The Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance will be participating in Climate Action Week New York 2026, bringing to the global stage the voices, knowledge, and leadership of more than 30 Indigenous nations from the heart of the Amazon.
Throughout the week, ASHA’s delegation will champion Indigenous-led solutions for protecting the Amazon and our shared future, including Life Zones free from extractive industries, a just ecological transition, direct access to climate and biodiversity finance, recognition of the Indigenous land rights and the Rights of Nature, and stronger protections for frontline forest defenders. As threats to the Amazon reach a critical tipping point, the need for bold and immediate action has never been greater.
Date: 25 September
Time: 11:30 – 13:15
Location: NYC
An invitation only roundtable bringing together Indigenous leaders, funders, and financial innovators to explore how financing can strengthen Indigenous-led territorial stewardship in the Amazon.
Join representatives from Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance, the BioFi Project, Regen Network, Fundación Pachamama and New York Community Trust (host), alongside impact investors, foundations, and strategic partners to learn emerging approaches, tackle barriers to long-term financing, and imagine the architecture needed to scale this work.
An intimate conversation on patient capital, direct-access mechanisms for indigenous peoples, conservation / biocultural stewardship income and what it takes to support territorial stewardship beyond conventional financial returns.
Roundtable Featuring:
Date: 25 September
Time: 12:30 – 12:50
Location: UN Headquarters, NYC
Bringing together leaders from Indigenous advocacy, behavioral science, strategic communications, public health, entertainment, and the creator economy, this conversation explores how storytelling, trust, and AI are reshaping the future of engagement. Together, panelists will examine how technology can strengthen human connection, how trusted voices can accelerate behavior change, and how organizations can move beyond awareness to create the conditions for collective action.
Featuring:
We will be sharing live learning from our collective work, such us bioregional financing and transition strategies and more
Date: Monday, 21 September
Time:
13:00 - 15:00
Venue:
50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA
Host: Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action
Returning to Climate Week NYC after events at COP30 and London Climate Action Week 2026, the Critical Conversations debate continues to tackle some of the most pressing questions for business and society, challenging assumptions, surfacing tensions and examining the evolving role of sustainability and its interconnection with technology, economic forces and social change. Join to hear diverse voices from business, government and civil society to explore radically different perspectives on the issues shaping decisions today.
Date: Monday, 21 September
Time:
18:30 - 20:00
Venue: EY's Headquarters, New York
Host: EY United States
Join us for a morning dedicated to learning from women’s wisdom and leadership in advancing planetary health.
Date:
Tuesday, 22 September
Time:
9:00 - 11:30
Venue: DVF Studio, 440 W 14th St, NYC
Host:
Daughters for Earth + Vital Voices
The session will bring together Indigenous leaders, artists, and advocates to explore how rights-based partnerships can build climate resilience, strengthen livelihoods, and support a thriving bioeconomy. Anchored by the launch of the Yawanawá Climate Adaptation Plan, the initial panel discussion will examine how collaboration between communities, businesses, and institutions can create lasting value for people and nature.
Date:
Wednesday, 23 September
Time:
10:30 - 12:00
Venue: Goals House -Tavern on The Green
Host:
Aveda and facilitated by
Forest Guardians Invest Panel and
bioeconomy showcase
Request invite: indigenousknowledge@goalshouse.com
Join the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), Amazon Investor Coalition (AIC), World Resources Institute (WRI), and the Community-Led Forest Economies movement and partners for an afternoon exploring how territorial and community-led economies can shape a more prosperous and resilient future for tropical forest regions.
Date:
Thursday, 24 September
Time:
15:00 - 18:00
Venue: UNDP, New York
Host:
Community-Led Forest Economies + GATC + UNDP + RRI + AIC + WRI
Connect, celebrate media innovation, and shape what’s next for societal progress on AI & Digital Frontiers Day at the UN’s SDG Media Zone. ONE 100: Media Innovators for Good, a $7.5M initiative and 100-organization cohort building the future of impact media through responsible AI innovation, will be honored. This work supports co-designing strategies and infrastructure that harnesses AI-driven media intelligence and activation.
Date:
Thursday, 24 September
Time:
16:30 - 18:00
Venue: UN Headquarters, NYC
Host:
PVBLIC Foundation
Bringing together leaders from Indigenous advocacy, behavioral science, strategic communications, public health, entertainment, and the creator economy, this conversation explores how storytelling, trust, and AI are reshaping the future of engagement. Together, panelists will examine how technology can strengthen human connection, how trusted voices can accelerate behavior change, and how organizations can move beyond awareness to create the conditions for collective action.
