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Meet Our Planet’s Hidden Defenders | Anjan Sundaram | TED

Small Indigenous communities make up only five percent of the world’s population, but they defend 80 percent of the biodiversity that remains on Earth, says war reporter Anjan Sundaram. He paints a picture of Mexico’s embattled ecological frontlines, where invisible heroes are fighting corporations and cartels alike to save our planet’s last natural ecosystems. If…

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Small Indigenous communities make up only five percent of the world’s population, but they defend 80 percent of the biodiversity that remains on Earth, says war reporter Anjan Sundaram. He paints a picture of Mexico’s embattled ecological frontlines, where invisible heroes are fighting corporations and cartels alike to save our planet’s last natural ecosystems.

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  1. @kuriejones

    August 26, 2024 at 7:01 am

    First

    • @mattmaas5790

      August 26, 2024 at 7:05 am

      Bro so we’re the defenders of nature in mexico

  2. @alijah9367

    August 26, 2024 at 7:04 am

    Today marks my 45th day of watching a Tedtalk. I’ve enjoyed every part of the journey

  3. @toxicarrot89

    August 26, 2024 at 7:04 am

    More people need to know that GMOs, mining, and water privatization are used as a scapegoat for modern colonization. They don’t feed the world, they keep entire countries poor, hungry, and dependent.

  4. @EstherZememe

    August 26, 2024 at 7:06 am

    Thank you for this video! Now I have a new hobby of finding funny videos and sharing them with my friends✨

  5. @ZakFromOhio

    August 26, 2024 at 7:21 am

    You can devote your entire life to ecological sustainability and it would be dwarfed by a second of a billionaires space fetishism.

    • @davidtesler1198

      August 26, 2024 at 7:24 am

      If it wasn’t for space exploration we wouldn’t have the ability to see our planet and observe it so well

    • @TheMouseAvenger

      August 26, 2024 at 8:10 am

      Hey, don’t you talk smack about space exploration! >:-(

    • @thefoolishkat

      August 27, 2024 at 4:10 am

      I think they’re not bashing space exploration but how one billionaire has so much control over it

  6. @cheavifi1999

    August 26, 2024 at 7:24 am

    If the community has enough the ability, then the front line defender will be more strong.
    However, appreciate and dedicated to those warriors who had sacrificed their life for the future of our planet.🙏

  7. @Ananda-1376

    August 26, 2024 at 7:35 am

    People for rich destroy our beautiful nature and make it dirty !

    • @TheMouseAvenger

      August 26, 2024 at 8:12 am

      Except for Bill Gates! ❤️

  8. @sertemple

    August 26, 2024 at 7:36 am

    It’s either we invest OR get rid of the Electoral College and let We the People of the United States of America choose our own leaders!

    • @luca9309

      August 26, 2024 at 7:38 am

      Which unfortunately takes 2/3 of congressional support in each state in order to enact

    • @schimmelreiter1990

      August 26, 2024 at 7:40 am

      It would require a constitutional amendment, so it’s more something to work towards than something likely to happen any time soon I will invest for the tomorrow

    • @FadiBilal-yd4gv

      August 26, 2024 at 7:41 am

      whomsoever created the Electorate College was a whimp, certainly. Haha just cash 70k from crypto 💯

    • @jeanpaganini

      August 26, 2024 at 7:42 am

      RIGHT!
      Vote ALL Republicans out of office NOW and FOREVER!
      Bye-Bye Electoral College.

    • @carlagraucatala

      August 26, 2024 at 7:44 am

      I agree get rid of electoral college, how do crypto work pls?

  9. @gthakur17

    August 26, 2024 at 7:41 am

    somebody should also talk about the eco-terrorists as well

  10. @efeocampo

    August 26, 2024 at 8:08 am

    Our planet Earth does not “need” anyone, much less us insignificant human beings to “defend” it…
    It has gone thru different cycles throughout thousands of MILLIONS of years of existance: From active volcanoes everywhere to be completely covered by ice. From Pangea to its surface be split into different continents… Back and forth…
    WHOM do we think we are ???

    • @TheMouseAvenger

      August 26, 2024 at 8:09 am

      …..

      Are you for freaking real? 🤨

    • @mihaimoldo

      August 26, 2024 at 9:30 am

      You’re right
      We’re defending nature to protect ourselves otherwise we’ll go instinct . The planet doesn’t need our help, we need .

    • @BreatheManually

      August 26, 2024 at 11:02 am

      Yup earth will survive, we probably will as well, only the rich and powerful though.

