{"id":175745,"date":"2024-06-07T11:06:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T10:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=175745"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:12:12","slug":"conference-on-environmental-peacebuilding-addressing-challenges-and-solutions-in-the-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/news\/conference-on-environmental-peacebuilding-addressing-challenges-and-solutions-in-the-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding: addressing challenges and solutions in the Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding<\/a>, leading practitioners, academics and thought leaders will address pressing global challenges. The conference will take place from 18 until 21 June in The Hague. Critical issues will be covered, including climate change, water security, peace and justice, natural resource management and the role of digital technologies in environmental peacebuilding. On the final day of the conference, IUCN NL will host a panel discussion on environmental protection and peacebuilding in the Amazon Rainforest.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Header photo: Peruvian Amazon \u00a9 Diego P\u00e9rez \/ SPDA<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The event \u201cPromoting Peace, Protecting the Environment: Challenges and Solutions in the Amazon Basin\u201d will focus on pressing issues such as gender dimensions and violence against Indigenous women, vulnerability of Indigenous territories and illegal economies as well as the creation of an environmental conflict observatory: the Observatorio Amazonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Date: Friday, 21 June
Time:  14:00 \u2013 15:30 CEST
Location: Leiden University, The Hague, Netherlands (room to be confirmed)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Peacebuilding and environmental protection are interconnected<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The panel promises to provide valuable insights and practical solutions to address some of the most critical environmental and social issues in the Amazon region. By highlighting the interconnection of peacebuilding and environmental protection, the discussions will underline the importance of collaborative efforts in safeguarding the Amazon and its communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Indigenous women in environmental conflicts in Colombia and Peru<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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During the session on Friday, Laura Quintana<\/a>, on behalf of IUCN NL, will address different kind of the violence\u2019s affecting Indigenous women in the Amazon, examining specific incidents in Peru and Colombia. She will discuss how environmental conflicts intersect with gender-based violence and outline strategies for the protection and empowerment of Indigenous women. Case studies will highlight the severe impacts of such violence on local communities and provide comparative insights between Peru and Colombia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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In the coming weeks, IUCN NL will publish two relevant reports: one on environmental crime in the Colombian Amazon and one about gender dimensions and human rights in the context of deforestation in both the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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