The People's Climate March held on the streets of New York City and other parts of the world marked an example of how people are determined to work in harmony to bring a change. Their enthusiasm displayed that they are ready to fight against the critical issues that climate change is posing.

Marchers expressed a range of different approaches to climate change, which include setting a price on carbon, ensuring climate justice, going vegan to minimize the greenhouse gas emissions associated with meat production.

Also, old people in wheelchairs made their way through Manhattan's streets to spread the message. However, the main goal was to demand concrete action to stop climate change by the global leaders gathered at the United Nations Climate Summit.

A similar march by Edwin Chota and other three leaders was started with a hope to secure and protect the territorial of his forest. Unfortunately, Chota and the others lost their lives engaging in the activism.

Edwin Chota was one of four members of the Ashéninka people murdered in the Peruvian Amazon last week for efforts to protect the forest.

Chota dreamed of a borderland Amazonian forest with indigenous people thriving alongside the region of Peru and Brazil. He envisioned a new generation of indigenous families living in peace while teaching others at the border how to protect and use the forests.

Chota was preparing to bring his community's case and a complaint against illegal loggers. Last week while returning to his home village of Saweto from a meeting about illegal logging held in the Brazilian village of Apiwtxa, he and other leaders were murdered by loggers, who cut the forest for timber at any cost.

With this biggest march of the history, people can't help but remember the man who fought endlessly and lost his life engaging in the activism.

As Chota did, many other indigenous groups continue to face tremendous pressure from outside influences that would use their land for agriculture, mining and timber.