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Indigenous Peoples aren’t scientists, but they’ve sustainably managed the Earth for generations, says Benki Piyãko, Ashaninka community leader and President of Yorenka Tasorentsi in Brazil. Piyãko calls on policymakers, scientists, youth and civil society to reshape humanity’s future through nature-based solutions and Indigenous wisdom.

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Benki Piyãko: What can we learn from Indigenous peoples? | #GLFAmazonia Must-see Speakers

Publisher: Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

Language: English

Year: 2021

Ecosystem(s): Forests

Location(s): Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Latin America, Peru

Indigenous peoples

HOSTS

Brazilian Coalition on Climate Forest and Agriculture
Coalizão Brasil Clima, Florestas e Agricultura
Global Landscapes Forum

SPEAKERS

Benki Piyãko

Asháninka Community Leader, Terra Kampa do Rio Amônia
Jazz Mota

Founder and Director, Ava Amazonia
Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira

Scientist, Senior Researcher, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Eduardo Bastos

Latin America Sustainability Director, Bayer
Andrea Alvares

Vice-president of marketing, innovation and sustainability, Natura
Brigitte Baptiste

Biologist and an inspiring public intellectual
José Yunis Mebarak

Coordinator, Vision Amazonia
Vanuza Cardoso Abacatal Para

Spiritual Leader and Quilombola Feminist Activist
Pedro Barreto

Cardinal and president, Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network, Peru
lnshiridos del Amazonas

Amazonian band and 3rd winner of the GLF Amazonia Storytelling Competition
Suraras do Tapajos

Association of Indigenous Women, Brazil