Who Are We And Why We Exist

Who We Are

Rights and Roots was born from a simple conviction: the best way to protect Nature is to stand with those who have been protecting it all along.

We are a women-led, youth-led organisation based in Spain, acting as a regional alliance bridging Latin America and Europe. We partner with Indigenous Peoples, frontline defenders, and local communities facing environmental and climate injustices, co-designing initiatives that strengthen territorial rights, environmental justice and stewardship.
Our work is guided by a rights-based approach, centred on Indigenous and human rights and the rights of Nature. We believe meaningful change happens not through imposing solutions, but through listening, collaboration, and collective action.

Because protecting ecosystems means protecting the people, cultures, and knowledge systems that make them possible.

Our Vision

We envision a world where:

Nature is no longer treated as a resource, but as a living community to which we belong
Systems are designed to regenerate life rather than extract from it and profit never comes at the expense of human, Indigenous or Nature´s rights
Success is measured by the wellbeing of people and planet, not by extraction, growth and accumulation

Those most affected by environmental injustice have the power, resources, representation, and right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent to shape the decisions that affect their territories and futures.

What Do We Do

We co-design projects and support comunities to:

Defend rights and territories

Through legal support, capacity strengthening, territorial monitoring, and strategic partnerships, we support communities in defending Indigenous territories, ecosystems, and the Rights of Nature.

Power community-led climate solutions

We support community-led, non-extractive ways of living that sustain ecosystems while reinforcing sovereignty and dignity.

Amplify Frontline Voices

Through advocacy, campaigning and strategic communications, we help bring environmental injustices into the public eye and strengthen community efforts to influence decisions affecting their territories.
We believe that protecting nature begins with protecting the people who defend it.
Our work is grounded in a rights-based approach.
This means we do not treat ecosystems as resources or carbon assets, but as living entities inseparable from the communities who steward them.

Why It Matters

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of Earth’s biodiversity in Indigenous territories
M t
CO2e sequestered in Indigenous territories yearly
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Less deforestation in titled Indigenous Lands
%
of climate finance reaches Indigenous communities

  1. Deforestation rates are significantly lower in Indigenous-managed lands
  2. These territories store vast amounts of carbon
  3. Secure land rights are directly linked to biodiversity conservation

Yet, these solutions remain critically underfunded.

  1. Prevent deforestation before it happens
  2. Keep carbon in the ground
  3. Protect biodiversity hotspots
  4. Support ways of living rooted in care, dignity and sovereignty

This is climate action through rights — not offsets.

Meet Our Team

Clara Tomé
Co Founder
Paola
Co Founder
Zoa López
Marketing
Shaadow
Head of Strategic Developement
Marina Rovira
Operations Head
Marina Filgueira
Grant Coordinator
Amanda
Project Coordinator
Rebeca
Legal Advisor

Help Protect What Protects Us

Indigenous territorial protection is one of the most effective climate mitigation and adaptation strategies globally and one of the most underfunded. We envision a world where peoples and Nature´s rights are safeguarded, respected and central to climate solutions
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