A love story and a battle cry in the Ecuadorian rainforest
Nemonte Nenquimo is an indigenous leader who fought back against the oil giants
Lives Less Ordinary · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Nemonte Nenquimo’s passion for her rainforest home, and her love for an unlikely man, propelled her to achieve an historic victory for indigenous people in Ecuador. She took the national government to court to protect 500,000 acres of rainforest from destruction by the oil industry.
Nemonte and her husband Mitch Anderson have written a book together called We Will Not Be Saved: A Memoir of Hope and Resistance in the Amazon Rainforest.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: May Cameron Voiceover: Cecilia Cruz
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