Happy International Mother Earth Day!

Indigenous peoples are on the frontlines of climate action.

International Mother Earth Day is a moment to encourage each other to live in harmony with nature and the Earth as our common home. To celebrate, read about and learn from indigenous peoples on the frontlines of climate action.

Take a moment on this page to hear some of their voices, and find out more about their solutions to sustain biodiversity, ecosystems and a livable climate.

Start with a global overview of indigenous peoples, and 10 things we all should know.

Meet the winners of the Equator Prize, and watch how community and indigenous initiatives around the world are restoring relationships with nature. Listen to a joint statement on global crisis and local solutions.

What do indigenous youth have to say about our Earth? Archana Soreng, a climate activist and youth advisor to the UN Secretary-General, weighs in on how we need to love nature as we love ourselves. Read her remarks to the US Leadership Summit on Climate.

With young women all over the world taking the lead on climate action, Xiye Bastida, a young indigenous woman from Mexico, describes how she became an activist for climate justice.