Chronicles/ August 9, 2023A song of love and resistance for the forests of YasuniAfter 500 years of conquest, our peoples are still singing. After centuries of imposition, our… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ August 7, 2023Saving Yasuni, Earth’s Most Biodiverse Place on EarthWhat would you say if citizens had the power, for the first time in history,… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ June 7, 2023From the Courtroom to the Forest: Land Back In The AmazonAmid sacred songs from elders, a ceremonial plant brew known as “yoko” and face paintings… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Media Coverage/ May 16, 2023To Fight Deforestation, Amazon Guardians Embrace a Tech BoomThis story was originally published in reasonstobecheerful ___ Nixon Andy Narváez, a young member of… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ May 12, 2023Indigenous-led conservation: The Siekopai’s answer to ecological crisesAs our planet moves through multiple intensifying ecological crises, it is time for comprehensive changes… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Media Coverage/ March 31, 2023Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks Intag Valley copper mineThis story was originally published in Mongabay. ___ Community members in Ecuador’s Intag Valley have… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Where we workAmazon Frontlines and the Ceibo Alliance work on concrete initiatives with over 60 communities from the Siona, Secoya, Kofan and Waorani indigenous Nations in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. Explore the Where We Work map to learn more about the past and present of these indigenous communities. Make sure to check out Communities with Stories to watch films or read first-hand accounts of our work with these communities, from clean water and solar energy, to territorial defense and cultural revival. Explore the map
Waorani: Mapping Ancestral LandsIn the face of mounting threats to their lands and livelihoods, Waorani communities have begun creating territorial maps of their forests that document the historic and actual uses of their territory, demonstrating that their homelands are not up for grabs.Whereas the maps of oil companies show petrol deposits and major rivers, the maps that the Waorani peoples are creating identify historic battle sites, ancient cave-carvings, jaguar trails, medicinal plants, animal reproductive zones, important fishing holes, creek-crossings, sacred waterfalls Explore the map
Secoya: Recovering Ancestral TerritorySince the 1941 war between Ecuador and Peru, the Secoya Nation has been separated by political borders and displaced from their ancestral homelands. Now they are working to reclaim their ancestral land and reunite with their families.Here is an interactive georeferenced map of Lagarto Cocha which visually displays Secoya ancestral settlements, ceremonial centers, mythological sites, ancient travel routes, and traditional forest uses. Explore the map
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