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COP16: Strategies to mobilize direct financing to Indigenous-led enterprises in the Amazon and experiences in using and managing biodiversity

(English)

The panel, hosted by global impact investor NESsT and the Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC) will position the Indigenous Amazonian entrepreneurship incubator model as an effective strategy for conserving biodiversity and promoting the well-being of Indigenous peoples, by mobilizing public and private financial resources and fostering dialogue among diverse stakeholders.

(Spanish)

Este panel promovido por NESsT y La Organización Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas de la Amazonía Colombiana (OPIAC) tiene como objetivo posicionar el modelo de incubadora de emprendimientos indígenas amazónicos como una estrategia efectiva para conservar la biodiversidad y promover el buen vivir de los pueblos indígenas, a través de la movilización de recursos financieros públicos y privados, y el diálogo entre múltiples partes interesadas. 

Location:

COP16 Cali Colombia, Green Zone 
Maloca Amazónica
El Parque Río Cali, Av. 2 Nte. #8N-55, San Pedro, Cali, Valle del Cauca, al lado de la iglesia la Ermita.

Panelists:

  • Indigenous representatives from OPIAC, CONFENIAE, and/or AIDESEP

  • Indigenous enterprises Painu, Amitli and Chunaky Baru

  • Experts from IDB Lab and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Moderators: 

  • Mauricio Verkooijen, NESsT

Promoted by: NESsT & OPIAC