEP-WCMC) accessed: 12 May 2011 Definition The IUCN World Parks Congress of 2003 defined ICCAs as : natural and/or modified ecosystems containing significant biodiversity values and ecological services, voluntarily conserved by (sedentary and mobile) indigenous and local communities, through customary laws or other effective means .