Matteo Callegari
@matteocallegari.bsky.social
From Nature to Spirit : artist and activist. Founder of the non profit Light for the Amazon, operating in Santa Maria de Ojeal, Perú.
www.lightfortheamazon.com
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www.lightfortheamazon.com
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Merry Christmas from the native community of Nuevo Perù, Loreto. I was invited to bring a celebration for the community with my non profit, Light for the Amazon.
December 24, 2023 at 2:34 PM
Merry Christmas from the native community of Nuevo Perù, Loreto. I was invited to bring a celebration for the community with my non profit, Light for the Amazon.
Taking a walk in the Amazon forest with Rolando, a native Yaguas.
December 23, 2023 at 12:54 AM
Taking a walk in the Amazon forest with Rolando, a native Yaguas.
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Mr Trillion Trees, ecologist Thomas Crowther, is now more of a restoration guy vs tree planting evangelist, Wired reports,
www.wired.com/story/stop-p...
Our podcast delved into how to do reforestation via the “right tree, right place, right community” approach that he more closely aligns with:
www.wired.com/story/stop-p...
Our podcast delved into how to do reforestation via the “right tree, right place, right community” approach that he more closely aligns with:
Podcast: Reforestation done right, from Haiti to Honduras and Ho Chi Minh City
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss numerous examples of reforestation projects around the world that prioritize communities as well as the environment. Listen here: This is a part two to the e...
news.mongabay.com
December 18, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Mr Trillion Trees, ecologist Thomas Crowther, is now more of a restoration guy vs tree planting evangelist, Wired reports,
www.wired.com/story/stop-p...
Our podcast delved into how to do reforestation via the “right tree, right place, right community” approach that he more closely aligns with:
www.wired.com/story/stop-p...
Our podcast delved into how to do reforestation via the “right tree, right place, right community” approach that he more closely aligns with:
Getting ready with the team at Light for the Amazon…we are celebrating the holidays with a Chocolatada for 350 children I. Santa Maria de Ojeal!
December 18, 2023 at 6:51 PM
Getting ready with the team at Light for the Amazon…we are celebrating the holidays with a Chocolatada for 350 children I. Santa Maria de Ojeal!
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New ep. is up! Jarrett Earnest & I talk memory, art, grief, friendship, Polaroids, Peter Schjeldahl, Genesis P-Orridge, writing in the second-person, his new book, VALID UNTIL SUNSET, and a lot more, so GO LISTEN! chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-5...
December 12, 2023 at 6:31 PM
New ep. is up! Jarrett Earnest & I talk memory, art, grief, friendship, Polaroids, Peter Schjeldahl, Genesis P-Orridge, writing in the second-person, his new book, VALID UNTIL SUNSET, and a lot more, so GO LISTEN! chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-5...
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Hallucinogens are having a moment in popular culture, but they’re also gaining attention from the conservation community
Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin discussed this how it can boost Amazon conservation & Indigenous rights w/ podcast host @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social, listen here or via your fave app:
Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin discussed this how it can boost Amazon conservation & Indigenous rights w/ podcast host @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social, listen here or via your fave app:
‘A psychedelic renaissance’: How hallucinogens can aid conservation
Harvard-trained ethnobotanist and host of the popular podcast Plants of the Gods, Mark Plotkin is no stranger to psychedelic plants. But many people across the world, particularly in countries where t...
news.mongabay.com
December 10, 2023 at 4:33 PM
Hallucinogens are having a moment in popular culture, but they’re also gaining attention from the conservation community
Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin discussed this how it can boost Amazon conservation & Indigenous rights w/ podcast host @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social, listen here or via your fave app:
Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin discussed this how it can boost Amazon conservation & Indigenous rights w/ podcast host @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social, listen here or via your fave app:
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Native American tribes are leading the way in the clean energy transition, training community members and building out renewable infrastructure.
The path to energy sovereignty continues Indigenous communities’ legacy of environmental stewardship 🌳
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The path to energy sovereignty continues Indigenous communities’ legacy of environmental stewardship 🌳
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Native Americans are building their own solar farms
For decades, Native Americans were reliant on the US government to bring them power. Now, that may be changing.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2023 at 7:01 PM
Native American tribes are leading the way in the clean energy transition, training community members and building out renewable infrastructure.
