1.1_Action Needed Toward Iboga Sustainability_Yann Guignon

Activist Yann Guignon, founder and co-director of Blessings of the Forest iboga conservation charity, promotes sustainability efforts about iboga and the traditional pygmy peoples of Gabon who use this cultural and spiritual plant resource. In this episode, we discuss international law surrounding iboga such as the Nagoya Protocol; the ethics and responsibility involved with iboga consumption; what role the iboga tree’s fruits play or could play; the historical and cultural relations between iboga in the West and traditional users; the need to think about iboga as part of a complete system that requires many things to work in concert for iboga to flourish; and instead of Westerners trying to reinvent the wheel, so to speak, by imposing their ways upon iboga use and best practices, Yann stresses the importance of learning from ancient peoples and their worldview. Thank you again Yann for blessing the Iboganautics podcast as its first guest. To find out more about Yann and his charity and/or to make a donation, visit his website at (https://www.blessingsoftheforest.org). After our conversation, Yann recommended this documentary to me by Josh Ponte, "Gabon, the Last Dance" (2009) (https://vimeo.com/98326702), where you can catch a glimpse of Gabonese culture and traditions in general, in addition to the pygmies that have likely been consuming iboga for thousands of years. Also, visit my Podcast Supplements article regarding afterthoughts of Yann and I's conversation (https://amhouot.com/18-ep1_action-needed-toward-iboga-sustainability_yann-guignon/).

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