Nature’s last defenders: frontline conservation in declining civic spaces

09/10/2025
14:00 - 15:30
Hall 4C: Forum - Session Room 3 , Hybride (sur site avec diffusion en direct)
Session avec interprétation

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Join this critical session to hear from environmental defenders facing repression, exchange strategies for resilience, and forge powerful alliances. As civic space shrinks, we must unite to protect those safeguarding our planet. Be part of the movement to defend the defenders—without them we are nowhere.

Description de la séance

Across the world, environmental defenders are facing an alarming crackdown—threatened, criminalized, and even killed for protecting their lands, forests, and rivers. Women environmental human rights defenders face multiple risks, navigating gendered violence alongside repression. As civic space shrinks, the urgency to unite, strategize, and resist has never been greater.
This session will provide a safe and empowering space for environmental defenders to exchange experiences, strengthen networks, and co-create strategies to counter restrictions. By fostering solidarity and sharing tactics for resilience, we will amplify the voices of those on the frontlines of environmental justice. Together, we will explore how to safeguard civic freedoms, challenge repressive tactics, and ensure that the people protecting our planet are safe and protected.
Organised by
IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands logo
IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
Partenaires
Africa Institute for Energy Governance ( Uganda ) logo
Africa Institute for Energy Governance ( Uganda )
Non-Timber Forest Products - Exchange Programme Asia ( Philippines ) logo
Non-Timber Forest Products - Exchange Programme Asia ( Philippines )
Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ( Argentina ) logo
Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ( Argentina )

Speaker

Speaker Cristian Fernandez

Nature’s last defenders: frontline conservation in declining civic spaces

Nature’s last defenders: frontline conservation in declining civic spaces

Speaker Joan Carling

Nature’s last defenders: frontline conservation in declining civic spaces

Speaker Nathan BENNETT

Global Ocean Lead Scientist & Chair of the People and the Ocean Specialist Group

Nature’s last defenders: frontline conservation in declining civic spaces

Speaker Liliana JAUREGUI

Nature’s last defenders: frontline conservation in declining civic spaces