The Amazon Conservation Team
@amazonteamorg.bsky.social
We see a future where healthy tropical forests and thriving local communities exist in harmonious relationship with each other, contributing to the well-being of the planet
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Forests 🌿 Communities 🤝 Planet 🌎
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Forests 🌿 Communities 🤝 Planet 🌎
As the world gathers for #COP30 in Belém, our co-founder @tareno70.bsky.social offers some perspective on 30 years of protecting the rainforest alongside Indigenous communities for @mongabay.com.
"The challenge now is to ensure that the forces of protection outpace the forces of destruction..."
"The challenge now is to ensure that the forces of protection outpace the forces of destruction..."
Top ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin’s COP30 reflections on Amazon conservation (analysis)
Having studied the healing plants and peoples of tropical South America for well over four decades, I am often asked, “What is the conservation status of the Amazon Rainforest? Is the glass half-full ...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
As the world gathers for #COP30 in Belém, our co-founder @tareno70.bsky.social offers some perspective on 30 years of protecting the rainforest alongside Indigenous communities for @mongabay.com.
"The challenge now is to ensure that the forces of protection outpace the forces of destruction..."
"The challenge now is to ensure that the forces of protection outpace the forces of destruction..."
"What happens in the Amazon will define not only the climatic future, but also the stability of the countries themselves."
Read this recent op-ed from our Colombia program director Carolina Gil
Read this recent op-ed from our Colombia program director Carolina Gil
From Bogotá to Belém: What's at stake for the future of the Amazon - Amazon Conservation Team
The Amazon’s future hangs in the balance; progress and gaps in the Bogotá Declaration will shape what comes next.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"What happens in the Amazon will define not only the climatic future, but also the stability of the countries themselves."
Read this recent op-ed from our Colombia program director Carolina Gil
Read this recent op-ed from our Colombia program director Carolina Gil
Our co-founder Dr. Mark Plotkin @tareno70.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Joe Watkins, a member of the Choctaw Nation, about preserving and passing on Indigenous knowledge and his perspective on the growing interest in psychedelics. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧:
youtu.be/muSn0RHJxco?...
youtu.be/muSn0RHJxco?...
Plants of the Gods S7E4 | Dr. Joe Watkins: Indigenous Perspectives on the Psychedelic Renaissance
YouTube video by Dr. Mark J. Plotkin
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July 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Our co-founder Dr. Mark Plotkin @tareno70.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Joe Watkins, a member of the Choctaw Nation, about preserving and passing on Indigenous knowledge and his perspective on the growing interest in psychedelics. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧:
youtu.be/muSn0RHJxco?...
youtu.be/muSn0RHJxco?...
We just opened a new field station in Suriname’s remote Sipalawini region. Indigenous rangers will use the station—built with support from the Amazon Conservation Team—to protect ecosystems and conduct vital research.
Read more on the blog:
Read more on the blog:
Training Community Rangers to Protect the World’s Greenest Country - Amazon Conservation Team
The Amazon Conservation Teams supports and trains community rangers in Suriname's forests and Indigenous lands near the Brazilian border.
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June 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We just opened a new field station in Suriname’s remote Sipalawini region. Indigenous rangers will use the station—built with support from the Amazon Conservation Team—to protect ecosystems and conduct vital research.
Read more on the blog:
Read more on the blog:
Exciting news out of Colombia, where they have officially adopted the Indigenous Intercultural Health System (SISPI) as national public policy—a powerful step toward health justice.
Read more about how this idea to combine traditional knowledge with modern health care became a reality:
Read more about how this idea to combine traditional knowledge with modern health care became a reality:
Colombia Embraces Indigenous Health as National Policy - Amazon Conservation Team
Since 2020, ACT has partnered with Indigenous communities in Colombia and Peru to strengthen intercultural healthcare. We support Indigenous-led health models, train health workers, and improve access...
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May 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Exciting news out of Colombia, where they have officially adopted the Indigenous Intercultural Health System (SISPI) as national public policy—a powerful step toward health justice.
Read more about how this idea to combine traditional knowledge with modern health care became a reality:
Read more about how this idea to combine traditional knowledge with modern health care became a reality:
Honored to be highlighted in the @csmonitor.bsky.social Points of Progress column for our work helping to establish a protected area for Indigenous Peoples living in isolation in Colombia 🛡️🌿🌍 www.csmonitor.com/World/Points...
How independence helps caregivers on the job and Indigenous people in Colombia
Progress roundup: Philippine island boosts incomes and mangrove forests, Colombia protects isolated tribes, and U.S. home care workers thrive in co-ops.
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May 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Honored to be highlighted in the @csmonitor.bsky.social Points of Progress column for our work helping to establish a protected area for Indigenous Peoples living in isolation in Colombia 🛡️🌿🌍 www.csmonitor.com/World/Points...
"Everything shifted as we entered Ulupuwene. The biodiverse tropical savanna returned. We heard birds, spotted tapirs, and were enveloped by the vibrant sounds of the forest." — Liliana, ACT co-founder.
Read more about Liliana's recent visit on our blog:
Read more about Liliana's recent visit on our blog:
A Return to Ulupuwene: Indigenous-Led Conservation in Brazil - Amazon Conservation Team
Visiting Ulupuwene: Amazon Conservation Team strengthens its partnership with the Waurá to support Indigenous-led conservation and protect sacred ancestral lands.
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May 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"Everything shifted as we entered Ulupuwene. The biodiverse tropical savanna returned. We heard birds, spotted tapirs, and were enveloped by the vibrant sounds of the forest." — Liliana, ACT co-founder.
Read more about Liliana's recent visit on our blog:
Read more about Liliana's recent visit on our blog:
We visited the Waujá village of Ulupuwene last week and saw community-led projects like a native plant nursery, traditional house rebuilding, and fire brigade —initiatives rooted in 21+ years of partnership with Indigenous leaders.
