World Summit of Indigenous Peoples and Nature

Why attend

Join the World Summit of Indigenous Peoples and Nature to hear from indigenous leaders from IUCN's membership and learn more about how indigenous peoples envision the governance of indigenous lands, territories and natural resources -- and how you as the global community can play a role. This event is open to all registered Congress participants.

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Session agenda

Moderator

Dr Anita TZEC

Program Officer Indigenous Peoples and Conservation ,
Global Program on Governance and Rights, IUCN
United States of America

Moderator - Welcoming Session
12:30 - 13:25

Mr Francisco Ramiro BATZIN CHOJOJ

Representate Legal,
Asociación SOTZ´IL
Guatemala

Welcome Address on behalf of IUCN IPOs
12:30 - 13:25

Ms Aroha MEAD

Research Director,
Biological Heritage National Science Challenge
New Zealand

Theme: Urgency for the recognition of lands, territories, resources and governance rights of Indigenous Peoples for biodiversity conservation and combating climate change.
13:25 - 14:30

Dr Myrna CUNNINGHAM

Presidenta del Consejo Directivo del FILAC,
FILAC Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indigenas de ALC
Nicaragua

The role of Indigenous knowledge in biodiversity conservation and climate solutions.
14:30 - 15:30

Mr Onel MASARDULE

Director Ejecutivo,
Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena
Panama

The urgent need for the wider conservation community to support IP- led conservation initiatives through direct financing, creating enabling conditions and driving conservation through a rights based approach.
15:30 - 16:30

Speaker

Ms Aroha MEAD

Research Director,
Biological Heritage National Science Challenge
New Zealand

Indigenous Peoples at IUCN: Hawaii Congress as a milestone
12:30 - 13:25

Mr Felix SARAZUA

Guia Espiritual ,
Asociación SOTZ´IL
Guatemala

Spiritual Invocation
12:30 - 13:25

Ms Jenny SPRINGER

Director - Global Programme Governance and Rights,
IUCN
United States of America

IUCN institutional developments and significance of IP Summit at the IUCN Congress
12:30 - 13:25

Dr Kanyinke SENA

Director ,
Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee
Kenya

Advantages of IPOs being Members of IUCN & Initiatives of IPOs as IUCN Members
12:30 - 13:25

Ms Kristen WALKER-PAINEMILLA

Chair, CEESP and Senior Vice President, Center for Communities & Conservation,
IUCN & Conservation International
United States of America

The Marseille Congress: a key opportunity for Indigenous Peoples
12:30 - 13:25

Ms Bérangère ABBA

Secretary of State for Biodiversity (FR),
French government
France

12:40 - 12:50

Dr Bruno OBERLE

Director General,
IUCN
Switzerland

Welcome Address on behalf of IUCN
12:40 - 12:45

Mr Jose Francisco CALI TZAY

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
United States of America

High-level indigenous speaker: Importance of recognizing the contributions of Indigenous Peoples & guaranteeing their rights in the global environmental agendas: proposals and recommendations for an inclusive future.
13:25 - 14:30

Mr Walter QUERTEHUARI DARIQUEBE

Presidente,
Ejecutor del Contrato de Administración de la Reserva Comunal Ama
Peru

Presentation on the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve Case. A Green List site.
13:25 - 14:30

Aissatou DICKO

IPACC Representative,
IPACC - INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF AFRICA COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Burkina Faso

Presentation of a local case on the contributions of indigenous knowledge to climate change solutions in the African region.
14:30 - 15:30

Ms Andrea CARMEN

Executive Director,
International Indian Treaty Council
United States of America

Progress of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples platform on indigenous knowledge, in the Paris Agreement framework.
14:30 - 15:30

Mr Carlos Manuel RODRIGUEZ

CEO and Chairperson,
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Costa Rica

15:30 - 16:30

Mr Francisco Ramiro BATZIN CHOJOJ

Representate Legal,
Asociación SOTZ´IL
Guatemala

Presentation of the high-level outcomes of the Global Indigenous Agenda
15:30 - 16:30

Mrs Kathryn ISOM-CLAUSE

Deputy Assistant Secretary - Policy and Economic Development ,
Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs
United States of America

15:30 - 16:30

Mr Stewart MAGINNIS

Deputy Director General, Programme,
Switzerland

IUCN´s support statement to the indigenous peoples call to action.
15:30 - 16:30

Stig TRAAVIK

Director of Climate Energy and Environment,
Norad- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Norway

15:30 - 16:30

Dr Terence HAY-EDIE

Programme Advisor,
UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme
France

GEF Small Grants Programme, UNDP support to IP Summit results
15:30 - 16:30

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Agencia para el Desarrollo de la Mosquitia [Honduras]
Ajtte, the Swedish museum for Saami culture and the mountain region [Sweden]
Asociación SOTZ`IL [Guatemala]
Asociación Ak'Tenamit [Guatemala]
Asociación de Desarrollo Productivo y de Servicios Tikonel [Guatemala]
Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana [Peru]
Bolipara Nari Kalyan Somity [Bangladesh]
Coordinadora de Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica [Ecuador]
Dynamique des Groupes des Peuples Autochtones [Congo (DROC)]
Edith Kanakaole Foundation [United States of America]
Ejecutor del Contrato de Administración de la Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri [Peru]
Federación Nativa del Río Madre De Dios y Afluentes [Peru]
Federación por la Autodeterminación de los Pueblos Indígenas [Paraguay]
Fundación Laguna Lachuá [Guatemala]
Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena [Panama]
Gram Unnayon Sangathon [Bangladesh]
Highlanders Association [Cambodia]
Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee [South Africa]
Inuit Issittormiut Siunnersuisoqatigiifiat [Canada]
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami [Canada]
Kamehameha Schools [United States of America]
Kua`aina Ulu `Auamo [United States of America]
North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Limited [Australia]