Date:
Friday, 25 September
Time:
12:30 - 12:50
Venue: UN Headquarters, NYC
Host: United Nations / PVBLIC Foundation
An invitation only roundtable bringing together Indigenous leaders, funders, and financial innovators to explore how financing can strengthen Indigenous-led territorial stewardship in the Amazon. Join representatives from Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance, the BioFi Project, Regen Network, Fundación Pachamama and New York Community Trust (host), alongside impact investors, foundations, and strategic partners to learn emerging approaches, tackle barriers to long-term financing, and imagine the architecture needed to scale this work.
An intimate conversation on patient capital, direct-access mechanisms for indigenous peoples, conservation / biocultural stewardship income and what it takes to support territorial stewardship beyond conventional financial returns.
Date:
Friday, 25 September
Time:
11:30 - 13:15
Venue: NYCT
Host: ASHA, New York Community Trust, Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance, The BioFi Project, Regen Network and Fundación Pachamama
For interview, speaker or media requests:
Daniela Hoyos – daniela@sacredheadwaters.org
Atossa Soltani – atossa@sacredheadwaters.org
Uyunkar Domingo Peas
President
Zenaida Yasacama
Atossa Soltani
Director of Global Strategy
Manari Ushigua
Sapara leader and wisdom keeper
Belén Páez
Fundación Pachamama
Daniela Hoyos
Lead of The Partnerships Management Unit
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Es un joven soñador que camina junto a los rukus y ayllus desde la base comunitaria. Su visión es fortalecer a las nacionalidades indígenas tanto dentro como fuera de sus territorios. Uno de sus sueños era convertirse en atleta; también tenía interés en las matemáticas y la antropología. Dejó su territorio para completar sus estudios superiores en la Universidad San Francisco de Quito y luego regresó a su comunidad para continuar trabajando por los pueblos y nacionalidades indígenas. Su recorrido organizativo comenzó en el cantón Arajuno, donde fue elegido presidente de la organización PAKKIRU. La misión de Luis es salvaguardar la selva para una mejor vida, y su visión es trabajar por el bienestar de las comunidades, manteniéndose fiel a sus ideales
Descendiente de las comunidades Chapra, Wampís y Achuar, es presidenta del Gobierno Territorial Autónomo de la Nación Chapra (GTANCH) en Perú. Con 34 años, es socióloga por la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar y experta en Derechos Humanos, Poblaciones Indígenas y Cooperación Internacional por la Universidad Carlos III de España. Como una de las primeras mujeres líderes indígenas en la Amazonía peruana, también estudia Derecho y Ciencias Políticas en la Universidad Tecnológica del Perú. Es miembro de la junta directiva de la Alianza Cuencas Sagradas Amazónicas, donde trabaja en la defensa contra los impactos ambientales y de salud de la extracción petrolera, oponiéndose al proyecto en el lote petrolero 64.
Líder indígena Murui. Actualmente, es el Presidente de la Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP), la organización indígena nacional de la Amazonía peruana. Previamente a ello, completó su mandato como presidente de la Organización Regional de los Pueblos Indígenas del Oriente (ORPIO), que representa a 50,000 personas de 450 comunidades y 12 pueblos indígenas de la Amazonía peruana.
Líder de la Nación Wampis con una larga trayectoria en la defensa de los derechos colectivos de los pueblos indígenas de Perú. Actualmente, es el coordinador territorial de la Alianza Cuencas Sagradas Amazónicas en Perú. Posee el título de «Experto en Pueblos Indígenas, Derechos Humanos, Gobernanza y Cooperación Internacional» otorgado por la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Es el ex Presidente del Gobierno Territorial Autónomo de la Nación Wampis y también es el Presidente de la Red Latinoamericana de Territorios y Áreas Conservadas por Pueblos Indígenas y Comunidades (TICCA)
Líder Achuar de Ecuador, tiene 30 años de trayectoria en el movimiento indígena. Es Presidente de la Alianza Cuencas Sagradas Amazónicas y miembro de la CONFENIAE. Cofundó la Escuela Viva de la Amazonía (EVA) en 2023 y la Nación Achuar del Ecuador (NAE), donde fue director de comunicación. También es co-fundador de la comunidad Achuar de Sharamentsa y su proyecto de turismo comunitario, además de ser cofundador de la organización binacional Achuar COBNAEP, que une a Ecuador y Perú.