Intended to address the alarming rate of deforestation worldwide, this series documents the efforts of indigenous peoples across the globe to find alternatives to exploitative and destructive forest practices.
This film examines a radical policy implemented by Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa: to leave Yasuni National Park’s oil in the ground and let the industrialized countries make a contribution to the preservation of the planet’s “green lungs.”
This film follows two young men fighting to preserve the Ecuadorean Amazon. One is a member of the indigenous Cofan tribe, sent to the US for a Western education as a child; the other is an American college student.
The authors of this volume explore the potential value and challenges of the Rights of Nature concept by examining legal theory, politics, and recent case studies.
