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Press Conference: Women Leading Solutions on the…

Press Conference: Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Biodiversity and Climate Crises – United Nations Biodiversity Conference 2024

Categories
Meetings & Events / Conferences / UN Biodiversity Conference / 16th
Production Date
Video Length
00:31:44
Asset Language
English
French
Spanish
Original
Broadcasting UN Entity
DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS - DGC
Subject Topical
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
ENVIRONMENT
CONFERENCES
WOMEN
CLIMATE CHANGE
Summary
Frontline and Indigenous women leaders and global advocates will present solutions and strategies to tackle the interlinked biodiversity and climate crises, emphasizing the importance of gender equity, food sovereignty, forest protection and reforestation, traditional ecological knowledge, Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), protection of environmental human rights defenders, and financing genuine solutions in the Global Biodiversity Framework.
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Description

Speakers:

Helena Gualinga, (Kichwa), Sarayaku Indigenous Youth Climate 

Leader Daiara Tukano, (Tukano), Indigenous activist and artist

Casey Camp-Horinek, (Ponca Nation), Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador and WECAN Board Member and Project Coordinator

Puyr Tembé, Secretary of Indigenous Peoples of the State of Para, Brazil and Co-Founder of ANMIGA (Association of Ancestral Indigenous Women Warriors), Brazil

Osprey Orielle Lake, Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) Founder and Executive Director

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Related Sites and Documents

COP16 Biodiversity Conference Website

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