The panel “Building a Healthy & Thriving Future: Food Sovereignty” was held on Tuesday, June 24th, during the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond hosted by

The panel “Building a Healthy & Thriving Future: Food Sovereignty” was held on Tuesday, June 24th, during the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond hosted by Women’s Earth and Climate Network (WECAN), June 23-28, 2025. PANELISTS: — Kahea Pacheco (Kanaka 'Ōiwi), Co-Executive Director, Women's Earth Alliance (WEA), Hawaii, Turtle Island/USA — Mariann Bassey Orovwuje, Deputy Executive Director of ERA/FoEN and Coordinator, Food Sovereignty Program, Friends of the Earth Nigeria and Africa — Monique Verdin (Houma Nation), WECAN Food Sovereignty Program Coordinator in the Gulf South, Turtle Island/USA — Wilma Mendoza (Mosetén), President of the National Confederation of Indigenous Women from Bolivia (CNAMIB), Bolivia — Yasso Kanti Bhattachan (Thakali), Vice Chair of the National Indigenous Women’s Forum (NIWF), and founding member and advisor of the National Indigenous Women's Federation (NIWF), Nepal Find resources shared during this panel and across the entire Assembly here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yoRH8m0kMi9hTQywnoTCHA77BmrMtFf_cvNiR6QdH4A/edit?usp=sharing Watch Growing Indigenous Food Sovereignty: Okla Hina Ikhish Holo Network in Bvlbancha & the Gulf South here: https://youtu.be/9uU9dl4ETnk?si=dp1xKT5GZfCNVArQ — Organized by the Women’s Earth and Climate Network (WECAN), the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond brought together over 125 grassroots and frontline women leaders in all their diversity, global advocates, thought leaders, and policymakers representing 50 countries from around the world. During 25 unique panels, speakers showcased a diverse array of visions, projects, policy frameworks, campaigns, and movement strategies with which we can accelerate a bold and transformative path to a healthy and just world. This global public forum was held virtually from Monday, June 23 to Saturday, June 28, 2025, with interpretation in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Learn more here: https://www.wecaninternational.org/womens-assembly

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