The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky - Iseult Gillespie

Name: The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky - Iseult Gillespie
Uploaded: 2023-12-12T16:00:45.000Z
Duration: 10 min 37 s

The Importance of the Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon rainforest plays a crucial role in the ecosystem through its flying rivers, which are invisible yet essential for life on Earth.

The Concept of Flying Rivers

Flying rivers above the Amazon canopy carry 20 billion tons of water per day.

These aerial waterways bring rain, cooler temperatures, and humidity to South America.

Indigenous Efforts to Protect the Rainforest

The Wampís Nation in the Peruvian Amazon manages over 130,000 square kilometers of land.

They resist extractive industries like gold mining and oil extraction that threaten their way of life.

Conservation Efforts by the Wampís Nation

The Wampís prioritize collective land ownership and cultural preservation to protect the rainforest.

They actively defend natural systems against corporations that pose a threat.

Challenges Faced by Indigenous Communities

Indigenous groups like the Wampís face challenges from illegal activities such as gold mining and oil extraction on their lands.

Video description

Explore the Amazon rainforest’s flying rivers, and dig into why these invisible waterways are essential to life on Earth. -- The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon, exists between two rivers — but not in the way you might think. At ground level, the Amazon River and its tributaries weave their path. But above the canopy, bigger waterways are on the move. These flying rivers are almost invisible, but are essential to life on Earth. Iseult Gillespie explores how this crucial system keeps the rainforest alive. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, Otter Studios. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-largest-river-on-earth-is-actually-in-the-sky-iseult-gillespie Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-largest-river-on-earth-is-actually-in-the-sky-iseult-gillespie/digdeeper Animator's website: http://upamanyubhattacharyya.com Music: https://www.campstudio.co ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Roberto Chena, Oliver Koo, Luke Pisano, Andrea Gordon, Aleksandar Donev, Nicole Klau Ibarra, Jesse Lira, Ezekiel Raui, Petr Vacek, Dennis, Olivia Fu, Kari Teffeau, Cindy Lai, Rajath Durgada Manjunath, Dan Nguyen, Chin Beng Tan, Tom Boman, Karen Warner, Iryna Panasiuk, Aaron Torres, Eric Braun, Sonja Worzewski, Michael Clement, Adam Berry, Ghaith Tarawneh, Nathan Milford, Tomas Beckett, Alice Ice, Eric Berman, Kurt Paolo Sevillano, Jennifer Heald, Megulo Abebe, isolwi, Kate Sem, Ujjwal Dasu, Angel Alberici, Minh Quan Dinh, Sylvain, Terran Gimpel, Talia Sari, Katie McDowell, Allen, Mahina Knuckles, Charmaine Hanson, Thawsitt, Jezabel, Abdullah Abdulaziz, Xiao Yu, Melissa Suarez and Brian A. Dunn.