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Lisa Ling Joins ACT
The Amazon Conservation Team names journalist and environmentalist Lisa Ling as celebrity ambassador for protecting the Amazon The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) is excited to announce that acclaimed journalist and television host Lisa Ling is lending her voice to help save the Amazon by joining our team and becoming an ambassador for ACT! Ling hopes…
Read MoreEl pueblo Kichwa, Sarayaku y el Estado ecuatoriano: Mapeando realidades, cambiando percepciones
Gracias a la utilización de mapas disponibles aquí—, la Corte IDH pudo ver con claridad el impacto provocado por la actitud pasiva del Estado a la hora de retirar la pentolita, como la sentencia así indica, y las nuevas concesiones que afectarán a Sarayaku.
Read MoreBiodiversity training of indigenous communities completed in Suriname
Over the past two years, 25 “Amazon Conservation Rangers” of the Trio and Wayana indigenous communities of Suriname have been trained in sustainable management of the forest as a natural resource; the training has been conducted by the Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) with partners.
Read MoreConservation of biodiversity in Trio and Wayana living areas in Suriname
The preliminary results of the two-year project "Capacity building of strategic groups for the sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity conservation in Trio and Wayana living areas" were presented on Tuesday during a workshop at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Paramaribo, Suriname. The project was launched in 2015. According to ACT-Suriname program director Minu…
Read MoreACT and the Museum of the Caribbean Organize "Week of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta"
From November 24 to December 1, 2016 the Week of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta took place in the Museum of the Caribbean in Barranquilla, Colombia. The event was organized by The Amazon Conservation Team, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Caribbean Cultural Park, to raise awareness on the importance of this unique ecosystem and the rights of its indigenous peoples.
Read MoreQ&A with the creators of the ‘Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes’ story map
Richard Evans Schultes is often referred to as “the father of ethnobotany,” a field of study that focuses on indigenous cultures and their use of plants. A new online tool lets anyone explore the Amazon rainforest along with him.
Read MoreSarayaku People’s Struggle for Justice in Ecuador Presented in Interactive Digital Map
ACT partners with the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) and the Ecuadorian indigenous community of Sarayaku to tell the story of their struggle against petroleum exploitation using online map-based storytelling tools, available both in English and Spanish.
Read MoreWords from President Juan Manuel Santos at the launch event in Colombia of the "Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes"
Words from Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, delivered by Luis Gilberto Murillo, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, at a launch event for “The Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes”, hosted by Banco de la Republica in Bogotá on November 10, 2016. I want to send a very special greeting to Dr. Mark Plotkin…
Read MoreViaje interactivo a la Amazonía colombiana
En 1941, Richard Evan Schultes realizó su primer viaje a la Amazonía colombiana como investigador asociado de la Universidad de Harvard. Tras sus peregrinaciones alertó a la comunidad internacional de la destrucción de la selva amazónica y el exterminio de las comunidades indígenas de la región.
Read MoreIllustrated Learning in Apetina, Suriname
In September and October 2016, The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) enabled the indigenous community of the rainforest village of Apetina to create six educational murals on the back walls of their local elementary school. Through these murals, ACT seeks to encourage additional local students to complete their village schooling.
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