The Forest Is Our Relative: A Journey into the Heart of the Endangered Amazon
Brazil has designated ten new indigenous territories, some of which are located in the Amazon. It is precisely these territories, where the rights of indigenous peoples are protected, that are among the healthiest parts of the region’s tropical rainforest.
Title: Les je náš příbuzný. Výprava do duše ohrožené Amazonie
Author: Jan Kaliba
Length (in minutes): 3:57
Original language: czech
Name of station which broadcast the program: Český rozhlas Radiožurnál (19. 12. 2025)
The rainforest is of global importance, but it is threatened with extinction because it is rapidly deteriorating due to industrial agriculture, mining, and other impacts of Western civilization.
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To find out why Indigenous peoples are the key to protecting the rainforest, we’re heading straight to the Amazon, where the UN Climate Change Conference has just concluded.
Indigenous peoples do not view the rainforest as a commodity from which to profit—on the contrary, they regard even the trees and rivers as their kin.
We will be presenting the project at Prix Bohemia Radio
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | listening session
Where: UP Arts Center, Univerzitní 3 | Theater Hall – 3rd Floor
Entrance: Free admission with accreditation
