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Angie Edell Campos, Director,
Organización y Comunicaciones
de Ashanti Perú, Red Peruana
de Jóvenes Afrodescendientes,
participated as a representative
of Afro-Peruvian youth at the
Twentieth Conferences of the
Parties COP20 CMP10 2014.

Lessons learned
It is not easy to get international institutions and, above all, national ones to
take notice of youth initiatives. We do
not find ourselves among the State’s
priorities; this situation limits our ability
to make plans and proposals. Yet, we
were able to plan and execute this event
with perseverance and conviction.
Our brothers and sisters from the provinces, who more deeply feel the consequences of climate change, are a great
source of ancestral knowledge. We
learned a great deal about their empirical practices; it is important to reevaluate all the knowledge our ancestors have
kept alive for so many years.

We the youth of Indigenous and AfroDescendant Origins propose changing
the system. We proposed and approved
acting in parallel fashion on its economic, social and, above all, political aspects, so that we can bring about true
change in the environment’s protection.
If we don’t do this, we will not be able
to bring about true Environmental
Change for all.

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