Speaking to world leaders inside the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil, Bolivian President Evo Morales called on rich, Western countries to change their attitudes toward the world’s ecosystem.

Bolivian President Evo Morales: “It is not possible that the so-called 200-, 300-year-old 'civilization' is able to destroy the harmonious life that the indigenous people have lived for 5,000 years. This shows the enormous difference between the Eastern nations, the South countries, and especially the social movements that live in harmony with Mother Earth.”