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Welcome to the Amazon Conservation Team "field notes" blog! Stay up to date with the latest field activities below.

Drilling for drinking water in remote Sipaliwini, Suriname

Posted on Friday, June 24, 2016

In May 2016, Roché Bhola, one of ACT-Suriname's field station managers, traveled for several weeks to the Trio indigenous village of Sipaliwini together with Dr, Anthony Druiventak, geology professor at Anton de Kom University of Suriname and Joanne Perk, a student from the department of mineral resources at the same university.

Mapping the traditional lands of the Matawai Maroons in Suriname, one creek at a time

Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2016
In 2015, the Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) began conducting participatory mapping fieldwork with the Matawai Maroons residing in ten villages along the upper Saramacca River of central Suriname. The process has been deeply enriching to all parties, with remarkable products.

Trio Community and Universities Join Forces to Monitor Forests

Posted on Monday, April 25, 2016

The 2016 fieldwork for ACT’s joint project with the University of Utrecht and Surinamese universities is right around the corner. Since 2015, in southern Suriname, ACT has been conducting research in the Trio indigenous village of Kwamalasamutu, focusing on topics defined by the community.

Grinding Toward Progress along the Upper Saramacca River

Posted on Friday, April 15, 2016
For a dedicated group of Matawai Maroon women who are cultivating pepper for income generation in villages along Suriname’s upper Saramacca River, ACT has provided an industrial pepper mill to alleviate their strenuous physical work.

Restoring Forest Continuity and Empowering Communities: An Interview with ACT’s María Patricia Navarrete Serna

Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2016
María Patricia Navarrete Serna is the Program Coordinator for ACT’s large-scale project Connected Landscapes in a Fragua-Churumbelos Conservation Corridor in Colombia. We were able to interview her and learn more about her past work, her current projects, and why she enjoys working for the Amazon Conservation Team.

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