The Gomaluku Podcast

Today's episode is a short clip from the indigenous team that's involved in the Article 6 negotiations at COP26 in Glasgow. This was after we did a debrief and sat around to talk off the record about the negotiations. I love chats like these as they're opportunities to dive deep, share insight and share knowledge. You'll also hear Frank Ettawageshik (Executive Director of the United Tribes of Mich...

In this episode I share my own thoughts on who left the Bonn climate negotiations called SB56 with a bitter aftertaste or sweet aftertaste. You'll hear how I rate the experiences of the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage, City of Bonn, Observers, Egypt as the COP27 Presidency, Farmers, Oceans, Marriott, German Public Transportation and others. Enjoy the episode and let me know which you agree wit...

My friends, in this episode I think out loud about the Bonn climate change negotiations leading up to COP27. I recorded it whilst the closing plenary was ongoing, but couldn't wait to process it all. So you'll hear what I'm hoping to do in relation to the Article 6 carbon market mechanism, my thoughts on some of the key players at the table, and examples about how Indigenous Peoples have worked on...

My friends, today's episode is a clip from my speech at a panel on participation of Indigenous Peoples and civil-society in climate negotiations. In this event organised by the UN Office of the High-Commissioner on Human Rights, like any other event, I tried to give as much value to people. I didn't write anything in advance. This is the only preparation I did: I took into account that the event w...

What's up podcast listeners. Today's episode is particular for indigenous youth, as most people like myself provide advice with youth in the back of their mind. On this chat I'm doing it with having youth in the front of it. My contribution to this panel is about how you can easily advocate for climate justice, indigenous justice and more not with fancy words or graphs, but simply with what you ha...

This episode is a conversation I had with a delegate from an indigenous organisation in Latin-America at the climate change summit in Glasgow, COP26. He and many delegates that wanted to make themselves valuable to the movement ask me to sit down with them and give a rundown of the Article 6 game, and where I need them. Pay attention to how I try to continuously make the super technical negotiatio...

Today's episode is a clip from my drop-in comments during a side event organised to discuss the 30 x 30 initiative for governments to designate 30% of our planet's land and ocean area as protected areas by 2030. The initiative is what many Indigenous Peoples nowadays describe as fortress conservation, or simply another land grabbing exercise. Because its circumventing - or removing - Indigenous Pe...

On this episode I sit down with Johnson Cerda to discuss the recent debates that happened at FWG7 in Bonn, Germany. We talk about why local communities shouldn't be completely removed from the platform, whether or not technical dialogues on the global stocktake could actually be a distraction and take away from everything else happening. We also reflect on the IPCC report with stark language on de...

This is a short 1 hour briefing I did for the Pacific region as an "inside baseball" briefing about the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform within the UNFCCC climate negotiations. There is some technical detail, but much of it is relevant to any non-experts who want to know more about what's going on behind the scenes in the climate change branch of the UN and how they can influence...

This special podcast episode looks into the lives of Indigenous Peoples who have experienced war and militarism. Jocelyn Ting-Hui Hung Chien and I provide the context and updates on the impacts of the war in Ukraine; share messages from Indigenous Peoples on the ground in both countries and we're joined by a panel of indigenous representatives from around the world to help you make sense of all th...

Critical thinker Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn (Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa) is a human rights and environmental activist from Aotearoa - New Zealand, and former negotiator for Ngāti Kuri Historical Treaty claims settlement with the Crown. She recently completed her responsibilities as Senior Indigenous and Minorities Fellow to the OHCHR at the Pacific regional office.

On today's episode of the podcast you'll hear my segment during a webinar organized by CIEL where I get to talk about how the carbon market as it was introduced would become a threat to the rights and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and how promoting and protecting human rights and the rights of Indigenous Peoples equals climate ambition. Enjoy!

You were probably asleep by the time my day 3 of COP26 came to an end. I was too! But that didn't stop me from recording it for you all after midnight. I'm sure you'll find value in the tiny nuggets of wisdom and tactics in my daily debriefs. What did you think about this one? Did you find any gems I might have missed? Let me know what your thoughts are on Twitter @gomaluku or on Instagram if that...

On this episode you'll hear a late night debrief after day 2 of COP26. Tomohiro Harada and I discuss the panel meeting with the COP president, what it's like to be part of such an important event and ensuring that human rights and the rights of Indigenous Peoples do not become bargaining chips in the negotiations. Enjoy!

On this episode my good friend Dr. Johanna "Jo" Havemann stopped by, met her when she was working with IPACC and helping out at the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus in 2010-ish. She's a trainer & consultant in Open Science Communication with a background in Evolution and Developmental Biology. Her work experience is super expansive, it covers NGOs, a science startup and international institution...

In today's episode, we discuss the first day of COP26, which got off to a hectic start with people trying to get into the venue whilst the World Leaders Summit was happening. Tomohiro Harada, Iniquilipi Chiari, and I shared insights into what transpired within the UNFCCC negotations zone. Enjoy! 

Welcome back to a new episode of the podcast where we talk about climate change and everything else that's important in the world of climate change negotiations. On this episode we're going to do a brief overview of all the key figures at COP26 so that you can follow along with the actions of Indigenous Peoples as well as get a sense for who is talking on behalf of our planet. Enjoy!

On today's episode I sit down with Minnie Degawan to talk about nature-based solutions. Nature-based solutions are often thought of as the best way to deal with environmental problems, but what exactly is a nature-based solution and what's the catch? Nature-based solutions should focus on preserving and restoring natural ecosystems rather than removing the guardians of these ecosystems from their...

Today's episode is a recording of a countdown series that I did with TV Indigena in the days running up to COP26. We spoke in Spanglish to bring  as many people from all over the indigenous world up to speed on what Indigenous Peoples wanted to see come out of the climate conference held in Glasgow. Enjoy!

Multilateralism is under duress, so on today's episode I discuss with H.E. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces and Professor James Anaya whether the UN's new social contract will save multilateralism. What's also interesting is whether multilateralsim can be expanded to also include Indigenous Peoples and Nations. What do you think?

Today's episode is a recording of a countdown series that I did with TV Indigena in the days running up to COP26. We spoke in Spanglish to bring as many people from all over the indigenous world up to speed on what COP26 is....and maybe more importantly why people should care about what's being discussed and decided in the "blue zone". Enjoy!

My friends, today's episode is a special video message I recorded upon the request of the indigenous villagers from Marafenfen on the island of Aru in the south of Maluku. The villagers were applicants in the court case held on November 17, 2021  of the Marafenfen community vs. the provincial government of Indonesia and the Indonesian navy. After the unfavourable verdict of the Dobo District...

Today's episode is about the UN Secretary General's new social contract. I talked about it with Professor James Anaya and H.E. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces listen to understand what was wrong with the old one and how a new one should be created.

In an attempt to make to making COP26 both inclusive and COVID-19 safe, the UK Government has instituted measures. In this first episode counting down to COP26 I talked about it with Iniquilipi Chiari, and Jocabed Solano on what rules they have to follow.

Today's episode is a conversation I had with Jacob Bryan Aki or Ka'omaka if you want to call him by his Hawaiian name. You'll enjoy this episode as we went through his young but already distinguished career. He has tasted so many thing at such a young age that I think it's super inspiring for others to start trying out stuff to find what they love to do. These are the questions he answered: What a...