Videos
A New Toolkit for Indigenous Territorial Management
15 Oct 2021
For more than 20 years, the Wildlife Conservation Society has worked with Indigenous Peoples and local communities in Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador; supporting territorial and natural resource management, with a sense of integrality, including actions to strengthen cultural values, conserve natural ecosystems and improve local livelihoods. As a result of this experience, a toolbox has […]
All Eyes on the Amazon: Linking Strategies, Territories and Organizations
15 Oct 2021
This session brings Indigenous and local leaders together to share, evaluate and recommend strategies for mainstreaming Indigenous and grassroots voices in global climate agendas. Drawing on successes and lessons learned from the All Eyes on the Amazon (AEA) Program, the Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos) explore: Key issues, threats and challenges facing […]
Amazonia Film Festival – Q&A 3
15 Oct 2021
On the final day of the Amazonia Film Festival, tune in early to catch up on yesterday’s screening of two films by Brazilian non-profit cultural institute Itaú Cultural. Then, enjoy a panel discussion with filmmakers about their experiences making films that spotlight Amazonian people’s experiences of development and environmental degradation. Following this, you’ll get the […]
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. […]
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 […]
