Community-based initiative in partnership with Acaté protects uncontacted tribal groups in isolation and endangered river turtles! Continue reading »
January 2023 Field Report – Isolated peoples and endangered river turtle protection
Topic: conservation
End Dirty Palm Oil
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 »
Acaté Amazon Conservation December 2013 Field Update
Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year! The entire team here at Acaté Amazon Conservation wishes you a warm and joyous holiday season! As 2013 draws to a close, we reflect on the enormous strides we have achieved together in our conservation projects in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest. Together with our partners, the […] Continue reading »
Support Amazon Conservation and Stay Well Dressed!
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to Acaté to help fund our Amazon conservation programs! We’re making real headway in the field with our Matsés Traditional Medicine & Health Manual. In this ground-breaking initiative, Acaté is teaming with Matsés elders to help preserve and transmit their knowledge of medicinal plants from the rainforest. Their knowledge […] Continue reading »
Welcome!
Greetings and thank you for visiting Acaté Amazon Conservation. We are delighted to be going public with our non-profit organization, Acaté. More than 10 years ago, we first engaged with the Matsés people in the Galvez region of Perú, in the heart of one of the most biodiverse regions and cradles of life on our […] Continue reading »