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RIGHTS OF NATURE

GARN at COP28 – Dubai

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“A Global Movement Advancing Systemic Change for real Climate solutions”

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This event, which will be hosted at the One-Planet Pavilion in the Blue Zone, will feature esteemed speakers at the forefront of the global Rights of Nature movement.

“Rights of Nature – A Global Movement Advancing Systemic Change for Real Climate Solutions”

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This event, which will be hosted at the One-Planet Pavilion in the Blue Zone, will feature esteemed speakers at the forefront of the global Rights of Nature movement.

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Speakers

This event will feature diverse voices who will demonstrate with concrete examples and experiences the growth of this amazing movement around the Globe, facing the urgent need for a systemic change. Rights of Nature cases promote a paradigm change and and a balanced relationship with our Planet providing real solutions for our climate challenges and poly-crisis. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with leaders driving this change at a global scale.

Natalia Greene
Natalia Greene
Osprey Orielle Lake
Osprey Orielle Lake
Tom BK Goldtooth
Tom BK Goldtooth
Nnimmo Bassey
Nnimmo Bassey
Great Grandmother Mary Lyon
Great Grandmother Mary Lyon
Will Charouhis
Will Charouhis
Danielle Kehler
Danielle Kehler
Juan Bay
Juan Bay
Gloria Ushigua
Gloria Ushigua
Alberto Saldamando
Alberto Saldamando
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Will Charouhis: He is a 17-year-old environmental changemaker from Miami, Florida. Aiming to exert whatever influence he can on the climate crisis, he serves as a National Youth Leader in Dr. Jane Goodall’s Institute, the FXB Climate Champion, and the youth delegate for National Wildlife Federation and America Is All In. In 2019, after experiencing the effects of climate change firsthand when Hurricane Irma flooded Miami,  Will founded Forces of Nature, leading the youngest organization accredited by the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in his aim to halt climate change.
Alberto Saldamando (Head of IEN delegation, counsel Human Rights and Climate Change, Judge, Tribunal Tren Maya): He is (Xicano/Zapoteca) is an internationally recognized expert on human rights/indigenous rights and has represented indigenous peoples, organizations and communities from various countries in most regions of the world before the United Nations human rights mechanisms, as well as before the International Labor Organization, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Gloria Ushigua (Ashiniawka/Sapara Nation): Gloria Ushigua is president of Ashiniawka, the Sapara Women's Association of Ecuador. A defender of human rights, women and nature, she has a long history of peaceful and legitimate work in defense of the rights of her people.
Danielle Kehler (Indigenous Artist - Antarctica Declaration): is a Plains Cree woman from the Kawacatoose First Nation on Treaty 4 territory in Canada and recently received her Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management at the University of Saskatchewan. Danielle shares stories through her art by showcasing the true beauty and meaning of Indigenous culture and people. Danielle was the “first” First Nations person from Canada to join the 2041 ClimateForce Antarctic Expedition in March 2022 becoming an Ambassador for the Antarctic, charged with making a stand in the fight against anthropogenic climate change. She is also the Manager of SevenGen, an Indigenous youth lead organization aimed at creating space where Indigenous youth and communities are mobilized to advance in the energy and sustainability sector through capacity building, program development, mentorship, and advocacy.
Great Grandmother Mary Lyon (Leech Lake Anishinaabe/Indigenous Knowledge Holder): Anishinaabe-Ojibwe Elder, formally known as a world-renowned Wisdom Keeper, Knowledge Holder, Humanitarian, an Empowerment Coach, Activist and Author. She is an International Keynote speaker and seminar leader, from the Parliament of World Religions, World Council of Churches Indigenous Sessions, NYC Climate March, Global Elder’s Gathering on Climate Change and a United Nations Indigenous Observer/COP26-Scotland & COP27-Egypt & COP15-Montreal Knowledge Holder of Elder Observer, just to mention a few.
Nnimmo Bassey (Health of Mother Earth): Director of the ecological think-tank, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and member steering committee of Oilwatch International. He was chair of Friends of the Earth International and Executive Director of Nigeria’s Environmental Rights Action. He was a co-recipient of the 2010 Right Livelihood Award also known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize.” 
Tom BK Goldtooth (Indigenous Environmental Network): Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network and part of the Executive Committee of GARN. Tom has become an internationally renowned environmental, climate, and economic justice leader, working with many Indigenous Peoples and social movements around the world. Tom is Dine’ (Navajo) and Dakota and a ceremonial leader.
Osprey Orielle Lake (WECAN): Founder and Executive Director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN). Member of GARN’s Executive Committee. Author of the award-winning book, Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature.
Natalia Greene (GARN): Natalia Greene Ecuadorian activist and political scientist. Co-founder of GARN part Global Coordinator and EXCO. Secretary of the International Rights of Nature Tribunal and vice-president of the Ecuadorian National coordinating entity for environmental organizations known as CEDENMA.
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