South American Feminist Views on Environmental Justice: Storytelling from Women Environmental Defenders

16 September 2021 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm UTC+8

Panel
Organised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, National Committee of the Netherlands (IUCN NL)

Speakers:
Cecilia del Valle Luján, Asamblea por la Vida de Chilecito, Argentina
Bernarda Pesoa Torres, CONAMURI, Paraguay
Marta Esber, Fundacion Plurales, Argentina
Yenny Noguero, CONTIOCAP, Bolivia

Description: This session focused on stories from women environmental defenders and their struggle to defend their territories and resist extractive interventions, which have negative impacts on climate. Speakers shared the issues they are facing, and their strategies and also looked forward and discussed what is needed to safeguard their territories, nature and the communities who depend on it. 

Watch the session in the video below, or click to view it on Youtube.