We collaborate with indigenous and other local communities to co-create and realize new methods of conservation that honor the interdependent relationship of the forest and its peoples — and protect both.
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Learn more about the areas we work in, how we partner with local communities, and what we do to protect the rainforest.
Lands of Freedom
The oral history and cultural heritage of the Matawai Maroons in Suriname
The Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes
Explore magical landscapes and indigenous cultures of the Amazon.
Legalization of Indigenous Territories in Colombia
Advances in the Consolidation of Biocultural Corridors.
Amazon Gold Rush: Gold Mining in Suriname
Learn about impacts of Suriname's primary driver of deforestation.
The first official map in Colombia in an indigenous language in danger of disappearing
July 30, 2023By María Paula Lizarazo Click here for original article in Spanish by El Espectador For the first time ...
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Biocultural restoration at Jaba Tañiwashkaka
A Kogui sacred site Many know the Kogui indigenous people of Colombia for their worldview: the Sierra Nevada de Santa ...
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From logging to reforestation: how the peasant farmers of Colombia’s Bajo Caguán region changed
By María Fernanda Lizcano / March 13, 2023 Click here for original article in Spanish on Mongabay Haz clic aquí para leer ...
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