High technology to preserve old traditions: Chief Almir Surui & Rebecca Moore at TEDxBeloHorizonte
In 2008, the fight for land preservation of the Suruí people won an important and unusual ally: Google. Chief Almir Surui, the tribe's leader, and Rebecca Moore, Director of Google Earth Outreach, signed a cooperation agreement in which the indigenous people receive equipment and training so that they can share part of their history and their knowledge on the web. This marked a milestone, in which networked communication technologies began to be part of strengthening traditional cultural identities. Rebecca's personal work using Google Earth was instrumental in stopping the logging of more than a thousand acres of redwoods in her Santa Cruz Mountain community. Rebecca also initiated and leads the development of Google Earth Engine, a new technology platform that supports global-scale data-mining of satellite imagery for societal benefit.
Chief Almir uses high technology to preserve old traditions. Together with Rebecca Moore from Google, he has been changing the way his people -- the Suruis -- keep the Amazon rainforest alive. His work has repeatedly been called the best way forward if we all want to keep living on this planet. An environmentalist, political activist, and tribal chief, Almir Narayamoga Surui has been fighting to save both his Surui tribe (pronounced SOO-ROO-EE) and the Amazon rainforest for more than 20 years. Almir's efforts are credited with almost single-handedly bringing his tribe back from the brink of extinction. Most notably, his ability to bring his people together with Brazilian and international partners to make forests worth more alive than dead, has brought him recognition from around the world. In 2009, a leading Brazilian news magazine declared him one of Brazil's 100 most influential people. Additionally, Chief Almir is leading the very first Carbon Credit project on indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon.
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Brazil Tourism Sector | Tourism in Rondônia
Basilio Leandro Pereira de Oliveira, State Secretary for Tourism (SETUR), talks about the tourism sector in Rondônia and mentions some of the potentials of the state and the Amazon in general. He also discusses the possibilities of investment in this area.
Paleoterritório e biodiversidade - Rogério Oliveira. English Subtitles
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English subtitles added 1 October 2015. Click the icon for Subtitles/CC in the lower right corner of the video to view.