7. Please allow my community,
my family, and I
to use our knowledge
...to protect the forest
...to benefit from the forest
8. I am helping my community
to adapt to climate change,
and ensuring my community
manages our forest in a
sustainable way
9. But... there are many things
that limit our chances to
benefit from the forest...
...and we need more
incentives
to take care of the forest
10. The forests are so important for us all,
It is our home
It is our life
11. Listen to us, we know the forests the best,
we depend on the forest the most...
For our society, for my family and for me,
listen to the voices of local communities
We all are aware the opportunities that forests can provide for achieving the SDGs.
We have to recognize and empower the key forestry stakeholders—smallholders, Indigenous Peoples and Community Forestry members.
You have heard from people like me, the NGO representatives, but also from the scientists, the government - but the most important voice is that of the people living in and around the forest
We felt it important that the key message from Stream 3 be from the forests themselves.
Ms Yuliatin has travelled far from her village in Jember in Indonesia to let the APFC hear her voice.
She will speak in Bahasa Indonesia, but her words will be projected in English on the screen.
If we want to achieve all the SDGs we must listen to the voices of the forests.
Take a forward step, go into the communities and listen to their stories
Do it now before it’s too late.
