Progress and perspectives in the inclusion of Indigenous Rights and financing for the mitigation of Climate Change in COP 26
As part of the Resource Hub to Strengthen Indigenous Rights and parallel to the COP 26 and webinar on Climate Change and Indigenous Rights Equitable origin held an in person seminar directly from Glasgow UK on October 10th. The event was led by Johnson Cerda, member of the GEF/NGO Committee that represents the indigenous peoples […]
Ucayali: Implementing Alert Systems That Can Save Indigenous Lives
The Kakataibo Peoples have constantly warned of and denounced invasions and death threats against them without much response. The AIDESEP Alert and Early Action System (SAAT) will help change this reality. On November 26th, 2021, a delegation led by the President of AIDESEP, Jorge Pérez Rubio, traveled to the community of Mariscal Cáceres, in the […]
[Interview] Pablo Yépez: Impacts of the oil spill in the Coca River
In the context of the rupture in the Heavy Crude Oil Pipeline – OCP in Ecuador on January 28, 2022, and the serious long and short-term environmental impacts it will cause, the CEFO Indigena carried out an interview with biologist Pablo Yépez to understand the broad effects of this socio-environmental threat and the possible ways […]
Digital Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in the Ecuadorian Amazon
On February 6, a team from INVENEO, made up of Bob Marsh and Joel Pliskin, arrived in Ecuador to travel with the Equitable Origin team to the province of Zamora Chinchipe in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The objective of this survey trip was to learn about the current state of connectivity in three Shuar communities selected […]
[Agenda Indígena] Entrevista a líderes y lideresas de la Amazonía Peruana
En el marco del Consejo de Coordinación Ampliada de AIDESEP realizado en el mes de Diciembre el CEFO Indígena conversó con líderes y lideresas sobre las principales amenazas al territorio y la importancia de la implementación de la Agenda Grande de AIDESEP. Las y los invitamos a escuchar a Loydi Tangoa, Manuel Ramírez y Segundo […]
[Indigenous Agenda] Interview with leaders of the Peruvian Amazon
Within the framework of the Expanded Coordination Council of AIDESEP held in December, the Indigenous CEFO spoke with indigenous leaders about the main threats to the territory and the importance of the implementation of the Big Agenda of AIDESEP. We invite you to listen to Loydi Tangoa, Manuel Ramírez and Segundo Laureano. From the Center […]
[Interview] Nancy Chinguñi: On the role of indigenous women
In celebration of International Women’s month, and in order to commemorate the progress made in equality and, above all, raise awareness of the importance of continuing to advance in this regard, we spoke with Nancy Chinguñi, a Shuar leader, about the role of Indigenous women in society and in the Shuar worldview. «With a big […]
[Interview] Leovis Piaguaje, bioentrepreneur at SIEKONOMI
This interview takes place within the framework of the agreement between Equitable Origin and Fundación Raíz Ecuador – CAEMBA signed in March, 2022. Leovis tells us more about the importance of initiatives like this for the livelihoods of Indigenous women and the recognition of their products. Let’s get to know Leovis Piaguaje together! A bioentrepreneur […]
Indigenous leaders demand the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge into public policies on biodiversity
From April 4 to 6 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, a group of representatives of indigenous communities shared traditional knowledge in order to contribute effectively to the conservation of biodiversity in the Amazon basin. The event, called «International Meeting to develop and design an instrument that incorporates traditional knowledge for the proper management […]