The project "Institutionalising Benefits Not Related to Carbon in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies" will develop a series of virtual chats on the importance of forest protection and conservation.
Benefits not related to Carbon (BNRC) allow for the generation of socio-economic activities, the protection of environmental services, the establishment of bio-cultural relationships, and governance with a focus on the preservation of indigenous territories that allow for sustainable development.
In this context, it is very important to dialogue about BNRCs and their importance in local and indigenous communities. For this reason, through a series of virtual chats, the "Project to Institutionalise Benefits Not Related to Carbon in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies", together with the Government of the Department of Santa Cruz and the Plurinational Authority of Mother Earth, are calling for dialogue and reflection on the problem of climate change, the BNRCs, and Bolivia's public policies on adaptation and mitigation.
The exchange will take place between experts, members of youth activist organisations and indigenous peoples.
The sessions will be broadcast live from the website for Apoyo Para el Campesino-Indígena del Oriente Boliviano (APCOB Bolivia)/Support to Indigenous Farmers of Eastern Bolivia and the EUROCLIMA+ YouTube channel.
Chat #1: Public policies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Experiences in Bolivia and Panama.
Date: 22/Oct/2020
Time: 15:00 to 16:30 Bolivia time
Objective
- Disseminate the regulatory framework and experiences on public policies for climate change adaptation and mitigation at national, departmental, and municipal levels.
Participants:
- Gisela Ulloa, Plurinational Authority of Mother Earth
- Carina Castro, SSDD Government of Santa Cruz
- Raquel Ruiz, Assemblywoman, Government of Tarija
- María René Barrancos, Municipality Puerto Quijarro
Chat #2: “Benefits of the Forest, beyond carbon”
Date: 23/Oct/2020
Time: 15:00 to 16:30 Bolivia time
Objectives:
- Learning about the conceptual framework for BNRCs
- Disseminating the results and experiences of the project "Institutionalising Benefits Not Related to Carbon in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in Bolivia and Panama”
Participants:
- Jakob Kronik and/or Jens Kanstrup, Forests of the World (Denmark)
- Claus Kjerby, Geoversity, Panama
- Zulema Barahona, APCOB Bolivia
- Janja Eke, FSC
Chat #3: “Harnessing the benefits of the forest: Experiences in indigenous territories of Bolivia and Panama”
Date: 29/Oct/2020
Time: 15:00 to 16:30 Bolivia time
Objective:
- Sharing the results from the use of the benefits of the forest in the indigenous territories of Bolivia.
Participants:
- Polonia Supepi, Monte Verde, Bolivia Use of Copaibo, T. Indígena Monte Verde, Bolivia
- Julieta Valverde, Government of Santa Cruz, Production of wild cacao in indigenous Amazonian communities, Bolivia
- Teko Kavi, Javones Shan, Bolivia
- Heraclio Herrera, Ecotourism in Mamoni, Panama
Chat #4: “Youth and climate activism: Experiences of young activists”
Date: 30/Oct/2020
Time: 15:00 to 16:30 Bolivia time
Objective:
- Disseminate the experiences of Bolivian youth organisations in climate activism
Participants: (to be confirmed)
- President JUMA Concepción
- President JUMA Monkox
- Member, JCI
- Member, PBCC
- Member Unicef Children and Adolescents Committee of Santa Cruz
- Member of a Danish youth organisation
Organiser: Project: Institutionalising Benefits Not Related to Carbon in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies
With support from: Support to the Indigenous Farmers of Eastern Bolivia, Secretariat of Development and Environment of the Autonomous Departmental Government of Santa Cruz, and Plurinational Authority of Mother Earth.