VOICES FROM THE FOREST: Community-driven strategies and actions for biocultural conservation

Event Start Date: February 24, 2022 1:00 PM
Event End Date: February 24, 2022 4:00 PM

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VOICES FROM THE FOREST: Community-driven strategies and actions for biocultural conservation
February 22 and 24, 2022

The conference will center the voices of Indigenous and traditional populations from these areas, and will help to consolidate a shared Theory of Change for a collaborative strategy — among grassroots organizations, NGOs, UF and partner universities from the region — on how to achieve that goal consistent with the worldview, interests and capacities of those populations.

Thursday, February 24: Exploring Key Elements of a Strategy for Biocultural Conservation

Concepts, experiences and perspectives from the ongoing work of Thematic Working Groups

1:00 PM: Opening Presentation: GIA Experience, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities

Robert Buschbacher, GIA Program Coordinator, University of Florida

1:30 PM: Panel 4: Working Group on Rights

  • Vinicio Kar Atamaint Wamputsar, Federación Interprovincial de Centros Shuar (FICSH), Ecuador
  • Lidia Ruiz Cuevas, Tierraviva a los Pueblos Indígenas del Chaco, Paraguay
  • Amdres Ozuma – Union de Comunidades Indígenas de la Nación Ishir, Paraguay
  • Nilcélio Jiahui, Associacao do Povo Jiahui (APIJ), Brazil
  • Ruth Alipaz Cuqui, Mancomunidad de Com. Indígenas de los Ríos Beni, Tuichi y Quiquibey, Bolivia
  • Neiva Araújo e Karen Roberta, Federal University of Rondônia Law School (UNIR), Brazil
  • Juan David Varela e Diego Hoyos, ACT Colombia
  • Elton Parintintin e Andrirlei Parintintin, Organização Povo Indígena Parintintin do Amazonas (OPIPAM), Brazil

2:10 PM: Panel 5: Working Group on Socio-bioeconomy and Territorial Management

  • Thiago Castelano Parintintin, Organização Povo Indígena Parintintin do Amazonas (OPIPAM), Brazil
  • Benedita Parintintin, Organização do Povo Indígena Parintintin do Amazonas (OPIPAM), Brazil
  • Waira Jacanamijoy, Asociación Tandachiridu Inganokuna, Colombia
  • David Gonzalo Barba Vaca, Comité Defensor de la Vida Amazónica en la Cuenca Rio Madera, Bolivia
  • Ivaneide Bandeira Cardozo, Associação de Defesa Etnoambiental Kanindé, Brazil
  • Paola Aguilar Duarte, ACT Colombia

2:50 – 3:00  INTERVAL – VIDEO INTERLUDE

3:00 PM: Panel 6: Working Group on Capacities

  • Ruth Alipaz Cuqui, Mancomunidad de Com. Indígenas de los Ríos Beni, Tuichi y Quiquibey, Bolivia
  • Flora Macas, Asociación Tandachiridu Inganokuna, Colombia
  • German Laserna, ACT Colombia
  • Ney José Brito Maciel, Instituto Internacional de Educação do Brasil, Brazil
  • Pí Suruí, Associação de Defesa Etnoambiental Kanindé,  Mídia India, e Movimento Juventude Indigena de Rondônia, Brazil
  • Lidia Antty Antty, Organización Comunal de la Mujer Amazónica, Bolivia
  • Valney Parintintin e Elda Parintintin, Org. Povo Indígena Parintintin do Amazonas (OPIPAM), Brazil    

3:40 PM: Discussion and Next Steps

  • Equipo, ACT Colombia