CLIMATE CHANGE AND INDIGENOUS SCIENCE SEMINAR

Images For Inclusion's Seminars on Climate Change and Indigenous Science is a platform for social and economic inclusion and building partnerships for climate action through biodiversity protection for the benefit of all.

We recognize the critical insight from UN Secretary-General António Guterres: "Indigenous Peoples live on the frontlines of the climate emergency. At the same time, Indigenous Peoples hold many of the solutions to the climate crisis and are guardians of the world’s biodiversity.” Indigenous Peoples are disproportionately impacted by climate change, facing devastating heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and floods that threaten their lands, way of life, and survival. Yet, their ancestral knowledge offers invaluable pathways for sustainable living.

Our seminars specifically highlight the leadership of Indigenous women and youth. By empowering their voices and participation, we accelerate the development of effective, equitable solutions for climate justice. Participants collaborate to identify and implement strategies for adaptation and mitigation, addressing loss and damage.

We actively promote Indigenous Peoples' fundamental rights, including their cultural rights, the right to free, prior, and informed consent, and self-determination.

As Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland affirmed at the UNPFII Twenty-Second Session, "Indigenous women and girls are our future, they are best positioned to uplift the needs of their communities and advance Climate Crisis solutions. If we do not empower women everywhere as innovators and leaders, global climate goals cannot truly succeed.”

This program emphasizes integrating diverse knowledge systems and fostering inclusive dialogue. Our inaugural seminar was supported by the U.S. Embassy Santiago Public Diplomacy Program. Through these seminars, Images For Inclusion showcases and empowers Indigenous-led solutions for a more resilient and just future.

Live transmission on Youtube from our first International Seminar Climate Change and Indigenous Science

Promotional video for our Seminars on Climate Change and Indigenous Science. Chile.

“Temuco: successful seminar on climate change and indigenous science

• Successfully concluded the "Seminar on Climate Change and Indigenous Science" organized by the NGO based in New York, United States, Images for Inclusion, held in the city of Temuco.

“The meeting took place on June 11 and 12 in the Aula Magna of the University of La Frontera, which was supported by the Embassy of the United States in Santiago, and focused on the importance of using the ancestral knowledge of Indigenous Peoples to face the challenges of climate change, analyzing good practices in the United States and creating alliances for economic and social inclusion for the benefit of all people, flora and fauna worldwide.

Arriagada explained that the seminar brought together climate change experts, indigenous leaders, representatives from various environmental organizations, guests from Native American nations in the United States and representatives from the United Nations, fostering a positive exchange of ideas.”

           — Newspaper: El Austral

Photographs from our First International Seminar: Climate Change and Indigenous Science. June 11-12, 2024.

Presentation by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Francisco Calí Tzay, exclusively for our First Seminar Climate Change and Indigenous Science. June 11, 2024. (Spanish language)

The young Mapuche Kindergarten teacher made it the news!

Television coverage of our award winner, Valeska Inés Marivil Carril, a kindergarten teacher from the Mapuche nation. She will implement her idea of planting "lawen", which is traditional medicine, and teaching children about its importance to combat climate change in her community.

She made it to the news too!

Online News Sites

QPA/ Que Pasa Araucanía:

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National Television Coverage: First Seminar Climate Change and Indigenous Sciencie. Temuco, Chile. June 10, 2024.