Lynne Twist, Atossa Soltani & Franco Viteri With a Message From the Amazon | Bioneers
Bioneers | Published: October 27, 2017 Environmental EducationIndigeneityJustice Video
Lynne Twist, Co-founder of The Pachamama Alliance, Atossa Soltani, the Executive Director of Amazon Watch, and Franco Viteri, President of the Governing Body of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (GONAE), share the situation of the Ecuadorian Amazon and the indigenous people who inhabit it.
“Four percent of the population are the guardians of eighty percent of the world’s biodiversity. And that is no coincidence.” -Atossa Soltani
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