‘Time is water’: A cross-border Indigenous alliance works to save the Amazon
By Francesc Badia I Dalmases
Mongabay
December 23, 2024
A transboundary Indigenous peoples’ alliance has been working in Ecuador and Peru to protect the Amazon Basin in the face of climate change impacts.
Indigenous people, who have sacred connections with the Amazon River, are suffering the consequences of wildfires, extreme heat and drought, which have deeply affected water levels across the basin.
The Sacred Headwaters Alliance is focusing on climate mitigation and adaptation, as well as on teaching younger generations to resist against the destruction of the Amazon.