Amazonia, the Heart of Mother Earth is much more than a film: it is the starting point of an international impact project led by the NGO Planète Amazone and its allies, aimed at protecting the Amazon, its peoples, the ecosystems essential to life on Earth, and, by extension, future generations of humanity and all forms of life.
Born in the heart of Indigenous territories in Brazil and nurtured by more than 35 years of cooperation with their most emblematic leaders, this project is guided by a strong conviction: education and intercultural dialogue are the keys to a truly future‑oriented ecological transition.
Through film screenings, gatherings, and educational programs implemented worldwide, the project takes concrete action to:
01. Foster a new generation of Guardians of the Earth, capable of acting both locally and globally;
02. Engage citizens, youth, and decision-makers;
03. Strengthen Indigenous peoples’ initiatives and their right to self-determination;
04. Advance the recognition of ecocide and the rights of nature.
We invite everyone to join this Alliance for Mother Earth to face, together, the great challenges that lie ahead for all of us.
Co-creating the World of Tomorrow with Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples have always maintained an intimate and sacred connection with their environment. Their worldview does not separate humans from nature, but places us all at the heart of a greater whole: Mother Earth. In their languages, rituals, knowledge, and ways of living with the natural world, a millennia-old wisdom is expressed—deeply ecological, universal, and more relevant than ever.
In the face of planetary crises, this vision is not a relic of the past: it is a compass for the future. It reminds us that we are interdependent, and that defending life on Earth requires recognizing the rights of those who have always protected it.
Amazonia, the Heart of Mother Earth was born from this conviction: it is time to put Indigenous Peoples back at the heart of global solutions. Because protecting their territories, their cultures, and their rights means protecting the vital balance of the living world.
Our initiative goes beyond raising awareness: it mobilizes, engages, and takes action. It highlights concrete solutions, emerging from the territories, rooted in traditional knowledge or born from collaborations yet to be built. It creates bridges, encourages knowledge sharing, and fosters new forms of collaboration between Indigenous Peoples and all those working towards a just ecological transition.
Amazonia, the Heart of Mother Earth offers a living and ambitious framework to put into practice what major international bodies increasingly acknowledge: there will be no climate victory, no preservation of biodiversity without cooperation with Indigenous Peoples. This project makes such cooperation possible, tangible, and beneficial for all.
Despite repeated promises of “zero deforestation,” the Amazon continues to shrink. In Brazil, other major ecosystems like the Cerrado and the Pantanal are collapsing. The Brazilian Congress is even attempting to impose the Marco Temporal, a legislative measure that could legally hand over millions of hectares of protected land to mining and agribusiness industries, in violation of the constitutional rights of Indigenous Peoples to the demarcation of their territories.
Since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, the involvement of the international community has played a key role in supporting the protection of Indigenous territories, notably through the demarcation of 47 million hectares. But this model of cooperation is crumbling. As Indigenous Peoples’ rights are being rolled back, international priorities are shifting toward the financialization of nature. Trade agreements such as the EU-Mercosur deal contradict climate commitments that have been made. A quiet abandonment is replacing the efforts of an entire generation.
Education: The Forgotten Lever for Climate Action, a Vital Issue for Indigenous Peoples
Education was identified as early as the 1990s as a central lever for ecological transition. Yet only 45% of school programs meaningfully address climate change—and often only superficially. This gap feeds eco-anxiety among young people and hampers their capacity to act.
For Indigenous Peoples, the lack of resources to implement differentiated education undermines their future. Without programs rooted in their cultural realities, young people drift away from their villages, losing their connection to language, knowledge, and responsibilities. The result: culture disintegrates, the link between Indigenous communities and their environment unravels, and the territories they protect become infinitely more vulnerable. This poses a direct threat to biodiversity, to intergenerational transmission, and to the sustainability of their ways of life.
Our Project: A Vision, an Alliance, Concrete Solutions
In the face of urgent challenges including ecological destruction, the rollback of Indigenous rights, and fragile educational systems, Amazonia, the Heart of Mother Earth was born. This international project connects schools and territories, Indigenous Peoples and civil society, ancestral wisdom and contemporary tools.
Supported by a global network of partners and Indigenous representatives from the Alliance of Guardians of Mother Nature, it unfolds through a manifesto film, an impact tour, educational resources, and numerous initiatives co-created with Indigenous Peoples and the traditional communities involved. At COP30 in Belém, we will present the first results as a starting point for long-term mobilization.
This momentum will lead, in 2027, to a Global Assembly of Guardians of the Earth. This gathering will lay the foundations for a just ecological transition strategy rooted in realities on the ground.
By weaving strong connections between cultures and continents, Amazonia, the Heart of Mother Earth asserts that another future is not only possible; it is necessary. But it can only be built if we unite our forces to create it.
