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UN Environment Assembly (UNEA7) and GEO-7

Founder Dr. Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado dedicated two intensive weeks (1-12 Dec 2025) at the UNEP HQ in Nairobi, Kenya to engage in the Seventh Session of the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives at UNEP-WCMC headquarters, and later, the Seventh Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA7), a pivotal forum for multilateral scientific cooperation, policy innovation, and harnessing Indigenous knowledge for climate resilience and nature action, such as in peatlands an

Indigenous Science team

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First Author Meeting of the Second Global Assessment of IPBES

Founder Dr. Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado participated in The First Author Meeting of the Second Global Assessment of IPBES at the UNESCO HQ in Paris, France, 26-28 Nov 2025. The gathering aimed to advance the coordination and drafting of the upcoming Second Global Assessment, which will play a critical role in informing policy and science on biodiversity and ecosystem services at multiple scales. #IPBES #policy #biodiversity #sustainability

Indigenous Science team

Dec 71 min read

IPBES Indigenous and local knowledge dialogue workshop

Founder Dr. Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado participated as an expert for the Indigenous and local knowledge dialogue workshop on IPBES methods for working with Indigenous and local knowledge and the second IPBES global assessment . The Workshop was held at Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on 3-7 November 2025. It was a great opportunity to enhance IPBES' Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) methods and to explore the scope and framing of the Second Global Assessment. #IPBES #IndigenousKnow

Indigenous Science team

Nov 171 min read

Pathways Autumn School Aussois

Indigenous Science's Founder, Dr. Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado, shared her perspectives on sustainability with the talk Advancing Planetary Sustainability: Indigenous Science and the Quest for Just Futures . With this presentation as keynote speaker at the Pathways Autumn School 2025 Towards Sustainable and Just Futures: Concepts, Challenges, and Practices , she engaged and encouraged discussions with fellow speakers and early-career scientists. The School was organised by Future

Indigenous Science team

Nov 51 min read

Third Forum on Conservation and Human Rights

Last week, Dr. Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado shared her efforts on knowledge systems and her vision for Indigenous Science, upon invitation to the Third Forum on Conservation and Human Rights, organised by the Pawanka Fund and the Wildlife Conservation Society, and held at Abu Dhabi, UAE on the 6-7 Oct 2025. She participated on the theme Different Knowledge Systems: Science, Indigenous Science, and Traditional Knowledge . A most insightful and enriching experience. Thanks to all th

Indigenous Science team

Oct 151 min read