Journalism Summit will address practices to cover the Amazon and climate change

Climate change and the impact on the Amazon is the main theme of the “II Amazon Summit of Journalism and Climate Change 2023”, an event where academic experts, scientists, journalists and activists will open spaces for dialogue on best practices to cover the largest tropical forest and carbon sink in the world.

This editionwhich will take place from June 14 to 16 in the city of El Puyo, capital of Pastaza, Ecuador, will have the participation of 46 experts and specialists leading 13 workshops, five magisterial conferences, seven work tables and seven presentations.

The Summit, organized by Fundamedios, a regional non-profit organization, will take place at the Amazon State University and has the support of the European Union in Ecuador, the UNESCO Regional Office for Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia, as well as than environmental partners such as Fundación Pachamama and The Nature Conservancy, among others.

During a press conference on May 25, Tatiana Égüez, coordinator of the Amazon Biocorridor at The Nature Conservancy (TNC), highlighted the contribution of this Summit, emphasizing that the work of communicators and journalists contributes significantly to raising awareness about the importance of conserving the Amazon environment.

“It is very important that with this process with communicators, with an assertive, real communication, based on knowledge and science, this effective conservation is achieved and unites human well-being and populations,” said Égüez.

Sigrid Vásconez, representative of the ‘Conserving together’ program, backed by the United States government, expressed her hope that this initiative will expand to other Latin American countries in the coming years.

“Within the framework of this summit, we have placed great expectations on the work that Fundamedios is carrying out to put the Amazon region in the spotlight, and in this particular case, the Ecuadorian Amazon. We hope that future editions of the summit are not only held in Ecuador, but that they acquire an increasingly broader regional perspective, and we applaud that vision”, expressed Vásconez.

As in the first edition, the Summit will award 60 scholarships that cover transportation, lodging and food costs to encourage the participation of journalists.

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