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Memories of the Forum

Relive the best moments of the forum through photos and videos that capture the essence of our collective experience.

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Dr. Nigel Crawhall

Opening/Welcome Videos
Chief of Section, Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems, UNESCO

Lic. Vinicio Cerezo

Opening/Welcome Videos
Former President of Guatemala, Founding member of Misión Presidencial, SSCC Board member

Otilia Lux de Cotí

Opening/Welcome Videos
Activist for the human rights of women and indigenous peoples in Guatemala

Ernesto Samper

Opening/Welcome Videos
Former President of Colombia

Ivonne A. Baki

Panel 3

Ivonne Baki, former head of the negotiating team for the Yasuní ITT Initiative; former Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States, Co-President of the Lara Mixed Fund for Investments from the Middle East to Latin America, member of the SSCC Board. (Video presentation)

Cecile Álvarez

Panel 3

 President of Earthsavers, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in the Philippines, member of the SSCC Board of Directors (video message on the links between the emerging indigenous agenda and the Cultural Olympics at the COP 30 Climate Summit).

Hon. Kojo Yankah

Panel 3

Vice President, Climate Institute, Washington D.C. (video presentation)

ENERGIES 2050 / ART’S PLANET

Panel 3

Stolen Lands, Forgotten Voices: The first unrecognized peoples of Africa and their right to belong, with voices from Central Africa, including Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by ENERGIES 2050 / ART’S PLANET

Dieter K. Rudolph

Panel 3

Malaysia and the Philippines: Empowering stateless and marginalized people to stop destructive peace. The case of the Bajau Laut in Malaysia and the Sama Dilaut in the Philippines (video or PowerPoint presentation).

Hexilon Álvarez

Panel 3

Philippines: Hexilon Álvarez, Director of “Youth and Indigenous Peoples Affairs” and member of the Board of Directors of Earthsavers, Philippines. (Video message)

Hon. Kojo Yankah

Panel 3

Ghana: Hon. Kojo Yankah, Director and Founder of the Pan African Heritage World Museum, and Professor Kofi Asare Opoku, Director of the Center for Ancestral and Indigenous Knowledge at the University of Accra, Ghana. Presentation on: “Ancestral knowledge and preservation of nature as ancestral heritage.” (Video message)

Ramil Iskendarli

Panel 3

President of the National NGO Forum of Azerbaijan, (video message)

Gloria Burns

Panel 3
President of Ketchikan Indian Community in Alaska

Nelson Vallejo

Panel 5

Introduction by Nelson Vallejo Gomez (video)

Canal Cartagena

Video report
News report by Canal Cartagena about the forum “The Value of Ancestral Wisdom for Environmental Protection”

Moments in Photos

Credits: Javier Gutierrez