02.05.2024, NB-U.31c & Zoom Vanda Witoto (Brazil) The indigenous knowledge as a life concept and an approach to tackle climate change Vanda is born and raised on the banks of the Solimões River in the Brazilian Amazon. She embodies the spirit of her people, the Witoto, who revere ants as a symbol of resilience, hard work and community. She is contributing to revive the ancestral knowledge of ancient indigenous medicine, acknowledging the healing properties of the forest.