This ABC News documentary sheds light on the efforts of a small group of Indigenous people to put an end to deforestation and the destruction of their land.

The Amazon rainforest is slowly but certainly being decimated by logging companies and intensifying agriculture.

Aside from causing serious environmental issues, this devastation is severely harming Indigenous people, ravishing the lands they live and depend on.

An ABC News crew, including anchor and journalist Dan Harris, dove into the depths of the Amazonian forests to reveal the story behind a group of local guerilla warriors fighting to stop the people destroying their lands.

Guardians of the Amazon is a perplexing tale of bravery, greed, and unsustainable progress that makes the rich richer and the poor poorer.

This documentary unravels the complex cultural and socioeconomic factors lying at the heart of the depredation of the world's largest rainforest.