Blog Posts

Where the forest meets the sea: connecting Osa to the Amazon

October 15, 2025

Manuel Sanchez, a field coordinator with the Amazon Conservation Team, remembers the first time he saw a sea turtle growing up on Costa Rica’s Osa…

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One Health, Indigenous Knowledge, and Climate Action at COP30 

October 15, 2025

What is One Health  The term One Health, translated as “One Single Health” or “Unified Health,” was formally adopted globally after the “One World, One…

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Remembering Dr. Jane Goodall

October 2, 2025

Dr. Jane Goodall served as a beloved and trusted advisory board member to the organization for more than a decade. There are a few biologists…

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A People Who Resist Collectively: The Gathering of the Wai Wai

September 22, 2025
Wai Wai Indigenous people and the ACT-Brasil team | Photo: Ricardo Rey Londoño / ACT-Brasil Archive

The Wai Wai are an Indigenous people who live across portions of the Guianas (Guyana and Suriname) and northern Brazil, especially in the south of…

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How to protect isolated Indigenous peoples without harmful contact

August 13, 2025

Guardians of the Forest: Who are isolated Indigenous peoples?  In some of the most pristine and remote forests of the Amazon live Indigenous peoples who…

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Indigenous Women March for Territories and Life

August 11, 2025

In August 2025, more than five thousand Indigenous women occupied Brasília, Brazil’s capital city, to advocate for their rights at the 4th Indigenous Women’s March.…

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Without Territory, There Is No Climate Justice for the Kokama People

July 21, 2025

The 7th Assembly of the Kokama People focused on land rights, education, health, and the preservation of language and traditional knowledge within the broader context…

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The Heart of the World: Conservation in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

July 18, 2025

The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia is the highest coastal mountain range on Earth. Just 25 miles from the Caribbean Sea, its…

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Sem território, não há justiça climática para o povo Kokama 

July 14, 2025

A 7ª Assembleia do povo Kokama debateu demarcação, educação, saúde e valorização da língua e dos saberes tradicionais dentro do contexto da crise climática. Realizada…

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Training Community Rangers to Protect the World’s Greenest Country 

June 25, 2025

At the airport in Suriname’s capital city, travelers are greeted by a sign beneath a vibrant photo of frogs, parrots, and other rainforest creatures. It…

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