Webinar: Seeking a Better Future for the Amazon and the Congo

How can we secure a better future for the Amazon, the Congo, and the planet we all share? In this webinar, Sam Muller leads a powerful conversation with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka and Dr. Fernando Trujillo, two leading voices working on the front lines of conservation and community-driven climate solutions. Climate change is both global and local—yet global strategies often overlook the realities of people living closest to the ecosystems we most need to protect. The Amazon and Congo River Basins are critical to planetary stability, but decades of top-down approaches have failed to deliver lasting results. This discussion highlights new, bottom-up models emerging from both regions—approaches that integrate: community-led governance strong and accountable local institutions sustainable economic development conservation grounded in justice and rule of law Together, the speakers explore how these foundations can create real, durable change—and why the future of these Basins is inseparable from our collective future. 📅 Recorded on: December 9 🎙️ Speakers: Sam Muller Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka Dr. Fernando Trujillo