The leaders of the indigenous Amazonian people Noke Kuin will share their love and concern for the forest.
Chief Pina Varinawa and his wife Memi Varinawa are leaders of the Noke Kuin, an indigenous Amazonian people. They are known for their opposition to the urban world, working to maintain their language and traditional culture.
At this event, they will address their perspectives on environmental issues and the importance of indigenous people in the current context of climate change. In their speech, they elaborate on the potential that exists in the exchange of knowledge between indigenous traditions and western modernity, the value of their ancestral knowledge, and also the role of female strength in the midst of this process.
The forest, which plays a central role in maintaining life on earth, is debated by those who know it better than anyone else.
The event will be in English.