“We touched down in Crescent City; Jazz, blues, and me; Oceans rising higher and higher; As the Arctic melts into the sea; Gathering clouds surround us; In poverty, of the rich man’s greed; Who’s gonna save you”
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH
“Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans.”
“Climate change is possibly the biggest challenge the world now faces. Robby Romero (Apache/Tewa) of Taos, New Mexico, is a leader on the issue as a voice for Indigenous peoples.”
NOAA ARCTIC REPORT CARD
Twenty Years of Tracking Rapid Arctic Warming and Change
“Now in its 20th year, the Arctic Report Card (ARC) 2025 provides a clear view of a region warming far faster than the rest of the planet. Along with reports on the state of the Arctic’s atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, and tundra, this year’s report highlights major transformations underway—atlantification bringing warmer, saltier waters northward, boreal species expanding northward into Arctic ecosystems, and “rivers rusting” as thawing permafrost mobilizes iron and other metals. Across these changing landscapes, sustained observations and strong research partnerships, including those led by communities and Indigenous organizations, remain essential for understanding and adaptation.”
WHO'S GONNA SAVE YOU is a song and music picture featured on the deluxe edition eco-pac CD/DVD of the same title. The single was released 21 December 2012. In honor of the Rights of Mother Earth, a screening of WHO'S GONNA SAVE YOU was presented by Native Children's Survival, The American Indian Law Alliance, and The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Development, during the Twelfth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The event was held in the ECOSOC Chamber at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
WHO'S GONNA SAVE YOU was broadcast on SABC Africa during the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) the Conference of the Parties on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa and on ABC's Heartbeat Alaska in North America.
“21 December 2012 marked a celebration of the end of an ancient mystic cycle and the recommencement of an Indigenous call to consciousness for the restoration of life in balance.”
Rights of Mother Earth
Proposal Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth
Preamble
We, the peoples and nations of Earth: considering that we are all part of Mother Earth, an indivisible, living community of interrelated and interdependent beings with a common destiny; gratefully acknowledging that Mother Earth is the source of life, nourishment and learning and provides everything we need to live well;
