A new key biodiversity platform for cross sectoral collaboration
For its inaugural launch, World Biodiversity Summit will help define what world leaders and the private sector in biodiversity and climate action need to do in the medium and long term to achieve sustainable development and hinder further biodiversity loss, focusing on partnerships and investment mechanisms as levers of progress. World Biodiversity Summit is a platform for responding to accelerating biodiversity loss, by using the Paris Agreement as a framework to learn from, promoting relevant solutions, innovations, and leadership networks, strengthening nature restoration and conservation. Nature-based solutions will be highlighted, from specificecosystems to global possibilities.
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
26 September 2024
SECOND, New York, USA
Climate Week NYC
26 October 2024
MUSEO - Museo La Tertulia,
Cali, Colombia
alongside UNCBD COP16​
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15:00 – 15:40
Guardians of Nature: Harnessing Indigenous Wisdom for Environmental Complexity
The session provides practical insights and strategies for incorporating Indigenous perspectives and expertise in policymaking and business planning.
By showcasing real-world examples and tangible outcomes from practitioners and Indigenous representatives from Canada, Ecuador, and Chad we aim to enhance collaboration between Indigenous communities, policymakers, and businesses for more effective environmental stewardship.
The discussion will address the complexities of integrating diverse knowledge systems, navigating political and cultural challenges, and finding common ground to foster effective and inclusive water and land management solutions.
Moderator
Jayce Chiblow
Director of Education and Programming, Indigenous Climate Action
Speaker
Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai
President of the Governing Board, Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance
Speaker
Louis Chang
CSO, E.Sun
Speaker
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
President, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)