{"id":3057,"date":"2021-06-24T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersrebel.com\/?p=3057"},"modified":"2021-06-24T08:45:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T07:45:08","slug":"watch-interview-with-amazon-defender-alexandra-narvaez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersrebel.com\/watch-interview-with-amazon-defender-alexandra-narvaez\/","title":{"rendered":"<span>Watch: Interview with Amazon Defender Alexandra Narv\u00e1ez<\/span><span>Beth Pitts<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TwmQMdGuBMc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Beth Pitts<\/strong> interviews <strong>Alexandra Narv\u00e1ez<\/strong>, an indigenous Kof\u00e1n defender from Ecuador\u2019s northern Amazon region. Alexandra\u2019s community of Sinangoe is famous for winning a historic legal battle against gold mining in 2018, which protected 79,000 acres of mega-biodiverse primary rainforest and the headwaters of one of Ecuador\u2019s most important rivers. As the first woman to join her community\u2019s territorial guard, Alexa is a trailblazer. She is a friend and ally of Goldman 2020 prize winner Nemonte Nemquino and was profiled alongside her in Amazon Frontlines\u2019 recent piece,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazonfrontlines.org\/chronicles\/meet-seven-indigenous-women-western-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet Seven Indigenous Women Fighting for their Cultures &amp; Territories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Call to action<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See 1.06.40 in the video for how to support Alexa\u2019s struggle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To visit or support the tourism project email: alexandra.shamecco@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>Follow the community of Sinangoe on Facebook @comunidadsinangoe<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Beth Pitts<\/strong> has been working with indigenous communities in Ecuador since 2013, especially those defending their territories from extractivism. From these defenders, Beth learned that community-led eco-tourism enables them to protect threatened ecosystems and unique ways of life. This inspired her to write the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moon.com\/titles\/bethany-pitts\/moon-ecuador-the-gal%C3%A1pagos-islands\/9781631217180\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moon Guide to Ecuador &amp; The Galapagos Islands (2019)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the first international guidebook on Ecuador with a focus on ethical travel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beth is part of the Writers Rebel team, and is excited by the alchemic possibilities of uniting the two forces that give her the most hope for the future: indigenous nature defenders and Extinction Rebellion.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Beth Pitts interviews Alexandra Narv\u00e1ez, an indigenous Kof\u00e1n defender from Ecuador\u2019s northern Amazon region. 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