To Protect Our Planet’s Resources, Look No Further Than Indigenous Peoples

1.0Ecosystem Marketplacehttps://www.ecosystemmarketplace.comTo Protect Our Planet’s Resources, Look No Further Than Indigenous Peoples - Ecosystem Marketplacerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eDmVrn2eV9"><a href="https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/protect-planets-resources-look-no-indigenous-peoples/">To Protect Our Planet’s Resources, Look No Further Than Indigenous Peoples</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/protect-planets-resources-look-no-indigenous-peoples/embed/#?secret=eDmVrn2eV9" width="600" height="338" title="“To Protect Our Planet’s Resources, Look No Further Than Indigenous Peoples” — Ecosystem Marketplace" data-secret="eDmVrn2eV9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Yawanawa3.jpg211211Tata Yawanawa was a spiritual leader of Brazil's Yawanawa indigenous people championing conservation and sustainability while maintaining cultural and spiritual traditions. He passed away in December at the age of 103. Here, Forest Trends' President Michael Jenkins reflects on his life and legacy.