This is a conversation with Johnson Cerda. I met Johnson in 2015 at COP21 in Paris became good friends and worked with him on climate issues ever since. He’s considered by many as the indigenous legal expert for Latin America when it comes to climate negotiations, he is very observant, critical and self aware.
Johnson has many interesting hats on, one fo which i being the host of "Good Morning Johnson" on https://www.facebook.com/limoncocha where he interviews indigenous reps in environment related meetings, his videos are both informative, entertaining, short and sweet.
For Spanish content check out his blog http://johnsonamazonia.blogspot.com/.
He documents a lot of his work, so definitely a person you want to follow. I hope you enjoy the podcast and connect with @jcerdalimon on Twitter.
Timestamps:
[00:07:09] My community is why I’m engaged in this process
[00:14:17] “Who do you represent?” Johnson dealing with frustrating people.
[00:24:01] Mentoring indigenous representatives is what we need to do.
[00:30:22] Johnson has a popular FB show, his brother still doesn’t know what he does.
[00:39:42] Balancing his work for the community, Conservation International, and the family.
[00:45:31] Johnson’s legacy: His son Joel Cerda
[00:48:18] The biggest lesson Johnson learned in international processes
[00:52:40] “Don’t cry if I die, because I have achieved what I wanted to achieve”
[00:56:20] Coming into this arena as a victim is a mistake
