Hiparidi Top Tiro

Hiparidi Top Tiro is an indigenous leader of the A’uwẽ-Xavante people from the Sangradouro Indigenous Territory in Mato Grosso and General Coordinator of Rede Cerrado. A geographer and advocate for the territories and peoples of the Cerrado for decades, his career combines indigenous mobilization, public policy advocacy, and socio-environmental work at the national and international levels. He has participated in key coordination forums and global agendas on climate, biodiversity, and combating desertification, bringing to these forums the defense of the Cerrado, territorial rights, ancestral knowledge, and the leading role of Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities. Its work helps affirm the Cerrado as a strategic territory for water security, biodiversity conservation, and addressing the climate crisis.

Drawing on practical experiences from the IKI-funded Networks4conservation project, Hiparidi will share examples of community-led approaches that contribute to the protection of the Cerrado and other key Brazilian ecosystems while strengthening the resilience and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Communities facing the impacts of climate change.