Conserving what's left, renewal, growing new ones, and hearing from the many peoples facing loss of their communities due to the mismanagement and exploitation of forests this special collection gets its start with the launch of the Global Forest Watch (GFW)
GFW is a project where the World Resource Institute brought together fourteen major sponsors, including Rebecca Moore of Google Earth who pioneered the use of mapping to protect our lands and people, enables our citizens to participate in and benefit from an "open data approach in putting decision-relevant information in the hands of governments, companies, NGOs, and the public."
Related special collection on Earthsayers.tv is Biodiversity, Rights of Mother Earth, and the sustainability champion, Julia Butterfly.
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Domingo Peas is the community leader of the Sharamentsa, Achuar Territory, Ecuador, South Am |
Domingo Peas, an Achuar community leader from Ecuador, stresses the critical need for humanity to respect the forest. He explains that the forest embodies the entire ecosystem and is a source of power, sustained by ancestral energy. The Achuar fight to defend it, recognizing its importance for all humanity and future generations. This interview was conducted in February 2013 by Barry Heidt of Sustainability Action Media, with assistance from EarthSayers.tv and Pachamama Alliance. EarthSayers Barry Heidt; Domingo Peas |