If You Live On Earth, You Must Watch This Video ... And Then Go Hug All The Things

In under five minutes, we see earth's beauty, its destruction, and, right at the end, its heroes. Stick around for the heroes.

FACT CHECK TIME: Our fact checkers looked into this, and these stories appear to be true, although some of the murders are officially "unsolved." Learn more about those heroes: Chico Mendes, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Dian Fossey, Joan Root, P.D. Majhi, and Amit Jethwa.

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