Our first panel is underway: Cécile Ndjebet, Founder of the African Women's Network for Community Management (REFACOF) and 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champion talks about the key role Indigenous and rural #women and #girls play in global conservation efforts. #RRIDialogue

RRI Board Member and Founder-Director of the Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners, #Indigenous leader Stanley Kimaren Ole Riamit from the Pastoralists Maasai Community in Kenya shares his vision for the future of rights-based conservation + climate action. #RRIDialogue

Access to direct + equitable funding for Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local women and girls should be non-negotiable in climate finance spaces. Gustavo Sánchez Valle said it best at our #RRIDialogue , happening right now:

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Indigenous youth climate activist ARCHANA SORENG is making sure Indigenous, Afro-descendent, and local youth voices are heard loud and clear. Young people must be at the center of all conservation + #climate processes. #RRIDialogue

'Communities who have recognized rights also need livelihood support, they need leadership support. It has to be a full package.'

Powerful words by youth climate activist ARCHANA SORENG. #RRIDialogue