    • @MaverickSoulz455

      August 27, 2024 at 10:20 am

      All we are is dust in the wind 😊

    • @efeocampo

      August 27, 2024 at 11:02 am

      @@MaverickSoulz455 💯%

  11. @chetthebee1322

    August 26, 2024 at 8:11 am

    Most of these “warriors” are financially back by various billionaires or government agencies who have it in their financial interests to support these terrorists (topple governments, confiscate land to sell to China, etc.). Who do you think gave them their weapons, vehicles, food, etc etc.

  12. @qow2427

    August 26, 2024 at 8:26 am

    Will predict the climate tomorrow with massive inaccuracy yet want us to believe with unquestioning fealty they are accurate about their predictions 10, 20, 50, 100 years from now!
    Wild!!

  13. @samuelzev4076

    August 26, 2024 at 9:12 am

    Fighting environmental damage from mini and other human activities with eco warriors is not enough. You have to address the root causes of why this problem exists in the first place, that is the increasing human population, this increases more demand on resources, therefore not having children or full sterilization will solve this environmental problems

    • @ozguryegin141

      August 28, 2024 at 9:29 am

      Demand on resources or demand on more profit? People dont need iron or gold to feed themselves

  14. @lisaglaze250

    August 26, 2024 at 9:35 am

    Thankyou to these amazing people preserving natures wonders so that maybe our children and grandchildren might be able to live and enjoy nature

  15. @vmwindustries

    August 26, 2024 at 9:51 am

    He has an interesting point of view. Also, the planet does need us badly! She is screaming for help right now! Specially as Canada and Russia Burn with forest fires that have been going for years!

  16. @VictoryNapitupulu

    August 26, 2024 at 5:03 pm

    We’re the planeteers, you can be one too, cause saving our planet is the thing to do!

  17. @ashokverma7501

    August 26, 2024 at 6:11 pm

    “throug development, into destruction”.. it is the modern mindset of Greed and Consumerism that is doing genocide and ecocide. Morality is being redefined by traders since the last 5 hundred years. Even Science has been redefined into submission to global consumerism.

  18. @CuriosityIgnited

    August 26, 2024 at 6:41 pm

    The bravery of these environmental defenders is truly humbling. It’s a stark reminder of the battles being fought every day to protect our planet, often at great personal risk.

  19. @brendatajik6150

    August 26, 2024 at 8:44 pm

    Such bold, brave people. Unfortunately, they are fighting a losing battle for this earth. I wish they knew that the Sovereign God will create a perfect New Earth after He cleanses this one. That is the truth and our only hope. ✝️

  20. @mohebalikalani2115

    August 27, 2024 at 2:36 am

    thank you, using jet plasma method, New energy from sea will change soon, there are other source of energy that with international cooperation in coastline we can reduce global warming, sea is huge source of energy, further more we can prevent these phenomena like cyclone and flood and wildfire by using this hot seasonal atmospheric condition, recent years in summer, geothermal energy happens in surface of coastline, there are many countries in coastline with seasonal hot weather and water condition, in sum-up, by using this energy not only is economical but also reduce global warming in countries like Japan, China, India, Mediterranean countries, Iran, Brazil, Mexico, Us, Canada, (Africa and Arabian countries….) . I invented new method base on air pressure rules and quantum physics ionization sea water minerals in strong dynamic magnet bases on paramagnetic and diamagnetic particle and electrical field and electric chemical reactions as major part of fuel (more than 50%) for producing electricity and fresh water and fertilizer. 7 methods for reducing global warming I mentioned in my profile.

  21. @mariaantoniettamontella9173

    August 27, 2024 at 3:24 am

    dont’ stop.

  22. @Ren-1979

    August 27, 2024 at 4:51 am

    Just stop struggling. We humans are doomed to extinguish ourselves out of greed. Just accept it, and if you want to do something, stop procreating to bring about the end faster.

  23. @iskillmind

    August 27, 2024 at 8:56 am

    Thank you! Your Sharing Amazing ❤

  24. @sgt.grambo7364

    August 28, 2024 at 5:29 am

    Don’t illegally block roads or I will not care when others break the law against you. FAFO

  25. @zooneyl2248

    August 29, 2024 at 8:36 am

    👏👏👏

  26. @kenromaine2387

    August 29, 2024 at 5:45 pm

    TED just patting itself on its own back. People blocking road to other can not get to work or the hospital are not help the cause.

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