Pepe Acacho, president of the Shuar Federation (FICSH) of Ecuador and Juanita Cabrera Lopez, assistant director of the Amazon Alliance, discussed how indigenous peoples must be included in international decision making processes that affect their lands and territories, in the radio program, Reserva Natural at the IUCN WCC. This edition of Reserva Natural, which is a regular program on Radio Nacional de España, featured speakers from women-led initiatives to promote sustainable conservation as well as Maria Purificació Canals Ventín, the vice-president of the IUCN.

This month, a delegation of Amazonian indigenous leaders joined the international debate on climate change mitigation at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. Please visit the following links for international media coverage featuring the Amazonian delegation:

Rainforest dwellers caught between business, green groups
Agence France Presse—English
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jVROTks9vPhAvH0N1vSdva8iPRXg

Consensus takes form on forests and climate change
Agence France Presse—English
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHbasycCNlDD0Qr86EL09JvAB9zA

The Coordinating Body of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) recently selected a delegation of five Amazonian indigenous leaders to join the international debate on climate change mitigation, this month at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. The IUCN World Conservation Congress will bring together over 8,000 global leaders in sustainable development and conservation from October 5-14, to determine solutions to the world’s most critical environmental issues.