Amazon defenders, especially women, are set to get new protections
About this Episode
Women are key leaders in Amazon conservation, and we're taking another look at this issue with a discussion of an international agreement that could help protect environmental defenders — of all genders — in Latin America, one of the most dangerous places in the world to be an environmental activist, especially as a woman. Joining us to discuss is Osprey Orielle Lake, founder and executive director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), who talks about the Escazu Agreement and some of the inspiring indigenous female conservationists whose work and safety would be supported by it.
We also speak with journalist Nicolas Bustamente Hernandez about a young Colombian conservationist whose work he recently chronicled for Mongabay, Yehimi Fajardo, who is founder of the Alas Association, which is helping people in her rainforest region of Putumayo in Colombia become bird watchers and forest stewards.
Read more about these women leaders at Mongabay.com:
- Patricia Gualinga (regarding her pursuit of environmental justice in the face of threats on her life)
- Sonia Guajajara (about her run for Vice President of Brazil)
- Nemonte Nenquimo (who was just named to Time Magazine's 100 most influential people list)
- Yehimi Fajardo (founder of Alas Association in Colombia)
Mongabay covered the Escazu Agreement here in 2018 & an update can be viewed at its official UN website here.
Episode art: Photo of Nemonte Nenquimo, Waorani leader of the Ecuadorian Amazon by Mitch Anderson/Amazon Frontlines.
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