Anjan Sundaram: Meet our planet's hidden defenders

Meet our planet's hidden defenders

Las pequeñas comunidades indígenas representan solo el cinco por ciento de la población mundial, pero defienden el 80 por ciento de la biodiversidad que queda en la Tierra, dice el reportero de guerra Anjan Sundaram. Él pinta un cuadro de las embarcadas líneas ecológicas fronterizas de México, donde los héroes invisibles están luchando contra las corporaciones y los cárteles para salvar los últimos ecosistemas naturales de nuestro planeta.

Anjan Sundaram: Conoce a los defensores ocultos de nuestro planeta

Conoce a los defensores ocultos de nuestro planeta

Indigenous defenders, though only five percent of the global population, safeguard 80 percent of the planet’s remaining biodiversity. In Mexico and across Latin America, they face violence from cartels and multinational corporations while trying to save forests, mountains, and rivers. More than 1,700 defenders have been killed in the past decade, yet their struggles often go unnoticed. Their stories reveal a hidden war for our planet’s future, fought one ecosystem at a time.

Invisible Warriors Risk Everything To Protect Earth’s Last Wild Places

A hidden battle is raging across Latin America, where Indigenous communities—just five percent of the global population—protect 80 percent of the planet’s remaining biodiversity. In Mexico alone, over 1,700 environmental defenders have been killed in a decade, facing threats from corporations, governments, and violent cartels. These defenders blockade highways, risk imprisonment, and even arm themselves to safeguard forests, rivers, and rare wildlife. Their stories rarely make headlines, yet their courage sustains the natural world we all depend on.