Ati Quigua at the Global Gathering for Mother Earth Laws

Ati Quigua, a Colombian Indigenous leader, speaks at the 2020 Global Forum on the Rights of Nature about enshrining nature’s rights in Bogotá’s legal frameworks. She emphasizes water sovereignty, advocates for “eco-barrios” and “hydro-barrios”, and for strategic valuing of biocultural heritage, particularly in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Quigua calls for public policy rooted in Indigenous worldviews that links environmental justice with peacebuilding. Her message underscores Colombia’s unique approach to environmental governance that blends cosmovisions, law, and grassroots action for ecological and cultural restoration.