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PART 1
The Mairie de Paris invited Grand Chief Raoni, the Watatakalu Yawalapiti cacique and the Yabuti and Paxton Metuktire caciques to the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The AFV took advantage of the occasion to organise, in partnership with the Alliance pour la Préservation des Forêts, a series of meetings with various media and political figures, including President Emmanuel Macron.
A KEY DISCUSSION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, CHRYSOULA ZACHAROPOULOU
On Friday 8 December, the Watatakalu cacique had the opportunity to meet the Secretary of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, and the team from the Secretary of State for Biodiversity, Sarah El Hairy, to discuss potential partnerships between the communities of Xingu and France.
MEETING WITH CHEF THIERRY MARX
The culinary world was once again in attendance. Cacique Watatakalu had the opportunity to meet chef Thierry Marx at his restaurant ONOR. During their meeting, Watatakalu and Thierry Marx discussed ways in which chefs can inspire sustainable change by promoting environmentally-friendly food consumption.
Photo: Jean-Philippe Rebotier
FRANCO-BRAZILIAN LUNCH AND NEW PROSPECTS FOR COOPERATION
On Saturday 9 December, the AFV organised a lunch attended by a large number of Brazilians living in France, including footballer Rai and actress Maria Fernanda Candidô, as well as business leaders and celebrities, including chef Alain Ducasse and Father Pedro, founder of the Akamasoa humanitarian organisation, which fights poverty in Madagascar.
MEETING WITH THE PRESS
The trip was also covered by the press. Raoni and Watatakalu were interviewed for Elle, France Info, TV5 Monde, France 24 and 20Minutes.
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The AFV would like to thank its partner, the Alliance pour la Préservation des Forêts. The Alliance for the Preservation of Forests is a group of companies committed to sustainable, traceable and environmentally-friendly raw materials. Our mission is to bring together in a single coalition all the players who make a living from the forest or whose activities have an impact on it, in order to support and invent management and cultivation methods that ensure its sustainable preservation. Convinced that everyone has a role to play in raising awareness and making progress, some forty companies have already joined this initiative, which brings together both large companies and smaller players driven by the same ambition to combat deforestation.
