Part II: María Espinosa, President of the UNGA 73 and Izabella Teixeira, Co-Chair of UNEP's International Resource Panel

This week's episode features María Espinosa, President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly and former Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Izabella Teixeira, Co-Chair of the United Nations Environment Programme's International Resource Panel and former Minister for the Environment of Brazil. During our conversation, we discuss the need to rethink sovereignty, address social inequalities, and promote inclusive development with nature. We also discuss the challenges facing Amazonia and the urgent need to halt environmental degradation. Additionally, we talk about the contributions of Indigenous peoples to the fight against the climate emergency, the profound rights deficit they face, and how it is imperative that global governance arrangements include Indigenous voices. The 2022 Civil Society Declaration provides an opportunity for civil society to spark a global conversation and a chance to reflect, assess, and commit to transparent and accountable actions for our common home.

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In Common Home Conversations, you will hear from leading global experts on how the proposal of recognizing the existence of an Intangible Global Common without borders–the Earth System - can change our relationship with our planet. The Common Home of Humanity proposes an ambitious new global pact for the environment. This proposal's cascading effects could be systemic and will assuredly produce huge impacts on international relations, economics, and open the doors to restoring a well-functioning Earth System. Common Home Conversations is the place to discuss a new social contract between society, economy, and the Earth System.