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The 20th anniversary edition
March 14 & 15, 2025
at UNESCO / Ministère de la Santé / Mediawan • Paris
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Speakers & Moderators

Eliane XUNAKALO

Eliane XUNAKALO

President of the Federation of Indigenous Peoples of Mato Grosso, Brazil

In videoconference - Eliane Xunakalo is the President of the Federation of Indigenous Peoples of Mato Grosso, located in Brazil's central-west region. A committed activist and spokesperson for Indigenous communities, she actively fights against deforestation, particularly in the Cerrado, a vast savanna and wooded ecosystem on the borders of Brazil.

Speaks on the theme

Forests: can we still save them?

Estelle EWOULE LOBE , Co-founder of the Action for the Protection of Internally Displaced People and Environmental Migrants in Africa

Francis HALLÉ , Botanist and biologist, specialist in trees and tropical forests

Dinamam TUXA , Executive coordinator of the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) and Legal Advisor to the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples and Organizations of the Northeast, Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo (APOINME)

Eliane XUNAKALO , President of the Federation of Indigenous Peoples of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Ernst ZÜRCHER , Forestry Engineer, Doctor of Science, Emeritus Professor, and Wood Science Researcher

Moderation: Laure d' ASTORG, CEO of the Alliance for Forest Conservation

La maison de l'UNESCO, 125 avenue Suffren, 75007 Paris – Salle XI
Friday, March 14 – 17:00 - 18:30
In partnership with L'OFFICE FRANÇAIS DE LA BIODIVERSITÉ, L'ALLIANCE POUR LA PRÉSERVATION DES FORÊTS