Hand-in-hand with indigenous and other local people, we apply the power of innovation and time-tested traditional practices to protect the forests and watersheds of tropical America.
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Legalization of Indigenous Territories in Colombia
Advances in the Consolidation of Biocultural Corridors.
Keeng Kumu: Indigenous Cartographer
The life and travels of an indigenous mapping expert
The Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes
Explore magical landscapes and indigenous cultures of the Amazon.
Amazon Gold Rush: Gold Mining in Suriname
Learn about impacts of Suriname's primary driver of deforestation.
COVID-19 Response
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in the Amazon, local and indigenous communities are among the most vulnerable. Marginal access to healthcare, limited ...
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Strengthening Indigenous Land Rights in Colombia
In Santa Marta, Colombia, earlier this year, preparations began for a series of expeditions into the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. More ...
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Emerging diseases and deforestation on a suffering planet
By: Isidoro Hazbun Original article in Spanish in El Heraldo / Opinion Click here to read the original Spanish article ...
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