#IndigenousLeadership #Xingu #Wauja #AmazonConservation
#IndigenousLeadership #Xingu #Wauja #AmazonConservation
May 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We visited the Waujá village of Ulupuwene last week and saw community-led projects like a native plant nursery, traditional house rebuilding, and fire brigade —initiatives rooted in 21+ years of partnership with Indigenous leaders.
#IndigenousLeadership #Xingu #Wauja #AmazonConservation
#IndigenousLeadership #Xingu #Wauja #AmazonConservation
Yesterday, Suriname's president named ACT's Mark Plotkin @tareno70.bsky.social a Knight of the Honorary Order of the Palm for his work on biocultural conservation.
Mark shared:
"I wish to thank everyone who made this possible ... especially—my many Maroon and Indigenous friends and teachers."
Mark shared:
"I wish to thank everyone who made this possible ... especially—my many Maroon and Indigenous friends and teachers."
May 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Yesterday, Suriname's president named ACT's Mark Plotkin @tareno70.bsky.social a Knight of the Honorary Order of the Palm for his work on biocultural conservation.
Mark shared:
"I wish to thank everyone who made this possible ... especially—my many Maroon and Indigenous friends and teachers."
Mark shared:
"I wish to thank everyone who made this possible ... especially—my many Maroon and Indigenous friends and teachers."
Thanks to the Ecological Restoration project and ACT-Colombia, William expanded his meliponary to care for more than 35 hives with his family and has become a local leader in using native bees to support forest regeneration and produce honey for medicinal value 🍯
#Stinglessbees #AmazonianHoney
#Stinglessbees #AmazonianHoney
Stingless Bees | Amazon Conservation Team
YouTube video by Amazon Conservation Team
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May 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Thanks to the Ecological Restoration project and ACT-Colombia, William expanded his meliponary to care for more than 35 hives with his family and has become a local leader in using native bees to support forest regeneration and produce honey for medicinal value 🍯
#Stinglessbees #AmazonianHoney
#Stinglessbees #AmazonianHoney
☕🌿Attention coffee lovers of New York, join ACT's Dr. Mark J. Plotkin @tareno70.bsky.social for his talk "Caffeine and Consciousness" at the @nybg.bsky.social May 1!
Join us for "600 Years of Coffee and Caffeine Cultures" @ the Mertz Library on May 1st, 12-6pm: a free, day long conference where interdisciplinary experts will explore the history and cultural life of caffeine. Advanced registration is required --> www.nybg.org/event/coffee...
☕️🌿 #NYBGscience
☕️🌿 #NYBGscience
Coffee and Caffeine Cultures | New York Botanical Garden
Join us for an interdisciplinary exploration of one of the world’s most powerful plants and its active ingredient—coffee and caffeine. For over six centuries, coffee and other caffeine-rich plants have governed social rituals, economic systems, and even states of consciousness. From their origins in Africa and spread across the Indian…
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April 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
☕🌿Attention coffee lovers of New York, join ACT's Dr. Mark J. Plotkin @tareno70.bsky.social for his talk "Caffeine and Consciousness" at the @nybg.bsky.social May 1!
In the Colombian Amazon, the Resguardo Curare Los Ingleses community pushes for autonomy and protection of the Intangible Zone — a thriving territory inhabited by isolated Indigenous peoples — from the perils of the outside world.
🎬 Coming soon to YouTube after its film festival run.
🎬 Coming soon to YouTube after its film festival run.
Trailer | Intangible Zone | #SolutionsInsideOut | Amazon Conservation Team
YouTube video by Skoll.org
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April 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In the Colombian Amazon, the Resguardo Curare Los Ingleses community pushes for autonomy and protection of the Intangible Zone — a thriving territory inhabited by isolated Indigenous peoples — from the perils of the outside world.
🎬 Coming soon to YouTube after its film festival run.
🎬 Coming soon to YouTube after its film festival run.
From protecting 3.5 million acres of rainforest to empowering Indigenous-led sea turtle conservation, the Amazon Conservation Team is making real progress—because every act of conservation counts. Happy #EarthDay! 🌿🐢🐝
Finding Climate Optimism in the Amazon this Earth Day - Amazon Conservation Team
This Earth Day, discover how the Amazon Conservation Team and Indigenous partners are protecting isolated peoples, conserving biodiversity, and building resilient communities—proof that optimism is ro...
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April 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
From protecting 3.5 million acres of rainforest to empowering Indigenous-led sea turtle conservation, the Amazon Conservation Team is making real progress—because every act of conservation counts. Happy #EarthDay! 🌿🐢🐝
For the first time ever, the territory of the Yuri-Passé—Indigenous peoples living in isolation in the Colombian Amazon— has been formally recognized and protected. 🌿🛡️
About 3 million acres of their ancestral land, between the Caquetá and Putumayo Rivers, is now legally defined.
#AmazonRainforest
About 3 million acres of their ancestral land, between the Caquetá and Putumayo Rivers, is now legally defined.
#AmazonRainforest
Legal Protection for Indigenous Peoples in Isolation
In a groundbreaking move, Colombia has taken an unprecedented step to protect Indigenous Peoples Living in Isolation by defining their territory.
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April 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
For the first time ever, the territory of the Yuri-Passé—Indigenous peoples living in isolation in the Colombian Amazon— has been formally recognized and protected. 🌿🛡️
About 3 million acres of their ancestral land, between the Caquetá and Putumayo Rivers, is now legally defined.
#AmazonRainforest
About 3 million acres of their ancestral land, between the Caquetá and Putumayo Rivers, is now legally defined.
#AmazonRainforest