Posts by Amazon Conservation Team
Colombia’s University of the Amazon and ACT Present Certificate Course to Indigenous Communities of the Department of Caquetá
In November 2015, Colombia’s University of the Amazon (Universidad de la Amazonia), in partnership with ACT, held a certificate course for indigenous representatives on the development of self-administered studies and surveys for the proper land use zoning and administration of indigenous territories in the Colombian Amazon.
Read MoreBringing Light to Others: Updates from the Barefoot College Experience
In India, November 11 marked the beginning of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, when Indian Hindus—and other Hindus around the world—celebrate the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. The festival is evidenced by millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, and around temples…
Read MoreCaquetá adopts groundbreaking indigenous peoples’ policy
On November 11, 2015, in a historic and positive development for the indigenous peoples of Caquetá in Colombia, the departmental Assembly of the Department of Caquetá passed ordinance 031, establishing a departmental indigenous peoples’ public policy and forming an indigenous coordinating council responsible for the policy’s design and implementation. Through this ordinance, the rights of…
Read MoreMark J. Plotkin on Protecting the Amazon's Remaining Isolated Peoples
The U.S. writer H.L. Mencken famously remarked, “There is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible and wrong.” The question of how to protect the Amazon’s isolated tribes certainly falls under this principle.
Read MoreGold mining explodes in Suriname, puts forests and people at risk
A newly released report published by the Amazon Conservation Team titled “Amazon Gold Rush: Gold Mining in Suriname” explores the rapid expansion and impacts of gold mining in Suriname through cartography and digital storytelling.
Read MoreThe Caquetá government makes history for the rights of indigenous communities
In April 2012, through the first assembly of the indigenous communities of Caquetá, the Caquetá government took a historic step toward the formalization and recognition of the rights and culture of the indigenous communities of the region.
Read MoreExpansie goudwinning te zien op nieuwe website Amazon Conservation Team
Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) heeft op 12 oktober de website “Amazon Gold Rush: Gold Mining in Suriname” gelanceerd. Op de website is informatie van verschillende bronnen bijeen gebracht om de expansie van goudwinning in Suriname te tonen. De website maakt gebruik van de laatste technieken om de informatie interactief en visueel interessant te maken. De…
Read MoreProjeto da Caixa Cultural traz a Brasília instrumentista luso-angolano Victor Gama
Victor Gama estará em Brasília a 19 de outubro para apresentar um show em que toca instrumentos peculiares criados por ele mesmo. Sua peça mais recente “3 mil Rios: vozes da Floresta “, uma ópera multimídia, vai estrear em Lisboa e Bogotá em maio de 2016, encomendado pela Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. com apoio do Teatro Colon, a Amazon Conservation Team e Flora Arts + Natura.
Read MoreFrom Tepu to Rajasthan: Indigenous Women Begin Training as Solar Providers
On September 12, 2015, Anna Nantawi and Ketoera Aparaka, two indigenous women from Suriname’s remote rainforest interior, departed for India to begin a six-month solar power installation training course to benefit their community. When the women return, they will be able to install, maintain and repair solar energy systems, and then train others to replicate their work.
Read MoreFrom the Zoo to Kwamalasamutu
Travel to the villages of the remote rainforest interior of the country of Suriname is expensive and difficult, prohibitive even for most well-off residents of the nation’s capital city and certainly for young students.
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