Lucinda is the daughter of Arturo, a famous Matsés warrior and plant medicine expert who wrote Chapter 3 of the Matsés Medicine Encyclopedia. She lives with her family in Buenas Lomas Nueva. She is a prolific farmer and is very fond of showing off and sharing her bountiful harvests. Her house is a hub of […] Continue reading »
End Dirty Palm Oil We’ve written about the impacts of palm oil on tropical rainforests before. Prior to palm oil, the Amazon Rainforest’s main threats were cattle ranchers and soy producers in Brazil as well as gold, timber, and oil extraction throughout the Amazon. The fallout of palm oil plantations have fallen hard on the […] Continue reading »
Photography has been described as the art of frozen time, the ability to store emotions and feelings within a single frame. It freezes time, capturing a slice of existence that may never be repeated again, and records that moment in life’s fleeting light. Alicia Fox, an Australian professional photographer, is a gifted artist who uses […] Continue reading »
At Acaté, each person on our all-volunteer staff and board has experienced the profound majesty of the Amazon Rainforest. We also have had the privilege and honor to work alongside one of the least acculturated remaining tribal groups of the Amazon, the Matsés, or Jaguar people. Like all indigenous peoples of the world, the Matsés […] Continue reading »
National Geographic photographer, Joel Sartore, talks about his quest to save species through his documentary and studio photography. The challenge he faces is getting people to pay attention and care about their environmental impacts, but he knows it isn’t an impossible task. In Australia, two-weeks after he documented the weekly death toll of koalas in […] Continue reading »