WE ARE ALL FORESTS Women Protecting Nature: Creativity as a Force for Cultural Resilience
We Are All Forests recognises Indigenous women as generators of life and guardians of knowledge - from seed cultivation to land stewardship - whose political and community roles are inseparable from territorial protection. Science confirms it: Indigenous-held lands are among the most biodiverse on earth.
As climate impacts escalate, supporting these women economically, legally and culturally must be a priority. Thriving forests are vital to fighting climate change, and Indigenous cultures led by women are often our first and most important line of defense.
What role can creativity play in building cultural resilience and uniting us behind women protecting nature? Creativity can shift consciousness, change the agenda, and drive transformation - building hope, pride and security locally while working globally through the socio-bioeconomy, innovation, radical collaboration and critical systems change.
Creativity spreads awareness and joy, uniting us as one human family to face the critical challenges before us. The future must be creative, and we must come together.
We're honoured to convene leading Indigenous women activists and allies at the forefront of climate action and nature protection to learn, reflect and create together. Join us for this special, intimate gathering.
Hosted by COSTA BRAZIL and #TOGETHERBAND
Co-Hosts
Ayisha Siddiqa, Bárbara Tupinikin, Cameron Saul, Daphne Frias, Francisco Costa, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Isabella Noero, Jamie Cross, Leila Salazar-Lopez, Lena Cole and Lucía lxchiu
Media Partner: FEMINIST
Impact Partner: If Not Us Then Who?
Sound by Renata Do Valle
With generous support from Dehouche and Francis Ford Coppola Winery
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WE ARE ALL FORESTS
WE ARE ALL FORESTS is a movement led by British regenerative design brand and advocacy platform #TOGETHERBAND in partnership with the Yawanawá Socio Cultural Association (ASCY), ANMIGA, Conservation International, Amazon Watch, the UNDP Equator Initiative, Amazonia Calling and Arctic Basecamp.
AIMS:
• Inspiration and action: A movement to stand in solidarity with nature and its Indigenous guardians and inspire public action
• Vital understanding: Global recognition of the critical role Indigenous peoples play in stewarding biodiversity to maintain ecological balance and mitigate climate change
• Economic resilience: The creation of livelihoods for 5,000 Indigenous artisans impacting 30,000 community members through craft programs and ateliers in local communities