OLON MARSEILLE, FRANCE
Acerca de
The Marseille conference was the first Our Land, Our Nature conference. A counter-congress to the 2021 IUCN World Conservation Congress, OLON Marseille hosted 30 speakers from around the world — a complete list of speakers is included below.
OLON Marseille led to the creation of the Our Land Our Nature manifesto, developed by Indigenous and non-Indigenous activists and experts, the manifesto furthers an alternative vision of conservation, one which is already working, where Indigenous peoples control their own lands. This alternative relies on human diversity and protects and enhances biodiversity. It is anti-racist, anti-colonialist, and rooted in real social and climate justice.
Shivu Ja, Jenu Kuruba, India
Leading experts and activists from around the world explain what’s wrong with “conservation.”
Here Shivu, a Jenu Kuruba man from an Indian tiger reserve, explains that the 30% plan will cause Indigenous peoples to suffer the most and should be stopped.
SPEAKERS AT THE MARSEILLE
OLON
Noé Amador
Guatemala
Delegate of the communities of Laguna del Tigre and Sierra del Lacandón
Simon Counsell
United Kingdom
Independent researcher and author on nature conservation, human rights and “Nature-Based Solutions”
Lara Domínguez
United Kingdom
Head of the Litigation department at Minority Rights Group (MRG)
Mordecai Ogada
Kenya
Ecologist and researcher, specialist in carnivorous species and conservation
Dr. Madegowda. C
India
Soliga social scientist and Indigenous rights activist
Listen to their talk here.
Neema Pathak Broome
India
Researcher in environmental sciences and wildlife management
Fiore Longo
France
Research and Advocacy Manager at Survival International
Listen to their talk here.
Birendra Mahato
Nepal
Founder & President of Tharu Cultural Museum & Research Center & Community Conservation Nepal
Listen to their talk here.
Celeste Alexander
United States
PhD student in anthropology at Princeton University
Juan Pablo Gutiérrez
Colombia
Delegate of the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) and the Yukpa Indigenous people
Julien Basimika
Republic of Congo
Leader and activist for the rights of Indigenous Peoples
Victoria Tauli Corpuz
Philippines
General Director of Tebtebba
Listen to their talk here.
Archana Soreng
India
Khadia activist and member of the Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change
Tokala Leeladhar (Leela)
India
Deva Chenchu activist and nature defender
Joe Eisen
United Kingdom
Chief Executive of the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK)
Blaise Mudodosi Muhigwa
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lawyer and environmental jurist
Prof. Rosaleen Duffy
United Kingdom
Professor of international politics at the University of Sheffield
Frederic Hache
Belgium
Independent expert in sustainable finance and environmental markets
Sutej Hugu
Taiwan
Mobilizer of Indigenous activism and organizer of lasting self-determination of Indigenous people in Taiwan
Robert Fletcher
The Netherlands
Professor at Wageningen University
Listen to their talk here.
Lottie Cunningham Wren
Nicaragua
Lawyer for the Miskito Indigenous people
Deborah S. Rogers
United States
Global Network Coordinator, Equality Initiative
Dina Gilio-Whitaker
United States
Lecturer in Native American Studies at CSUSM and educator in Native American environmental policy