Thank you, we have won with an overwhelming YES to life!

Thank you, we have won with an overwhelming YES to life!
Today we celebrate an important victory for life! Today we have won a decisive referendum for all
people on this planet. Today, hope is alive in this small corner of the world and in our hearts.
Today the Chocó Andino (Ecuador woke up and lit a spark in the hearts and minds of many people.
Let us dream together that it is possible to walk the path of peace between all beings that live on
this planet.
Beings that travel the planet!
It has taken some intense years to reach this moment and I want to write these lines to you who
have crossed my path and inspired me. THANK YOU! Thank you for giving me strength with your
courageous spirit.
Thank you for showing me the possibilities to fight for social justice and the rights of nature.
Thank you for showing me the ways to fight for social justice and the rights of nature.
Thank you for showing me the ways to fight for social justice and the rights of nature.
Thank you for supporting your struggles and our struggles. A thousand thanks for showing me the
way. It was often difficult, but I am sure that it was your energies that accompanied us.
Dear friends, thank you. I share the great joy that millions of people feel after winning the
plebiscite. Today, the Chocó Andino has received a clear “yes” from millions of people, a yes for
life.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart and send you a hug.
From the Chocó Andino (Ecuador)
Inty Arcos
Model Forest Chocó Andino (Ecuador)
Imaymana Foundation
redbosques.nor@gmail.com