COP16 Side Event: A Gender-responsive and Rights-based Approach to Halt Biodiversity Loss

22 Oct 2024
Blue Zone, Colombia Pavillion, Cali, Colombia

People’s Solutions to Save the Planet 

 

Tuesday, October 22, 10:30 am – 11:15 am Colombia Standard Time / 15:30 – 16:15 UTC

 

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Join us for an engaging side event that highlights the crucial role of women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and local and Afro-descendant communities in halting biodiversity loss and advancing transformative action. Grounded in the principles of Decision 15/10, adopted at COP 15, this dialogue offers a platform for grassroots and civil society organizations to share their strategies for protecting biodiversity, territories and bodies, with a special focus on gender justice, rights-based approaches, and the diverse worldviews of our communities.

Attendees will gain valuable insights into the challenges and resistance strategies within Indigenous and Afro-descendant territories  posed by the main drivers of deforestation, including mining, industrial agriculture, unsustainable livestock production, and other extractive industries. This event will also explore how real, community-led solutions can contribute to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and enhance biodiversity and ecosystem functions.

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Key Objectives:

• Promote shared learning and collective action to integrate gender justice and rights-based approaches into biodiversity conservation.
• Advocate for the vital contributions of women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities in addressing biodiversity loss.
• Examine the gender impacts of false solutions driving deforestation and biodiversity loss.
• Raise awareness of grassroots solutions that can restore biodiversity and ecosystems. 

 

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from communities on the frontlines of biodiversity conservation!

 

Speakers: 

• Paola Margarita Chindoy, Asociación de Mujeres Indígenas Chagra de la Vida (ASOMI), Kamëntsá Indigenous People, Colombia;
• Darío Solano, Red Afros, Dominican Republic;
• Uslaini Chaus, WALHI, Indonesia;  
• Souparna Lahiri, GFC, India

Moderator: Valentina Figuera Martinez, GFC

When: October 22, 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Where: Blue Zone, Colombia Pavillion