"Nature gives us everything for free," says Davi Kopenawa, Yanomami chief - "all that nature asks in return is that we protect it." In Children of the Land, Brazilian Indian leaders discuss their careful and sustainable use of the land. The forest provides indigenous people with food, medicine and supplies, and they know that they have to preserve these for future generations. This is reflected in their sustainable lifestyle; the Ashaninka calendar, for example, measures seasons by the reproductive cycles of plants and animals so as to keep these populations healthy. The Baniwa make woven baskets for sale in department stores, and the Ashaninka harvest Mumuru, a plant product used in the cosmetics industry, for sale. However, both groups make sure not to abuse their resources for these ventures, and use them as a vehicle for promoting their culture.
Amazon forest - lungs of the Earth - tipping point reached in September 2022.
In the last 20 years, 500 million hectares of forest eliminated.
27 million hectares of forest lost in 2020 alone!
However, wise words from a Yanomami chief.
"The conditions they are forced to live in are so drastically different from what their ancestors and spirituality dictate, it is detrimental to their mental health. They have a high suicide rate with over 517 Guarani people committing suicide since 1986." Data collected in 2014
Relatório: Dinamite Pura
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