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Indigenous science diplomat committed to support Indigenous Peoples struggles for rights, environmental & social justices. Utmost respect to nature 🌎

Vienna, Austria
Joined March 2011
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@YolandaGatita
Yolanda López Maldonado
2 years
I grew up in a #Mayan house. #ancient Mayan houses consists of mud, stone walls & thatched roofs - and have not changed for a thousand years. We did have only basic stuff. We were not poor, we were happy with what we had, and content to only take what we needed from #nature 🌎🙏🏼
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Last week in #Italy, I had the opportunity to participate in the International Workshop on Water and Gender. Inspiring to engage with global leaders working towards gender equality in the water sector!! 🌍💧🌊 #WaterAndGender #GenderEquality @UNESCOWWAP @UNESCO @AguayMujerMX
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UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)
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Exciting moments at the opening of the International Workshop on #WaterandGender! We're honored to welcome 50 brilliant minds from academia, government, and international institutions for 3 days of collaboration and action ⚡️ Together, we'll tackle 5 key areas: 🔑 Gender-equal funding 🔑 Bridging policy & practice 🔑 Women’s leadership in water 🔑 Inclusive water access & use 🔑 Gender data & methodologies This workshop, organized by @Unipisa & UNESCO WWAP, builds on the Multi-stakeholder Call for Action and paves the way for collaborative action towards 2030!🤝 #WaterEquality #WaterforAll #WaterAction
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2 months
Indigenous Peoples' food systems are vital for sustainability, resilience, and biodiversity. In Peru, Indigenous farmers cultivate an astounding 1,300 to over 4,000 potato varieties, showcasing their deep agricultural knowledge🌱🥔 #IndigenousPeoples #Food #IndigenousKnowledge
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Yolanda López Maldonado
2 months
Last week, I had the privilege of attending the @IPBES workshop, focused on assessments & monitoring. This event brought together #Indigenous representatives and assessment authors to discuss the integration of #Indigenous & local knowledge into biodiversity monitoring 🌿
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Yolanda López Maldonado
4 months
RT @GEOSEC2025: 🚨 Sign up for the next MAGIK Network webinar on Indigenous data sovereignty. Hear from @1NativeSoilNerd, Abe Francis (@Cla
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RT @crawhall7: Assistant Director Generals for Science and Culture welcome Cacique Tapi Yawalapiti from Xingu Brazil to UNESCO. Dialogue on…
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Yolanda López Maldonado
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RT @UN_Water: What is the water quality like in the lakes, rivers and aquifers in your country? How does the water quality in your region c…
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Yolanda López Maldonado
5 months
Starting the week from Nairobi, #Kenya with opening remarks by ED @andersen_inger UNEP at the 3rd Global Authors’ meeting of the Seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7), is an intergovernmental & expert-led process convened by @UNEP to assess the state of the #environmet 🌎💧
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Yolanda López Maldonado
6 months
One of my most significant sessions during the #WorldWaterWeek was the panel “Revitalizing Indigenous Matriarch Roles in Water Leadership” where we highlighted case studies of #Indigenous women leaders, water #policy challenges & feature women’s networks💧🌎 #WWW2024 #indigenous
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Yolanda López Maldonado
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💧Join me at the World Water Week 2024, in Stockholm, #Sweden in the panel Revitalizing Indigenous Matriarch Roles in Water #Leadership Indigenous Womens Leadership Network’s (Colorado River Basin) #indigenous #matriarchs #community #water #Governance
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Yolanda López Maldonado
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RT @crawhall7: We were greatly honoured to receive Chief Wilton Littlechild at the UNESCO HQ today. I have been in awe of Chief Littlechild…
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RT @GEOSEC2025: 💦 "Indigenous Peoples report accurate observations of changes in Earth's systems, which can enhance our understanding of th…
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RT @UNESCO: Tomorrow is #IndigenousPeoplesDay. This is a day to honour all #IndigenousPeoples & their unique contribution to our world’s cu…
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Yolanda López Maldonado
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Join me today Wednesday 31 July, to this webinar in recognition of #IndigenousPeople’sDay 2024 – co-sponsored by @geoaquawatch @GEO Indigenous Alliance @CSIRO @AquaWatchAustralia, @UN_WWQA & International Association for Great Lakes Research (@IAGLR)💧
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Yolanda López Maldonado
7 months
Honoured to have participated in the 6th World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum #WHSMF24, 46th session the World Heritage Committee: Heritage & #communities: inclusive approaches for the sustainable management of World Heritage properties #India Thank you @UNESCO for the invitation
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RT @UNESCO: Learn these 5 facts about World Heritage! The 46th session of the UNESCO #WorldHeritage Committee will start today in New Delh…
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Yolanda López Maldonado
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RT @France_UNESCO: Aujourd'hui débute, à New Delhi, la 46ème session du Comité du patrimoine mondial de l'#UNESCO La France 🇫🇷 y portera…
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RT @ASIGoI: A Global Gathering for Our Shared Heritage! Young Professional Forum ignites the spark of collaboration from across the globe c…
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Yolanda López Maldonado
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Grateful to present to Site Managers some #challenges & #opportunities to include #IndigenousPeoples in World Heritage management processes at the 6th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers Forum, 46th session of the World Heritage Committee @UNESCO @IUCN @ICCROM @ICOMOS
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@RajibBiswalPhD Thank you Rajib! I am so honoured to be here! 🙏🏻🌞
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