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Watch 24 years of forest change unfold.
Since 2001, nearly 900,000 hectares of forest have been lost in and around the Xingu Indigenous Territory due to agricultural expansion and forest fires.
This timelapse is a reminder of what's at stake, and why Indigenous-led conservation matters.
From the fire to the mortar.
In Nueva Esperanza, an Ocaina community in the Peruvian Amazon, making mambe begins with a precise gesture: turrar the coca leaf—toasting it over the fire until it dries completely—and then grinding it in the mortar to turn it into the fine powder that nourishes the spirit.
This video is just a taste of everything the Nueva Esperanza community has to share. Very soon, the Amazon Food Atlas will unveil its complete map of Amazonian knowledge. Stay tuned for what’s coming! 🌿
This is a project designed and developed by the Amazon Conservation Team and is an initiative of the Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program (ASL), which is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank.
06/20/2026
The Indigenous Women Protecting the Colombian Amazon by Boat
In the Indigenous community of Manacaro in the Colombian Amazon, women are helping to lead the work of territorial protection.
Several times a week, Delia Gittoma, an Indigenous leader of the Carijón people, sets out in a peque peque – a small, motorized canoe – to record animal species and human activity, and document threats to the forest.
In her small community of about 25 people, the women are the ones conducting surveillance work to protect their territory for future generations.
Read more about Delia's journey:
The Indigenous women protecting the Colombian Amazon by boat - Amazon Conservation Team Indigenous women in the Colombian Amazon are leading conservation efforts, patrolling rivers by canoe to protect endangered species, uncontacted tribes, and forests.
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