Nemonte Nenquimo
Indigenous Leader | Amazon Defender & Environmental Activist
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Nemonte Nenquimo is an Indigenous leader and environmental activist from the Ecuadorian Amazon. As the co-founder of the Ceibo Alliance, she has spearheaded efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest and the rights of Indigenous communities.
Nenquimo successfully led a lawsuit that halted oil drilling in her ancestral lands, earning her the 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize. Her powerful speeches have amplified the voices of Indigenous stewards on the global stage, advocating for sustainable, community-led conservation to safeguard the lungs of the Earth.
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The forest is our teacher. It's time to respect it
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. (Filmed in Ecuador by director Tom Laffay and associate producer Emily Wright, in collaboration with Amazon Frontlines. In Spanish with subtitles.)
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