Videos
Community-Managed Funds in the Brazilian Amazon (Indigenous Peoples & Traditional Communities)
15 Oct 2021
To address the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, rural poverty, cultural erosion and weak governance, innovative funding mechanisms will need to be developed to channel funding to local groups. In the Brazilian Amazon, grassroots organizations have created their own funds to scale Indigenous and community-led initiatives that conventional development finance is failing to reach. […]
Women in Climate, Conservation and Restoration in the Amazon
15 Oct 2021
Despite their central role in conserving the Amazon biome, rural and Indigenous women are often marginalized from decision-making processes concerning its governance. This failing deepens inequities in policies and capacity development initiatives, diminishes the success of climate, conservation and restoration efforts, and exacerbates existing gender disparities in income, education and health. In this session, COICA […]
Showcasing Solutions for the Amazon: Voices from Youth on Key Strategies to Avoid Crossing a Tipping Point
15 Oct 2021
Avoiding a tipping point in the Amazon requires safeguarding connected landscapes through an integrated approach that includes the conservation of key species and their habitats. This session hones in on four such approaches: maintaining free flowing rivers, conserving river dolphins and jaguars as an indicator of healthy and connected freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems respectively, and […]
Holistic Agreements for the Full Life Program
15 Oct 2021
This launchpad presents the ‘Holistic Agreements for a Full Life Program’, an innovative mechanism that recognizes and encourages conservation and a holistic life in the Indigenous territories of the Amazon basin.
Amazonia Film Festival – Q&A 2
13 Oct 2021
Colombian filmmaker, commentator and producer Diana Rico hosts a panel with two filmmakers – Estevão Ciabatta from Brazil, and Alessandro Angulo from Colombia. Using their films Amazônia S.A. (Ciabatta) and El Sendero de la Anaconda (Angulo) as a starting point, they discuss their experiences documenting environmental and social problems in the Amazon, including their interactions […]
Why a “Green Gigaton” Mobilization of Tropical Forest Finance Requires Inclusive, Equitable, and Collaborative Partnerships
12 Oct 2021
Now, more than ever, is the time to increase ambition and seize opportunities for a ‘quantum’ shift in the scale of funding for tropical forest protection and research. This session, organized by the Green Gigaton Challenge and partners, showcases concrete examples of the radical inclusivity and collaboration needed to achieve tropical forest protection at scale. […]
What Does “Bioeconomy” Mean?
12 Oct 2021
The Bioeconomy concept emerged in recent years as a silver bullet to halt deforestation, promote economic growth and reduce poverty in the Amazon. Despite this enthusiasm, there is little clarity about what exactly bioeconomy means. In this session, we invite voices from across the Amazonian region to reflect with us, including representatives from Indigenous communities, […]
Religions in Action for the Amazon: Innovations from the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative in Brazil, Colombia and Peru
12 Oct 2021
Around the world, religious and faith-based groups are sparking action to protect and restore forests in the fight against climate change. With support from the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative (IRI), senior religious leaders are rallying their communities to act, educating a new generation of forest advocates, and calling on governments and the private sector to strengthen […]
Voices of the Landscapes: Rights for Sustainable Landscapes
4 Oct 2021
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) are key allies in the fight against forest and biodiversity loss, but challenges in land tenure are obstructing their guardianship. Full recognition and formalization of their rights is a must for conservation and climate change mitigation globally, as evidenced by multiple research papers on the link between deforestation and […]
Visions for a Sustainable, Equitable and Resilient Amazon: A Talk with Marina Silva and Manuel Pulgar-Vidal
30 Sep 2021
National governments that share the Amazon have the mandate to manage the Amazon in a sustainable way for current and future generations. Two former Environment Ministers, Marina Silva (Brazil) and Manuel Vidal (Peru), share their lessons learned and put forward a vision of how to achieve a sustainable, equitable, resilient and prosperous future for the […]
