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8 things to do on Mother Earth Day! ¡Hoy es el Día Internacional de la Madre Tierra!
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** Today is International Mother Earth Day!
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The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22,1970, in the United States. Then, there were no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect our environment. Wisconsin Senator (D) Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day to put the environment onto the national agenda. Since 1970, when 20 million Americans demonstrated in different U.S. cities, Earth Day is celebrated around the world. In 2009, it was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as an international day.

Every day is Earth Day on Indigenous lands! It is no coincidence that when the World Wildlife Fund listed the top 200 areas with the highest and most threatened biodiversity, 95% were in Indigenous territories. It is estimated that Indigenous territories contain 80% of the earth’s biodiversity and Indigenous lands also hold unquantified megatons of sequestered carbon as 11% of the planet’s forests are under Indigenous guardianship and stewarded through their ancestral knowledge. Indigenous Peoples continue to call for a shift in mainstream consciousness and to honor and deepen the relationship we hold with Mother Earth. Support Indigenous-led solutions. Today and every day!


** ¡Hoy es el Día Internacional de la Madre Tierra!
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El primer Día de la Tierra se celebró el 22 de abril de 1970 en Estados Unidos. Entonces no existían mecanismos legales o regulatorios para proteger nuestro medio ambiente. El senador (D) de Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, creó el Día de la Tierra para incluir el medio ambiente en la agenda nacional. Desde 1970, cuando 20 millones de estadounidenses se manifestaron en diferentes ciudades de Estados Unidos, el Día de la Tierra se celebra en todo el mundo. En 2009, fue proclamado por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas como día internacional.

¡Todos los días son Día de la Tierra!
No es coincidencia que cuando el Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza enumeró las 200 áreas con mayor biodiversidad y más amenazadas, el 95% estuviera en territorios Indígenas. Se estima que los territorios Indígenas contienen el 80% de la biodiversidad de la Tierra y las tierras Indígenas también contienen megatones no cuantificados de carbono secuestrado, ya que el 11% de los bosques del planeta están bajo tutela Indígena y gestionados a través de sus conocimientos ancestrales. Los Pueblos Indígenas continúan pidiendo un cambio en la conciencia general y honrando y profundizando la relación que mantenemos con la Madre Tierra. Apoya soluciones lideradas por Indígenas. ¡Hoy y todos los días!


** 8 Things to do on
Mother Earth Day!
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** 1. Watch "Mama Quota Is In Danger"
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In the South American highlands, 3,800 meters above sea level, is Lake Titicaca, a vast body of water shared by Bolivia and Peru. In recent years, threats to Titicaca (also known as Mama Qota by the Indigenous Peoples in the region) have increased: climate change and pollution have turned it into a lake at risk.


** Vea el documental "Mama Qota está en riesgo"
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En el altiplano sudamericano, a 3 mil 800 metros sobre el nivel del mar, se encuentra el lago Titicaca, un enorme cuerpo de agua compartido por Bolivia y Perú. En los últimos años las amenazas hacia el Titicaca (también conocido como Mama Qota por los Pueblos Indígenas de la región) han incrementado: el cambio climático y la contaminación lo han convertido en un lago en riesgo.

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Mama Qota está en riesgo: corazón de agua ([link removed])
¡Te invitamos a conocer más sobre este tema en el episodio 1 de la serie “Mama Qota está en riesgo”!

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Mama Qota está en riesgo: flores del lago ([link removed])
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** 2. Combat the Climate crisis with Rising Hearts Organization and Run a Virtual 5k
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Get involved and run to raise funds for Rising Hearts Organization's annual Earth Day 5k. This Indigenous-led non-profit organization demands accountability to progress towards reducing our carbon footprint, reducing fast fashion consumption, increasing recycling, composting, and more. To participate, sign up here ([link removed]) .
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** 3. Listen to Land Defenders of Namibia - Infinity Radio ([link removed])
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In this podcast, we hear from residents of Bwabwata in Namibia who discuss the land defense of the !Xun and Khwe people of the region in Namibia in the Okavango Delta that was known as the Caprivi Strip.
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** 4. Listen to Land Defense in Bwabwata ([link removed])
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Delve into conversations with residents of Bwabwata, Namibia as they discuss the ongoing land defense efforts by the !Xun and Khwe communities in the Okavango Delta, which is formerly known as the Caprivi Strip, within Namibia.
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** 5. Escuche el Día Internacional de la Madre Tierra ([link removed])
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El Día Internacional de la Madre Tierra, que se conmemora el 22 de abril de cada año, fue proclamado por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en el 2009 con el objetivo de reconocer que “la Tierra y sus ecosistemas son nuestro hogar”, así como recordar que es necesario “alcanzar un justo equilibrio entre las necesidades económicas, sociales y ambientales de las generaciones presentes y futuras”; este día brinda también la oportunidad de generar conciencia “acerca de los problemas que afectan a la Tierra y a las diferentes formas de vida que en ella se desarrollan”.
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** 6. Listen to Many Voices, One Message - Traditional Knowledge Protects Mother Earth! ([link removed])

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Humanity’s impact on the world’s ecosystems and natural resources has brought us to a turning point. If there is no intervention, the planet faces the mass extinction of up to one million plant and animal species due to pollution, habitat loss, and climate change.
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** 7. Listen to Shannon Foster on Land Management Practices ([link removed])

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Shannon Foster, a Sydney D'harawal Knowledge Keeper, speaks about how traditional burning practices can help prevent massive destruction.
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