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Ms Kristen WALKER-PAINEMILLA

Chair, CEESP and Senior Vice President, Center for Communities & Conservation, IUCN & Conservation International

Kristen Walker Painemilla is Senior Vice President, Center for Communities and Conservation at Conservation International (CI) and Chair of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy.  Kristen leads efforts on CI and the conservation community to engage indigenous peoples and local communities more effectively in conservation through a human rights-based approach focusing on people-center conservation.

In 2016, Kristen was elected as Chair of  IUCN's Commission on Environment, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP). She spearheaded support for IUCN’s IPO members, culture, environmental defenders, environmental change, and migration. Kristen is a candidate for CEESP Chair at WCC.

Kristen holds a degree in Latin American Studies and Anthropology from George Washington University. She was a Cotlow Scholar and Fulbright Scholar. She serves on several boards and committees 

CONGRESS PASS
🗓️  3-11 SEPTEMBER 2021
📍 MARSEILLE - FRANCE
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Speaking at:

Date Time/Room Title Features Session type Themes
Friday 03 September 12:30 - 13:25
Virtual Channel 1
World Summit of Indigenous Peoples and Nature
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High Level Summits
Climate change
Rights and governance
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Saturday 04 September 16:00 - 16:10
H8 - 10 Alpilles
Reimagine Conservation with CEESP
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Thematic Stream Session
Climate change
Landscapes
Rights and governance
Economic and financial systems
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Sunday 05 September 16:00 - 17:30
H9 - B 1 Auditorium - Mercantour
Environmental Defenders: How do we support and mobilize our community to respond more effectively?
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A Conversation With…
Rights and governance
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Sunday 05 September 18:00 - 20:00
H3 – Reimagine
Nature-Based Solutions Revisited: Beyond Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, Towards Flourishing
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Exhibition Event
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Monday 06 September 14:00 - 14:10
Virtual Channel 4
Indigenous Peoples thoughts and strategies in facing the tipping point in the Amazon
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Thematic Stream Session
Climate change
Landscapes
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Monday 06 September 11:00 - 12:30
H8 - 5 Mer de Corail
A Cultural Heartbeat for the Future of Nature: putting culture in the centre of the post-2020 agenda
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Thematic Stream Session
Climate change
Rights and governance
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Monday 06 September 16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 9
IUCN Natural Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) Launch
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Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Tuesday 07 September 14:00 - 15:30
Virtual Channel 4
Acting now to stop the loss of primary forests: Countering the biodiversity and climate crises
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Thematic Stream Session
Climate change
Landscapes
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Thursday 09 September 15:00 - 15:10
H1 Plenary - Calanques
Building a culture of conservation through new alliances and strengthening the agency of key actors
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Members’ Assembly Sitting
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