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Indigenous and Non-Governmental Organizations will draw public attention to the enormous threat of forest fires and deforestation for the existence of the Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation.
An international group made up of more than 20 organizations will present a report on the impact of forest fires and deforestation in the territories where presence of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation has been reported in the Brazilian Amazon and the Gran Chaco region of Bolivia and Paraguay.
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The International Working Group on Indigenous Peoples Living in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact in the Amazon and the Gran Chaco (PIACI WG) will present the Trinational Report: Fires and Deforestation in Territories with Records of Indigenous Peoples Living in Voluntary Isolation in Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
This report seeks to draw international attention to the terrible impact of forest fires and deforestation on the lives of Isolated Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon and Gran Chaco, who are seriously threatened by the alarming increase in the rate of deforestation and forest fires. Through the use of maps, geo-referenced information and direct testimonies, this report reconstructs the serious events that took place during 2019.
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The report contains concrete recommendations for the States of Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay, multilateral organizations and the civil society in the countries where Isolated Indigenous Peoples live, with the aim of implementing protection measures for their rights and territories.
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Forest fires and deforestation are devastating the territories inhabited by PIACI, causing serious alterations in their way of life. In some cases, peoples are being pushed to move to places inhabited by other groups, with serious consequences for their safety, health and survival. Due to the differences in their immune system, one of the most important effects is the high probability of transmitting diseases, including COVID-19.
These are not the only threats faced by the isolated groups, which coexist with the expansion of the agricultural frontier, the advance in mining and other extractive projects (legal or illegal), as well as with other human settlements.
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During the virtual press conference, journalists will be able to ask questions to the following experts and indigenous representatives, who will also attend interviews after the event:
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Antenor Vaz, regional expert on Indigenous Peoples in Isolation issues, consultant for the organization Land is Life, focused on the protection of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, and lead author of the Trinational Report: Fires and Deforestation in Territories with Records of Indigenous Peoples Living in Isolation.
Klever Karipuna, lndigenous leader of the Karipuna people in the Amazonian state of Amapá in Brazil, representative of the Coordinating Body of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB) and defender of the rights of indigenous peoples. Klever was part of the COIAB team that produced the Report on Indigenous Peoples Living in Isolation and Forest Fires in Bolivia.
Ádamo Diego Cusi, Indigenous and environmental rights activist from Bolivia and representative of the Takana people. Researcher and author of the Report on Indigenous Peoples Living in Isolation and Forest Fires in Bolivia.
Miguel Ángel Alarcón, director of the Amotocodie Initiative in Paraguay, researcher and author of the Report on Indigenous Peoples Living in Isolation and Forest Fires in Paraguay.
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MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES
Journalists participating in the press conference will have access to a media room with the report and its executive summary, computer graphics for social networks, high-resolution photographs and supporting videos. All materials will be available in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
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Presentation of the Trinational Report: Fires and Deforestation in Territories with Records of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation, concerning Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay, by the International Working Group for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact (PIACI WG).
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This report will be presented by the International Working Group on Indigenous Peoples Living in Isolation and Initial Contact, composed of 20 indigenous organizations and civil society organizations from eight South American countries. The international organization Land is Life currently serves as the secretariat for this working group.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020.
12:00 (Ecuador, Colombia and Peru).
14:00 (Brazil).
13:00 (Bolivia and Paraguay).
13:00 ET (Nueva York).
10:00 PT (California).
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QUESTIONS SENT IN ADVANCE
You may send your questions in advance: violeta@colmenalab.com
During the Press Conference, you can also send questions through the chat function.
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