Indigenous groups showed up in force at the People's Summit, a grassroots alternative to Rio+20.

Ascom Riotur

Seventeen-year-old Brittany Trilford addressed world leaders. Trilford won the chance to speak in front of the U.N. through the Date With History contest.

Artist Vik Muniz captured the Rio skyline with a collage of water bottles, tin cans, and other waste.

Over 20,000 people marched through downtown Rio to protest forest codes, the Belo Monte dam, and other environmental issues.

Representatives of the Kayapó, Kayabi, Apiaká, Rikbatska, Enawê-nawe, and other indigenous groups joined the march.

Fish made out of discarded plastic water bottles reminded beachgoers to waste less.

Outside the Earth Summit, protesters stood behind a red line, holding signs spelling out what they were not willing to compromise on.

Members from Avaaz and 350.org called on leaders to end fossil fuel subsidies. The giant dollar bill represented the $1 trillion in government subsidies that go to fossil fuel companies around the world each year.