GLF Amazonia 2021

JW

Joênia Wapichana

REDE

Federal Deputy

Description

Joênia Wapichana is the first indigenous woman elected federal deputy in Brazil. Born in the Truaru da Cabeceira indigenous community of the Wapichana people, Joênia has a degree in law and worked in the legal department of the Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR) for 22 years. In her career she has participated in several national and international discussion and foruns, such as the National Biodiversity Council (Conabio), the discussions on the UN Declaration of Human Rights, and the Conferences of the Parties on Climate - COPs. In 2008 she was the first indigenous lawyer to make an oral statement in the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court with the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land case. She was an advisor to the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples and won the UN Human Rights Award in 2018.

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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

El punto de inflexión: ¿Qué significa para la vida en el planeta?

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

O Ponto de Inflexão: O que significa para a vida no planeta?

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Tipping Point - What does this mean for life on the planet?

GLF GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members:CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)

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