Center for Latin American Studies 2022 Conference: Community-driven strategies & action for biocultural conservation

The event will be online and consist of panels and discussions in Spanish and Portuguese and will be live-streamed on YouTube with simultaneous translation to English on Zoom.

February 22 and February 24
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (EST/Bogota/Quito)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (La Paz/Manaus)
3:00 – 6:00 pm (Asuncion/Brasilia)

Event Agenda available HERE

February 22, 2022
https://ufl.zoom.us/j/91080801075?pwd=U0txRTh4bDJsWkduMzZyY2xuOWRWZz09

Password: LATAM22

Youtube link: https://youtu.be/0UOXG4tqwV8

February 24, 2022

Zoom link:

https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMoceGgrT8jGdNi0qmsODtb9JGEaMyxRwVd

Youtube link: https://youtu.be/NN9Yv-1FeAM

GUIDING QUESTIONS:

How can diverse stakeholders collaborate to address climate,biodiversity, and socioenvironmental justice challenges?

How can the rights and appropriate territorial management ofIndigenous populations and local communities be effectivelyguaranteed as integral to conservation and climate solutions?

What actions are needed and by whom?

This Forum will highlight the voices and perspectives of Indigenous and forest peoples from Latin America. There is widespread agreement that Indigenous and other community organizations must be essential leaders and implementers of any strategy to protect tropical forests and rivers. Protection of those forests and rivers is essential to achieving the interdependent goals of biodiversity conservation, climate solutions, and social and environmental justice. Scientists, conservation organizations, and the international donor community have made major new commitments to support this goal. The University of Florida’s Center for Latin American Studies 2022 Conference will engage leaders of Indigenous community organizations from throughout the Amazon and Gran Chaco, plus key collaborators from local non-profits and universities, in a dialogue about their vision and strategies to achieve this goal, as well as needs and opportunities to support their efforts.

The conference builds on the methodology, lessons and pan-Amazon network of grassroots organizations, NGOs and universities jointly developed by UF’s recently completed Governance and Infrastructure in the Amazon project (GIA). Discussions and feedback will help to develop a shared vision and future collaborative activities for conservation of critical tropical forests and rivers based on strategies to guarantee basic rights, support appropriate territorial management, and strengthen capacities of Indigenous and traditional communities.