Opening Ceremony - Amazon Week 2024

Opening Ceremony - Amazon Week 2024 - 16th September 2024
Amazon Week 2024 is a landmark event dedicated to the conservation and sustainable development of the Amazon rainforest. The opening ceremony sets the tone for collaboration and action, emphasizing the critical importance of the Amazon to global biodiversity, climate stability, and indigenous cultures, setting the foundation for the discussions and actions that took place throughout Amazon Week 2024. The highlight of the event was the inspiring talk by Davi Kopenawa Yanomami.
Speeches and Speakers:
"Opening Pathways for Sustainable Futures", welcome by the Ambassador of Brazil to Germany, Roberto Jaguaribe
"Peace with Nature", Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Jorge Rojas Rodríguez
"Indigenous Stewardship: Guardians of the Amazon", President of the Brazilian National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI), Joenia Wapichana
“Brazil, Colombia and Germany: Strong partners for nature and communities”, Dr. Bettina Hoffmann, Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
"Science-Policy Interface: Enhancing Amazon Biodiversity", Prof. Dr. Josef Settele, Dept. of Conservation Biology & Social-Ecological Systems, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
"Voices from the Heart of the Amazon", Mr. Davi Kopenawa Yanomami
Photo: Araquém Alcântara