Cristina Eghenter

Abstract Conservation areas are critical for tackling the global environmental crisis1. These sites are reported as covering 18.5% of the terrestrial realm2 and governments have committed through Global Biodiversity Framework Target 3 to increase this to at least 30% by 2030 (ref. 3). There are concerns that this potential near-doubling of conservation area coverage will negatively affect vulnerable people and over-stretch conservation resources4.

With the COVID-19 crisis highlighting the crucial importance of a balanced relation with nature and interdependence of human, animal and environmental health, Cristina Eghenter, Deputy Director, Social Development, WWF-Indonesia, argues that learning from Indigenous Peoples is the best way to repair our broken relationship with nature and secure a healthy future for all. Broken Relationship The world today is battling an unprecedented health crisis of a scale unforeseen in recent history.

Posted on 30 January 2019 In the Heart of Borneo, food production for sustaining its population especially in areas of the interior has been based on an environmentally and socially sound practices of de facto organic and traditional agriculture. By: Cristina Eghenter Surveys and studies suggest that the youth are the constituency most invested in environmental issues and most concerned about biodiversity loss. Youth are an important voice for nature and the future.