Anjan Sundaram: Meet our planet's hidden defenders

Meet our planet's hidden defenders

Les petites communautés autochtones ne représentent que 5% de la population mondiale, mais elles défendent 80% de la biodiversité restante sur Terre, affirme le reporter de guerre Anjan Sundaram. Il dépeint la réalité des lignes de front écologiques du Mexique, où des héros invisibles luttent contre des entreprises et des cartels pour sauver les derniers écosystèmes naturels de notre planète.

Anjan Sundaram: À la rencontre des défenseurs cachés de notre planète

À la rencontre des défenseurs cachés de notre planète

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.