A love story and a battle cry in the Ecuadorian rainforest

Update: 2024-09-22

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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

Get in touch: liveslessordinary@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp: 0044 330 678 2784

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A love story and a battle cry in the Ecuadorian rainforest

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A love story and a battle cry in the Ecuadorian rainforest

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A love story and a battle cry in the Ecuadorian rainforest