Videos

Young Indigenous Storytellers from Madre de Dios Present Short Films

15 Oct 2021

20 young Indigenous community members from Madre de Dios in Peru developed 20 short films to show to policymakers and to the world their own stories: their cultural heritage, their needs, the threats they face, their strategies to protect their forests and fight the climate crisis. This session showcases the first of these short films […]

The Amazon Vision of RedParques: A Commitment for All of Us

15 Oct 2021

Since 2008, RedParques has been leading a regional effort to strengthen protected area management, governance and biodiversity conservation in the Amazon. This session shares experiences and lessons learned from the Amazon Ecosystem Conservation Vision initiative, highlights the importance of technical cooperation and collaborative conservation in protected area management and explores the role of protected areas […]

Possible Pathways towards Sustainable Forest Management in the Amazon

15 Oct 2021

This session examines key priorities for advancing sustainable forest management in the Amazon. Guided by the Strategic Plan of the Amazon Forest Forum (a collaborative platform of 75 organizations working towards the development of sustainable and inclusive solutions to environmental degradation in the Amazon region) and the Positive Agenda for Sustainable Forest Management, it explores […]

Can We Save the Amazon Alone? Connections Between the Amazon and Its Neighboring Biomes

15 Oct 2021

This session explores the diverse biophysical and socio-economic interconnections that exist between the Amazon and its neighboring biomes, namely the Cerrado, Chiquitanía, Paramos and High Andes. It aims to identify the threats and tradeoffs deriving from pressures and interventions in these biomes, as well as potential solutions that could drive transformational change. Panelists discuss the […]

Farming with Trees: Learning among Brazilian and Peruvian Agroforestry Farmers

15 Oct 2021

Agroforestry holds immense potential as a nature-based solution for sustainable land management in the Amazon but faces multiple scaling barriers. Drawing on traditional and family farmers’ innovations, this session explores practical pathways for advancing agroforestry in Brazil and Peru. Representatives from cooperatives and NGOs discuss their learnings on how to generate value and improve livelihoods, […]

Bamboo/Guadua Ecosystem Services and Their Relationship with the Amazonian Livelihoods

15 Oct 2021

Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are among the most biodiversity-rich regions in the world, particularly in species of bamboo native to the Americas. Communities in the region have known about bamboo’s unique socioecological benefits for more than 10,000 years, including its vital contribution to several ecosystem services of provisioning, regulation and recreation. This session, hosted by […]

Amazonia Film Festival – Q&A 1

15 Oct 2021

Join us to kick off the Amazonia Film Festival with a collection of short and full-length non-fiction films about the region. Explore one of the most biologically- and culturally diverse places on the planet, and delve into its daily realities through the eyes of filmmakers from the Amazon and beyond. Enjoy and reflect on documentaries […]

The Realities of Meat Production: From Smallholder Producers to Consumers

15 Oct 2021

In this session, we demonstrate integrated territorial management as a way to address the conservation challenges of the Amazon. How the implementation of practical actions in the field by Marfrig and its partners have contributed to common development. We believe that the preservation of the Amazon is an urgent issue that requires the mobilization of […]

The transition to deforestation-free family farming in the Amazon as a strategy to reduce deforestation: the case of Peru

15 Oct 2021

  In this two-part session, we highlight the challenges and opportunities of deforestation-free import regulations in regions where commodities are produced by smallholder farmers, such as coffee and cocoa in Peru. Panelists will first discuss how the EU plans to prevent forest-intensive products from entering its market, and how actors along the value chain (including […]

A New Toolkit for Indigenous Territorial Management

15 Oct 2021

For more than 20 years, the Wildlife Conservation Society has worked with Indigenous Peoples and local communities in Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador; supporting territorial and natural resource management, with a sense of integrality, including actions to strengthen cultural values, conserve natural ecosystems and improve local livelihoods. As a result of this experience, a toolbox has […]