Rejecting the commodification of nature, he denounces false climate solutions such as carbon offsetting, and promotes alternatives like agroforestry and community-based resource management. In May 2023, he was appointed coordinator of the Alto Purus Special Indigenous Health District, further strengthening his commitment to the health and well-being of Indigenous communities.

Since 2017, Ninawa has worked closely with Planète Amazone, the co-founding NGO of the Alliance of Guardians of Mother Nature. He played a central role during the Grand Assembly in Brasília and in drafting the Alliance’s founding Declaration, which he later carried to Europe. This collaboration continued through the Terra Libre tour, the documentary web series Protecting the Amazon, and most notably the film Amazonia, Heart of Mother Earth, in which he is a major voice. Involved since the early development phase, he has taken part in key strategic screenings: at Brussels City Hall in June 2024, at COP16 in Cali in October, and in Paris in April 2025 during a screening at the French Embassy. That same month, he spoke at the ChangeNOW summit, bringing Indigenous vision to the international stage.

The film’s poster — designed by Gert-Peter Bruch and painted by Elen Ture — features the eye of a jaguar, the totemic animal of his family, within which the Earth and cosmos are reflected. A powerful symbol of the gaze the forest casts upon humanity.

Despite repeated threats due to his outspoken stance, Chief Ninawa continues his tireless fight. For him, protecting the Amazon means defending a living memory, a sacred balance, and the future of all generations.