Brazil Reimagined? Nature Now Has Rights Too!
b"When talking about the reconstruction and reimagination of national environmental policies, Guajara-Mirim, a small border town located in what is perceived to be Brazil\\u2019s periphery, might seem of minor importance. Yet, it was precisely in this place that history was written in the beginning of March, when a public hearing was organised to recognise the rights of the Laj\\xe9 River. \\n\\nThereby, Guajara-Mirim became the first municipality in the entire Brazilian Amazon to recognise the Rights of Nature \\u2013 independently from human interests. \\n\\nA decision with mayor consequences for the local indigenous communities, whose life depends on the wellbeing of the rivers. And a small victory for nature, who already got her rights recognised the past years in other Latin American countries (Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia). \\n\\nThis episode takes you back to the preparations of this important public hearing, organised by the COMVIDA Committee in collaboration with local communities, and features the voices of those who continue to fight for life in the Amazon across Brazil and Bolivia, despite the difficulties. \\n\\n Interviews with: \\n\\u2022\\tVanessa Hasson, (lawyer specialised in the rights of nature, founder NGO MAPAS). \\n\\u2022\\tIremar Antonio Ferreira (project coordinator COMVIDA, member FMCJS, environmental activist)\\n\\u2022\\tErlan Dom\\xednguez (representative OCMA, Guayaramerin, Bolivia)\\n\\u2022\\tElivar Karitiana, leader Karitiana-people \\n\\nPresentation and editing: Nadine Vermeulen \\n\\nMusic included in this episode: \\n\\n\\u2022\\tUm Sonho by Na\\xe7ao Zumbi; \\n\\u2022\\tApagar o Apag\\xe3o de Consienci\\xe2, by Iremar Antionio Ferreira \\n\\u2022\\tAmazonas by Kala Marka \\n\\nDubbing and translation: Gustavo Caperutto Da Mota; Ani Deal; and Parker Deal \\nExtracts included from the public hearing about the rights of the Laj\\xe9 river in Guajara-Mirim on March 2nd, 2023. \\nMedia extracts: The Rights of Nature a Global Movement (Documentary), Belo Monte dam dries up Xingu river's Big Bend, Indigenous communities and residents say (Mongabay, 2021)."