Puyr Tembé: New Forest Ambassador at COP17
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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced indigenous leaders from six countries as the first Ambassadors of Indigenous Peoples for Primary Forests, in recognition of their outstanding work to keep ancient forests standing amid the growing threats of large-scale agriculture, illegal mining, illegal logging, drug trafficking and other factors. For Latin America, the recognition went to Julio Cusurichi Palacios. Shipib…
The indigenous leadership Puyr Tembé, of the Tembé people, of Pará, was appointed ambassador by the Indigenous Peoples Ambassadors Program for Primary Forests on Monday, October 26, 2026, in Yerevan, Armenia. The ceremony took place during an official parallel event of COP17 of the Convention on Biological Diversity.With national action in defense of the Amazon and the rights of indigenous peoples, Puyr is part of the first group of leaders reco…
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