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At the UN Biodiversity Summit, Indigenous peoples demand respect for their rights and funding to continue conserving vital ecosystems for planetary health.

As nearly 200 countries struggle to negotiate a new plan for nature conservation at the United Nations’ Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, Canada, known as COP15, Indigenous-led guardian programs in Canada may offer tangible successes in protecting crucial lands and waterways.

At COP15, Jennifer Tauli Corpuz (Kankana-ey Igorot) and Stanley Kimaren Ole Riamit (Maasai) share: “In the UN negotiations, Indigenous Peoples are not just stakeholders. Instead, we are rights holders. There has been ample conversation about how the tropical forests and peatlands present both climate and biodiversity solutions. These are our lands that contain these carbon sinks and are teeming with life.”

At the UN biodiversity conference, Indigenous leaders fight to be included in 30x30 talks.

Following an award-winning film festival run, season one of Reciprocity Project is now streaming for free on Reciprocity.org and REI's YouTube Channel.

Gabriel Teodros, host of the Early Show on KEXP, sat down and talked with Rosa Marina Flores Cruz about her work as an activist. Rosa is featured in a new mural at KEXP's Gathering Space, as part of Thriving Peoples. Thriving Places. - a partnership from Nia Tero and Amplifier design lab.