This panel event launched the report Looking for Leadership: New momentum and inspiration amidst crises. Read the report here.
2014 was a year in which many governments, environmental agencies, and international development institutions lost credibility, while murders of environmental and land rights activists rose as conflicts over dwindling resources intensified.
Fortunately, 2014 was also the year in which unconventional leaders emerged from the wreckage to offer inspiration and solutions at scale. Several enlightened corporations recognized the legitimacy of local land rights, as courts took the reins in upholding constitutional and international commitments. Driving all these shifts were stronger and more effective community and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations.
The events of 2014 brought renewed momentum for securing community lands and protecting the world’s forests. It is this momentum that makes 2015 a potentially pivotal year for the global recognition of land and resource rights.
SPEAKERS
- Antonio G. M. La Viña – Ateneo School of Government, The Philippines
- Silas Kpanan’Ayoung Siakor – Sustainable Development Institute, Liberia
- Mina Susana Setra – Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), Indonesia
- Peter Kitelo – Forest Indigenous Peoples Network & Chepkitale Indigenous Peoples Development Project, Kenya
- Terhi Koipijärvi – Stora Enso Group, Finland
- Andy White – Rights and Resources Initiative
- Joji Cariño – Forest Peoples Programme, The Philippines
Moderator: Fred Pearce, journalist and author.
Hosted at The Royal Society, London, UK. February 4th, 2015
Learn more about the event here.