Yann Guignon
Yann Guignon is the President of the non-governmental organization Blessings Of The Forest – Gabon (BOTF-Gabon), which advocates for the protection of traditional knowledge and cultural expressions. He represented the organization during the 50th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in March 2025, where he emphasized the urgent need for an international treaty to safeguard ancestral knowledge and cultural practices from biopiracy and unregulated commercial exploitation.
Not in the pool (under ¢1).
Recent news mentions
Yann Guignon is the president of Blessings Of The Forest (BOTF) and a consultant specializing in intercultural mediation and sustainable development.
[Tribune] Iboga : le Gabon affirme sa souveraineté sur un patrimoine stratégique mondial – Gabonreview.com
Gabon· 2026-05-27
Yann Guignon represented Blessings of the Forest (BOTF) at the Aspen conference.
Ibogaïne : le Gabon défend sa souveraineté spirituelle et scientifique à la Conférence d’Aspen | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2025-11-09
Yann Guignon is the president of the NGO Blessings of the Forest-Gabon (BOTF-Gabon) and attended the ceremony for the new center.
Vers la construction d’un centre de désintoxication : Zita Oligui parie sur l’iboga pour soigner et réinsérer | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2025-08-06
Yann Guignon, president-founder of BOTF and Franco-Gabonese intercultural mediator, called for therapeutic and cultural co-evolution between Africa and the West.
Le Gabon s’invite à la conférence mondiale sur les sciences psychédéliques à Denver | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2025-06-21
Yann Guignon, the president of BOTF Gabon, led a delegation to the Denver Conference to represent the voices of partner communities.
Iboga : une plante médicinale qui porte l’âme du Gabon jusqu’aux USA | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2025-06-03
Yann Guignon is the president of BOTF who warns about the loss of Gabon's sovereignty over iboga.
Ibogaïne : le Texas débloque $ 50 millions – Le Gabon alerte sur un cas manifeste de biopiraterie | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2025-05-26
Yann Guignon is the founder and president of the NGO Blessings Of The Forest, dedicated to the conservation and promotion of Gabon's natural and cultural heritage.
[Tribune] Ibogaïne, CIA et prisonniers afro-américains : une sombre vérité que le Gabon ne peut plus ignorer | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2025-05-11Yann Guignon is from the Gabonese conservation group Blessings Of The Forest and highlights the economic potential of iboga.
Gabon longs to cash in on sacred hallucinogenic remedy
New Zealand· 2025-05-10
Yann Guignon is the President of BOTF-Gabon and emphasized the need for a treaty to protect traditional knowledge.
Propriété intellectuelle : BOTF-Gabon milite pour un traité international sur les savoirs ancestraux | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2025-03-24