News Releases

New StoryMap Shows the Fight for Survival of Isolated Indigenous Peoples in South America  

February 10, 2026

The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) has launched a first-of-its-kind interactive StoryMap, A Fight for Survival, that shows the territorial areas of Isolated Indigenous Peoples…

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Colombian Court Upholds Landmark Ruling for Indigenous Rights  

December 10, 2025

The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) welcomes the Constitutional Court’s decision last week to uphold Decree 1275 of 2024, a national framework that…

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Protecting a Global Food Staple: Statement on Cassava Disease

December 3, 2025

The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) is monitoring the potential spread of Witches’ Broom disease in cassava crops across the Guianas. The fungal pathogen Ceratobasidium causes broom-like shoots and can…

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Oliver-Ximon Mwiinga (Oli) Joins ACT as an Ambassador

November 19, 2025
Ambassador - Oli

The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) is delighted to welcome Oliver-Ximon Mwiinga, an 11-year-old nature lover and emerging storyteller from The…

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Costa Rica Gathering 2025: Honoring 30 Years and Building ACT’s Future

October 31, 2025
ACT, Indigenous Partners, Donors, Guests and Board Members.

From October 20 to October 22, 2025, ACT members from the USA, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and the Guianas gathered in…

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Peru Fails to Seize Critical Opportunity to Create World’s Largest Reserve for Isolated Peoples

September 3, 2025

As the General Secretariat of the International Working Group of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact (GTI-PIACI), the Amazon…

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Ariadna Gutiérrez Becomes Ambassador for the Amazon Conservation Team

August 25, 2025

The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) is proud to announce that actress, model, and humanitarian Ariadna Gutiérrez has joined the organization…

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Musician Cimafunk Teams Up With the Amazon Conservation Team

July 21, 2025

The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) is proud to announce Afro-Cuban musician Cimafunk has joined the organization as an official ambassador.…

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Ancestral Tides Annual Report

June 12, 2025

Sea turtles are living ambassadors from a deep and distant past. For Indigenous cultures along the coast, these ancient, 100…

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Colombia Embraces Indigenous Health as National Policy

May 27, 2025

Last month, in a historic act, Colombia’s national government formally adopted the Indigenous Intercultural Health System (SISPI) as national public…

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