TED-Ed An Indigenous leader on how to care for the planet

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From: TED Talks Daily - Thursday Nov 25, 2021 01:01 pm
An Indigenous leader on how to care for the planet
"Mother Earth is waiting for us to respect her."

Today's TED Talk

The forest is our teacher. It's time to respect it

8:03 minutes · Countdown Summit

For thousands of years, the Amazon rainforest has provided food, water and spiritual connection for its Indigenous inhabitants and the world. But the endless extraction of its natural resources by oil companies and others is destroying the lives of those who live there, says Waorani leader Nemonte Nenquimo, and threatening the overall stability of Earth's biosphere. In this powerful talk, she reminds us of the destruction that continues to happen to the world's largest tropical rainforest -- and demands respect for Mother Nature. "The forest is our teacher," she says. (In Spanish with subtitles.)

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