Organised by Stop Ecocide International, Planète Amazone. Leopold III Fund and OPIAC (National Organisation of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon).

13:-00 - 15:00 at Maloca OPIAC GZ

There will be a 15-minute screening of the film ‘Amazonia, the Heart of Mother Earth’, followed by a discussion on the issue of the demarcation of indigenous territories in the Amazon and the creation of the international crime of ecocide as two important tools to protect indigenous peoples and their territories. In addition, how both tools affect uncontacted and isolated indigenous peoples, who occupy about 18% of the Amazon and are extremely vulnerable, will be discussed.

The demarcation of indigenous territories is directly related to indigenous peoples' rights and environmental justice, while the criminalisation of ecocide at the international level will help protect both the Amazon and the peoples who inhabit it.

Speakers:

Esmeralda de Bélgica: President of the Leopoldo III Fund. Journalist, writer and activist for the environment and the rights of indigenous peoples. Co-director of the film ‘Amazonia, the Heart of Mother Earth’.

Cacique Ninawa: Chief of the Huni Kui people of Acre (Brazil). Healer, activist for the rights of indigenous peoples and president of the Federation of the Huni Kui or ‘Kaxinawa’. Member of the Alliance of the Guardians of Mother Nature.

Oswaldo Muca Castizo: General Coordinator and legal representative of OPIAC (National Organisation of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon).

Maite Mompó: Director of Stop Ecocide International in Spanish. Law graduate, specialised in ecological ethics, sustainability and environmental education, as well as an activist for human rights, peace and the environment.

Brief video intervention by Gert Bruch, co-director of the film ‘Amazonia, the Heart of Mother Earth’.

Moderator:

Constanza Soler: Coordinator of Stop Ecocide International for the Americas. Journalist, social communicator and specialist in environmental policy design and management.