The path to energy sovereignty continues Indigenous communities’ legacy of environmental stewardship 🌳
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The path to energy sovereignty continues Indigenous communities’ legacy of environmental stewardship 🌳
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
This is both good and bad : more and more people are looking for help for their mental health. But the number of people who experience mental health issues is rapidly increasing and there’s not enough practitioners…and the help is also getting burned out and needs help.
www.npr.org/sections/hea...
www.npr.org/sections/hea...
December 7, 2023 at 3:37 PM
This is both good and bad : more and more people are looking for help for their mental health. But the number of people who experience mental health issues is rapidly increasing and there’s not enough practitioners…and the help is also getting burned out and needs help.
www.npr.org/sections/hea...
www.npr.org/sections/hea...
Not sure how to interpret this, but it sounds pretty
Astronomers Discover Rare Solar System Where Planets Orbit in Mathematical Harmony
Astronomers Discover Rare Solar System Where Planets Orbit in Mathematical Harmony
Astronomers Discover Rare Solar System Where Planets Orbit in Mathematical Harmony
The "resonant" planets could provide insight about how such systems form and evolve—and why our own solar system is not synced up
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 5, 2023 at 3:37 AM
Not sure how to interpret this, but it sounds pretty
Astronomers Discover Rare Solar System Where Planets Orbit in Mathematical Harmony
Astronomers Discover Rare Solar System Where Planets Orbit in Mathematical Harmony
Another one of my paintings from my butterfly series. Oil on linen. I’m interested in the infinite variety that I encounter in nature. On a walk in the rainforest rarely I see the same butterfly twice.
December 4, 2023 at 2:59 PM
Another one of my paintings from my butterfly series. Oil on linen. I’m interested in the infinite variety that I encounter in nature. On a walk in the rainforest rarely I see the same butterfly twice.
Otorongo, oil on Indian linen, 44 x 34 inches.
November 30, 2023 at 8:42 PM
Otorongo, oil on Indian linen, 44 x 34 inches.
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People experience climate hopelessness when they see climate change as a massive problem with futile response options. Can that be changed?
Yes! Learning about climate innovations reduces hopelessness
#socpsych #psychsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Yes! Learning about climate innovations reduces hopelessness
#socpsych #psychsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 28, 2023 at 7:34 PM
People experience climate hopelessness when they see climate change as a massive problem with futile response options. Can that be changed?
Yes! Learning about climate innovations reduces hopelessness
#socpsych #psychsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Yes! Learning about climate innovations reduces hopelessness
#socpsych #psychsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reciprocity is key to preserve what we are lucky to still have. Too many people in the field of psychedelics have an outdated colonialist approach toward the local healing traditions that have kept this medicine alive.
Without Reciprocity, Ayahuasca Consumption Is Extractive
As COVID-19 devastates Amazonian communities, spiritual tourists are abandoning the cultures holding the sacred traditions of Ayahuasca.
www.commondreams.org
November 28, 2023 at 3:57 AM
Reciprocity is key to preserve what we are lucky to still have. Too many people in the field of psychedelics have an outdated colonialist approach toward the local healing traditions that have kept this medicine alive.
Oil on Indian Linen 54 x 42 inches
November 28, 2023 at 3:38 AM
Oil on Indian Linen 54 x 42 inches
Studio wall with finished paintings and a framed drawing.
November 26, 2023 at 8:51 PM
Studio wall with finished paintings and a framed drawing.
Roseman’s study, published in Frontiers in Pharmacology in 2021, noted that the majority of the 31 interviewees said their ceremony experiences led them to relate with fellow participants on a level “beyond local collective identities”.
The Israelis and Palestinians Doing Ayahuasca Together
Some peace activists and researchers believe the powerful psychedelic can help build mutual reconciliation between the two communities.
www.vice.com
November 25, 2023 at 8:03 PM
Roseman’s study, published in Frontiers in Pharmacology in 2021, noted that the majority of the 31 interviewees said their ceremony experiences led them to relate with fellow participants on a level “beyond local collective identities”.
Finished the drawing of this poison dart frog. Now I’m curious to see how the painting will turn out.
November 25, 2023 at 2:18 PM
Finished the drawing of this poison dart frog. Now I’m curious to see how the painting will turn out.
My studio in Brooklyn, NY.
November 22, 2023 at 7:24 PM
My studio in Brooklyn, NY.
There were cities in the Amazon rainforest until the conquistadores came and brought small pox causing massive epidemics. