Conservation Standards, Re-evolution in Chile
Closing Plenary:
The Conservation Standards Re-evolution in Chile
Since 2014 the Chilean Protected Areas System started implementing the Conservation Standards. It has been eight years of great lessons, hard failures and notable progress, which have marked a re-evolution in the way in which the country’s natural and cultural heritage is conserved.
This talk will be done in Spanish and simultaneous translation will be provided in English.
Speaker
Paloma Bravo Córdova
National Protected Areas System,
National Forest Corporation of Chile
Plenary Recording
Recording in English
Grabación en español (recording in Spanish)
Rally Evaluation and Closing remarks on CCNet Rally 2022
After the keynote talk, members of CCNet Rally Planning Team shared some brief reflections, announcements and closing remarks on CCNet Rally 2022. At the end, members of the Rally Planning Team read out the following poem.
BEING HUMAN
by Naima, Climbing PoeTree
I wonder if the sun debates dawn
some mornings
not wanting to rise
out of bed
from under the down-feather horizon
if the sky grows tired
of being everywhere at once
adapting to the mood
swings of the weather
if clouds drift off
trying to hold themselves together
make deals with gravity
to loiter a little longer
I wonder if rain is scared
of falling
if it has trouble
letting go
if snow flakes get sick
of being perfect all the time
each one
trying to be one-of-a-kind
I wonder if stars wish
upon themselves before they die
if they need to teach their young
how to shine
I wonder if shadows long
to just-for-once feel the sun
if they get lost in the shuffle
not knowing where they’re from
I wonder if sunrise
and sunset
respect each other
even though they’ve never met
if volcanoes get stressed
if storms have regrets
if compost believes in life
after death
I wonder if breath ever thinks of suicide
if the wind just wants to sit
still sometimes
and watch the world pass by
if smoke was born
knowing how to rise
if rainbows get shy back stage
not sure if their colors match right
I wonder if lightning sets an alarm clock
to know when to crack
if rivers ever stop
and think of turning back
if streams meet the wrong sea
and their whole lives run off-track
I wonder if the snow
wants to be black
if the soil thinks she’s too dark
if butterflies want to cover up their marks
if rocks are self-conscious of their weight
if mountains are insecure of their strength
I wonder if waves get discouraged
crawling up the sand
only to be pulled back again
to where they began
if land feels stepped upon
if sand feels insignificant
if trees need to question their lovers
to know where they stand
if branches waver at the crossroads
unsure of which way to grow
if the leaves understand they’re replaceable
and still dance when the wind blows
I wonder
where the moon goes
when she is in hiding
I want to find her there
and watch the ocean
spin from a distance
listen to her
stir in her sleep
effort give way to existence