11 de julho de 2024, Centro de Congressos do Estoril, Cascais

Memories for a Sustainable Future

Mrinalini Rai, Founder and Director of Women4Biodiversity, highlights the mission, journey, and challenges of this organization, which advocates for the inclusion of women's perspectives in environmental policies and biodiversity conservation. She shares insights into her early life in India and her ancestral roots in Nepal, emphasizing the profound influence of her mother in shaping her awareness of human rights and gender issues. She also reflects on how her early volunteer work with environmental organizations played a pivotal role in defining her career path. In 2007, Mrinalini Rai moved to Thailand, where she began working with indigenous communities. She underscores the importance of listening to these communities: their needs, experiences, and the traditional knowledge they have preserved for generations. She also discusses some of Women4Biodiversity?s ongoing projects across Africa, Latin America, and Asia, highlighting the crucial roles women play in the fight for biodiversity conservation.