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Gardiens de la Vie : Défenseurs Autochtones des Sites et Territoires Naturels Sacrés

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Indigenous custodians of sacred natural sites and territories are our best guides for protecting natural and cultural land and seascapes, nurturing biodiversity, and reconnecting to the spiritual dimensions of Nature. We can all benefit from listening to their wisdom as we grapple with climate chaos and environmental governance failures.
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This session brings together Indigenous voices from four continents to show how biodiversity conservation, the rights of indigenous custodians and the rights of Nature, go hand in hand. It reveals why protecting indigenous sacred natural sites and territories must be at the heart of conservation measures – for ecosystem connectivity, climate change resilience, cultural heritage, Indigenous knowledge and flourishing biodiversity – and for reimagining conservation. Speakers from a breathtaking diversity of landscapes – the Altai mountains, the African Great Lakes, Benin's sacred forests, the watersheds of northern Colombia and California, and the Brazilian rainforest - remind us of the urgent need to safeguard “sacred natural sites and territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs)“ and respect “all categories of protected areas as 'no-go' areas for environmentally damaging industrial activities and infrastructure development” (WCC-2016-Rec-102).

Agenda de la session

Modérateur

Ms Fiona WILTON

Sacred Lands and Waters,
The Gaia Foundation
Uruguay

Custodians of Life
11:00 - 12:30

Panéliste

Mr Appolinaire OUSSOU LIO

Président du Conseil D'Aministration,
Groupe de Recherche et d'Action pour le Bien-Être au Bénin
Benin

Custodians of Life
11:00 - 12:30

Ati Gunnawi Viviam Misslin IZQUIERDO

Auxiliar de Investigación ,
Colombia

Custodians of Life
11:00 - 12:30

Mr Benki PIYÃKO

Coordinator Institute Yorenka Tasorentsi,
Brazil

Custodians of Life
11:00 - 12:30

Ms Caleen SISK

Chief,
Winnemum Wintu Tribe
United States of America

Custodians of Life
11:00 - 12:30

TABARO DENNIS

Director,
African Institute for Culture and Ecology (AFRICE)
Uganda

Custodians of Life
11:00 - 12:30

Facilitateur

Mr Christopher (Toby) MCLEOD

Filmmaker - Journalist,
Sacred Land Film Project
United States of America

Custodians of Life
11:00 - 12:30

Liz HOSKEN

Director,
The Gaia Foundation
United Kingdom

Custodians of Life
11:00 - 12:30

  • Groupe de Recherche et d'Action pour le Bien-Être au Bénin [Benin]
  • Synchronicity Earth [United Kingdom]
  • IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP)

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