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UNESCO International Symposium on “Coastal Aquifers, Sustainable Futures”

Upon invitation, Indigenous Science founder Dr. Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado participated as Speaker at the UNESCO International Symposium on Coastal Aquifers, Sustainable Futures, the 11th February 2026, at the UNESCO HQ, Paris, France. She delivered a presentation at the Session 4 – Integrated and inclusive approaches to Coastal Aquifer Management; Technical Session 4b: Stakeholder Engagement: Gender, Youth & Local Knowledge. The on-site event was also available online. Thank yo

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Dakar High-Level Preparatory Meeting UN Water Conference 2026

Last week, Indigenous Science founder Dr. Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado attended several important events in Dakar, Senegal. As part of the ongoing Water strategy, she first participated as panellist in the Dakar Water Diplomacy Symposium 2026 in the Session 3: Collective priorities for the UN Water Conference 2026; organised by the Woman in Water Diplomacy Network, the 24th January. On the 25th January, she participated on the UN One-Day Stakeholder Meeting: Enhancing Action thr

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Jan 301 min read

New Publication Alert: "Experienced climate change impacts help explain subjective well-being - Evidence from 14 nature-dependent communities"

From the Plain Language Summary: "Our findings show that climate change affects well-being in ways that go beyond individual perception. They show that the impacts occur through multiple dimensions and that local context—such as the characteristics of a community and how dependent it is on the environment—is crucial in shaping how people experience climate change. Understanding these relationships can help guide policies and interventions to better support communities facing

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Dec 30, 20251 min read

GEO-7 published

At Indigenous Science, we warmly congratulate Dr. Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado for her contributions as both Lead Author, and Indigenous Knowledge and Local Knowledge Task Force and Chapeaux Author in the recently announced GEO-7 report , published by UNEP. She co-authored, jointly with many scientists and practitioners from all over the world, the following chapters: Chapter 6. Freshwater, pp. 261-303. Chapter 9. Scenario Methodology: Current Trends and Transformation, pp. 465-

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Dec 14, 20251 min read

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

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Dec 12, 20251 min read

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

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Dec 7, 20251 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

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Nov 17, 20251 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

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Nov 5, 20251 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

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Oct 15, 20251 min read