🌍 It's been a rich and action-packed #londonclimateactionweek ! 🌍 We've had the pleasure to meet with and hear from many inspiring leaders, including Indigenous and local representatives from #drc, Brazil, and elsewhere.#congobasin #climateaction #indigenousrights #genderequity https://t.co/GUtgSE1pWH (tw)

🌍 It's been a rich and action-packed #LondonClimateActionWeek! 🌍 We've had the pleasure to meet with and hear from many inspiring leaders, including Indigenous and local representatives from Brazil, #DRC, Chad, Panama, Colombia and elsewhere. Highlight events included World Resources Institute's high-level meeting on Indigenous Peoples, community-led forest economies, and the path to COP30 and Rights and Resources Initiative's panel on advancing climate goals with Global Alliance of Territorial Communities, Forest & Climate Leaders' Partnership, The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, Jacobs Futura Foundation, and Tropical Forest Forever Facility - TFFF. We've heard from many inspiring women leaders: 🌿 Hon. Sônia Guajajara, Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, setting an ambitious agenda for COP30 🌿 Cécile Ndjebet of REFACOF sharing women-led restoration practices and innovations in land tenure in Cameroon and across Africa 🌿 Dorothée Lisenga of CFLEDD DRC emphasizing women's leading role in agriculture and community development in Africa 🌿 Wanjira Mathai of WRI, visionary environmental leader and daughter of the late Wangari Maathai, Nobel Laureate and founder of The Green Belt Movement 🌿 Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Co-chair of the Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change and Indigenous leader from Chad, on trusting and partnering with local communities As #LCAW2025 is wrapping up, here are our big takeaways from the week's events: 🌳 There is exciting momentum and mobilization around securing #landtenure rights for #indigenouspeople and #localcommunities as a key, effective, and affordable climate solution! Looking out for big new developments and commitments at COP30 on this theme, such as the new Tropical Forests Forever Facility. 🌿 Tropical forest basin countries are leading the way! With Brazil hosting #COP30 this November, following last month's groundbreaking Brazzaville congress of Indigenous Peoples, tropical forest conservation is the answer and tropical forest nations are the leaders. 🤝 Equitable, trust-based financing mechanisms are sorely needed. Trusting and investing in Indigenous Peoples and local communities (especially women!) is key to ensuring #climatefinance reaches those who are doing the most to conserve the world's wild spaces. 🐆 It's time to break the silos between nature, climate, and development. Biodiversity conservation is climate action, and holistic approaches that place communities in the center are a win-win for all. 🛖 Traditional ecological knowledge has safeguarded ecosystems for generations. Leveraging and protecting these knowledge systems not only ensures Indigenous cultural transmission but supports thriving forests. Thank you London for an engaging and enriching week! We look forward to continuing action on the road to COP30. #CongoBasin #ClimateActionon #IndigenousRights #DRC #genderequity #communityforestry #livelihoods (fb)