COP31 Press Conference hosted by WECAN
Forests are critical for global climate and community health, yet continue to be gravely threatened by deforestation, extractive industries, false solutions, and worsening extreme weather events fueled by the climate crisis.
As governments shift from climate commitments to implementation, frontline, Indigenous, and global women leaders continue to lead some of the world’s most effective strategies for protecting and restoring forests, biodiversity, and the global climate.
This press conference will bring together frontline and Indigenous women leaders, alongside representatives from international environmental organizations, to address the root causes of deforestation and forest loss, and showcase successful women-led forest strategies, policies, and solutions.
Global Forest Coalition will introduce its new Real Solutions Map, highlighting examples of real, community-led solutions being implemented by women and communities around the world to address the climate and biodiversity crises.
Speakers
- Puyr Tembé (Tembé) — State Secretary for Indigenous Peoples of Pará, Indigenous leader of the Tembé people, Earth Woman and co-founder of the National Association of Indigenous Women’s Warriors of Ancestry (ANMIGA)
- Osprey Orielle Lake — Founder and Executive Director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Governing Council of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), and Steering Committee for the Fossil Fuel Treaty, Turtle Island/USA
- Andrea Echeverri — Coordinator of the Unsustainable Livestock Campaign, Global Forest Coalition (GFC)
Event details
Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2026
Time: 14:00–14:30 TRT
Location: Press Conference Room 2, Area D4 – Local Name: “Yunus Emre”, Blue Zone, UNFCCC COP31, Antalya, Türkiye
Hosted by: Women’s Earth & Climate Action Network (WECAN)
