Acaté and Matsés communities launch a large scale initiative for integrated aquatic ecosystems to support food security, sustainable income opportunities, and women’s empowerment! Continue reading »
Posts Categorized: Economy
July 2019 Field Report – Bridging cultures through art: Transmitting ancestral legacies and generating economic opportunities
Bridging Cultures through Art: An interview with Xapiri profiling our extraordinary partnership project that is transmitting ancestral legacies and creating much needed economic opportunities for the Matsés! Continue reading »
December 2016 Field Update – Launch of the Matsés Comprehensive Herpetological Inventory, traditional handicraft initiative and more
We are proud to announce the launch of two very exciting new initiatives, the Matsés Comprehensive Herpetological Inventory and Uitsun Traditional Handicraft Project! Read on to learn more! Continue reading »
How to Make a Difference Today!
Acaté needs your help to continue its important and unique collaboration with the Matsés tribe in the Peruvian Amazon. The Matsés or Jaguar People were contacted in the past half-century and live in some of most pristine rainforests in the world. What makes our projects so high impact—and your support so urgent—is that their forests […] Continue reading »
May 2013 Field Update: Developing the Matsés copaiba resin sustainable economy program!
Thank you, again, for helping support our efforts in the Amazon! Since launching our website in March, the Acaté team has been hard at work on all fronts. Stateside, we have been intensively networking with like-minded individuals, companies, and foundations with shared interest in protecting the rainforest and the peoples that depend on it for […] Continue reading »