A journey with environmental defenders - from personal to planetary scales

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.