The event photo to the left used on promotion cards in social media was recently taken in Sharamentsa in Eucador, an Achuar community and the home of Domingo Peas, showing the Pastaza River. Captured by Iain Williamson Liljestam during his visit with the WIN WIN Award to document Domingo’s life and work.
A Journey with Environmental Defenders - From Personal to Planetary Scales
What does it take to protect our only liveable home—the Earth? Join us on a journey with environmental defenders from the Amazon and Sápmi alongside changemakers involved from community-driven local action to environmental education and global policy. Through their perspectives, knowledge, and trailblazing leadership, they will inspire us to reflect on our place on Earth, and to imagine and act for more just and sustainable futures.
The afternoon will begin in outer space with a glimpse of the spectacular Wisdome experience at Universeum, offering a zoomed-out view of our planet that frames our collective existence within a profound planetary perspective.
From there, we turn to the stories and wisdom of those who dedicate their lives to protect our only liveable place in space - the Earth - and its rainforests, rivers, biodiversity and climate: the very foundations for our well-being.
We are honoured to be guided on this journey by WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award 2025 winners Domingo Peas, Indigenous leader from Ecuador and President of the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance and Juan Pierre, a young global changemaker from Mauritius. They will be joined by Sara-Elvira Kuhmunen, President of the Sápmi youth organization Sáminuorra from Jokkmokk, Claudia Ituarte-Lima theme leader on human rights and environment at Raoul Wallenberg Institute together with Margareta Nilsson Senior Learning Officer at The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility (additional speakers tba).
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of why mutual learning across knowledge systems, regions, sectors, and generations is essential. Art, visual 3D experiences and music will weave these insights into a multi-sensory dialogue—helping us not only understand but also feel the profound link between our planet and ourselves. This will be a space for reflection, for becoming genuine allies of environmental frontline defenders, and for discovering new paths of collaboration.
Together, we will look ahead to the joint action needed at different levels to safeguard our only liveable home.
Organizers:
WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award, Focali network in collaboration with SIANI, Universeum , Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility, WWF Sweden and Raul Wallenberg Institute The event is part of the WIN WIN Award week read more abut the other events during the week here
Registration details:
This event is conducted in English and free of charge. Registration is required.
Participants will have the opportunity to stay an additional hour and experience Universeum, guided by their explainers, from 15:15 to 16:00. Seats in Wisdome are limited to 150 and the guided tour is limited to 60 people and thus offered to the first 60 who in the registration form express interest to take part of the tour.
Event page and registration:
To see more information about the speakers, the program and to register please visit the joint event page here
Contact:
For any questions about the event please contact Maria Ölund, Project manager Focali maria.olund@gu.se Phone: +46(0)31-786 92 22
Main times:
12.45 Registration by main entrance to Universeum and walk up to Wisdome
13.00 Event start in Wisdome (see event page for program and speakers more tba)
15.00 Event end and break
15.15 Optional guided tour at Universeum for max 60 people divided in groups
16.00 End at Universeum
The venue Wisdome at Universeum.
The event is held at the science centre Universeum in Wisdome - Sweden´s largest visualization dome with powerful new visualization technology, a gigantic spherical screen, and crystal-clear 8K resolution blur the line between spectator and experience. We will get a 15 min glimpse of this experience as the introduction to the journey.
How to get there:
The closest bus and tramstop is "Korsvägen" see travelplaner. Universeum is a big science center and it's a walk from the the main entrance to Wisdome so please be in time. If difficult to walk in stairs you will get assistance to the elevator if so, please indicate this in the registration form or any other accessibility needs you may have that we should know of.