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Comunicado Oficial: fallecimiento de José de los Santos Sauna Limaco

August 6, 2020

Lamentamos el fallecimiento en el día de hoy de nuestro compañero y amigo José de los Santos Sauna Limaco, Cabildo Gobernador del Resguardo indígena Kogui – Malayo – Arhuaco.

Honramos la vida de José de los Santos, su liderazgo y dedicación por la protección de su pueblo Kogui y la defensa de la Línea Negra, espacio sagrado de los 4 pueblos de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Compartimos este momento triste con su familia, el pueblo kogui y los pueblos indígenas de Colombia.

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COVID-19 Response June, 2020

July 29, 2020
COVID-19 Repsonse, Vaupes, Colombia

The pandemic is still sweeping through the Amazon, showing how exposed this seemingly impermeable forest can be. Indigenous and traditional communities of the rainforest are in dire need of support.
ACT continues to band together with civil society and governments in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Suriname to mitigate and manage the crisis locally. Our partners span universities, public health departments, volunteer air patrols, health NGOs, indigenous organizations, ACT-trained Amazon Conservation Rangers, and more.

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COVID-19 Response May, 2020

June 12, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in Amazonia, indigenous and local communities are some of the most vulnerable.

While we have had to leave our offices and field locations and pause many of our projects, we have strategically pivoted to address communities’ most pressing needs in the face of the current global health crisis.

This is how we have reshaped our current priorities in response to COVID-19

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COVID-19 Response

May 4, 2020

This is how we are reshaping our current priorities in response to the pandemic.

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The Colombian Constitutional Court and the Amazon Conservation Team join forces to bring the Court’s decisions to the nation’s ethnic communities

March 27, 2020

Bulletin No. 44 Bogotá, March 27, 2020. The Colombian Constitutional Court and the Amazon Conservation Team will work together to…

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La Corte Constitucional y Amazon Conservation Team unen esfuerzos para llevar las sentencias y decisiones de esta Corporación a las Comunidades étnicas del país

March 27, 2020

Boletín No. 44 Bogotá, 27 de marzo de 2020. El presidente de la Corte, Alberto Rojas Ríos y la directora…

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Urgent COVID-19 Recommendations in Regards to Indigenous Peoples Living in Voluntary Isolation

March 20, 2020
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Recomendaciones urgentes de COVID-19 con respecto a los pueblos indígenas que viven en aislamiento voluntario

March 20, 2020
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Recomendações urgentes do COVID-19 em relação aos povos indígenas que vivem em isolamento voluntário

March 20, 2020
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AMAZON CONSERVATION TEAM AGAIN EARNS COVETED 4-STAR RATING FROM CHARITY NAVIGATOR

December 6, 2019

The Amazon Conservation Team’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have again earned it a 4-star rating…

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