Uma Gota No Oceano: Part 1
Learn how our non-profit organization is supporting social movements through strategies to increase the empathy and solidarity of Brazilian society with socio-environmental causes.
By United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
Uma Gota No Oceano / A Drop In The Ocean
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We identify opportunities and establish bridges between leaders, socio-environmental organizations and opinion makers, expanding the discussion of relevant topics to present the perspective of traditional peoples in professional press coverage. Our purpose is to guarantee that policies of State consider the rights of these peoples to build a more aware, fair and sustainable future.
'To What End?'
To What End is a series of short videos created by Uma Gota No Oceano to recapture a sacred view of nature through the eyes of the people who inhabit the Tapajós Basin, in the Amazon river, Brazil.
The goal of the series is to foster reflection on the true objectives of pursuing an energy policy based on damming Brazilian rivers.
To What End? | The Appeal of Beka Munduruku (2019-10) by Uma Gota No OceanoUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
To What End? | The Appeal of Beka Munduruku
Beka Munduruku made an appeal to COP25 participants. She spoke of how her people have lived lately, surrounded by threats including illegal mining and theft of wood. Each day, new dangers arise for these people living in the heart of Latin America.
To What End? | Alessandra Munduruku sends a message to COP 24 (2018-10) by Uma Gota No OceanoUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
To What End? | Alessandra Munduruku Sends a Message to COP24
Alessandra Korap, leader of the Munduruku people, sent a virtual message to national and international authorities attending COP24 in Katowice, Poland. "The [Brazilian] Constitution says that the government has a duty to demarcate our territory”, concludes Alessandra.
To what end? | Sacred waterfalls (2017-10) by Uma Gota No OceanoUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
To What End? | Sacred Waterfalls
Directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, this video was shot in the basin of the Juruena River, in Mato Grosso, where the rivers that feed the largest and main water basins of the country are born. It is a sacred site and critical to the ecosystem of the entirety of Brazil.
To What End? | Demarcation is preservation (2021-04) by Uma Gota No OceanoUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
To What End? | Demarcation is Preservation
Directly from the Sawré Muybu village, the Munduruku people talk about the demarcation and preservation of their territory in the Tapajós River basin. "My fight as chief is not just for my future, it's for the future of all of us Brazilians," says chief Juarez Saw Munduruku.
To What End? | International support for the environment (2018-10) by Uma Gota No OceanoUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
To What End? | International Support for the Environment
Alessandra Munduruku expresses her gratitude for the international support that Brazilian indigenous people have received from all over the world. This video was recorded in the context of the electoral campaign for president of Brazil in 2018.
Indigenous peoples of different ethnicities from all regions of Brazil sent a statement to COP24, reporting how climate change disrupts their traditional way of life and how they act to mitigate these effects.
Among the damages of climate change is its impact on rivers and, consequently, on fish and vegetation that are essential for the survival of traditional peoples.
Brazilian indigenous leaders send a message to COP24 (2018-11) by Uma Gota No OceanoUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
Brazilian Indigenous Leaders Send a Message to COP24
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