On April 29th 2026, during the first international conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Just Fossil Fuel Transitions is co-organizing the parallel event “Between Amazon and Arctic: place-based just fossil fuel transitions away. A panel on geovisualization of yasunization multitudes“.
This forum will discuss the urgency of a just energy transition, analyzing the phase-out of fossil fuels from a contextualized perspective. Taking the Amazon and the Arctic as emblematic regions of transformation, the dialogue will transcend the local to explore “yasunization” as a global phenomenon of social mobilization generated by a multitude of grassroots initiatives. The role of geovisualization tools in mapping the multiple narratives driving this change will be explored. Through a panel of people from the worlds of research and activism, the tensions between extractive policies and community-based alternatives will be discussed, highlighting how visual data can strengthen political advocacy and environmental justice in the diverse territories shaping these transitions.
Location: Roque Morelli Auditorium, University of Magdalena, Santa Marta (Colombia) and online via ZOOM
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM local time GMT-5; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CEST
Language: Spanish with simultaneous translation into English
Keynote speakers
– Just place-based transitions: geovisualization and voices of territories, | Massimo De Marchi, Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Just Fossil Fuel Transitions, University of Padua
– Climate justice in the phase-out and repair of the Yasuní ITT | Esperanza Martínez, Acción Ecológica
– Gas Flaring activities and methane emissions: from the perspective of citizen action| Pablo Fajardo, Unión de Afectados y Afectadas por las Operaciones Petroleras de Texaco (UDAPT)
– What Transition? Not just substitution of fossil fuels | Melissa Moreano, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito Ecuador y Colectivo de Geografía Crítica
– Alternative territorial management: The Bioregional Plan of Cuencas Sagradas | Javier Felix, Fundación Pachamama
– The Yasuní initiative: a replicable virtuous practice for fossil fuels phase-out | Carlos Larrea Maldonado, Coordinator di Área Ambiente y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador; Stearing Committee of Fossil Fuel Treaty
– The challenges and opportunities of a just energy transition | Catalina Caro Galvis, Consejo Permanente para la Transición Energética Justa en Colombia; General Coordinator of CENSAT Agua Viva
– Energy Commons in Latin America| María José Guichay Álvarez, Water Sector Professional – Common Good of CENSAT Agua Viva
– The southern ecosocial and intercultural pact for a just transition | Liliana Buitrago, Pacto Ecosocial e Intercultural del Sur
– Beyond phase out, network of experiences from fossil free futures | Daniela Soto Hernandez, cofounder of RED-CFAL LAC Network for the Reduction of Fossil Fuels / Red para la Reducción de Combustibles Fósiles en América Latina y el Caribe, University of Sussex
– Threats and challenges of fossil fuel extractivism in the territories of Africa and Southeast Asia | Ignacio Arroniz Velasco, Senior Associate for Diplomacy of Earth Insight
– What a Just Transition away from fossil fuels in the Arctic could look like for Iñupiaq communities | Siqiñiq Maupin, Executive Director of Sovereign Inupiat for a Living Arctic (SILA)
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