Meet our planet's hidden defenders | Anjan Sundaram

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🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Small Indigenous communities make up only five percent of the world's population, but they defend 80 percent of the biodiversity that remains on Earth, says war reporter Anjan Sundaram. He paints a picture of Mexico's embattled ecological frontlines, where invisible heroes are fighting corporations and cartels alike to save our planet's last natural ecosystems.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily,
0:10.0	where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:15.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:17.0	Today, a war reporter who is covering an ongoing conflict that affects us all,
0:22.0	the fight for environmental conservation.
0:25.0	It's being fought by people around the world,
0:27.1	often unseen and unknown, who are battling for the future of our planet. Anjan Sundaram is on the front lines of this conflict
0:36.0	and shares its stakes and its heroes coming up after a break.
0:40.0	These days we we're surrounded by photo editing programs.
0:46.0	Have you ever wondered what something or someone actually looks like under all the manipulation?
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0:55.0	Atlanta about finding true beauty in a sea of artificial images. I'm so excited to
1:00.8	share the stage with all the amazing speakers of the Ted Next conference
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1:13.5	And now our TED Talk of the Day.
1:17.0	I'm here to tell you about some of the most vital heroes of our time.
1:22.6	They fight a hidden war across our world
1:25.9	that will define our future.
1:28.6	They battle on behalf of us all
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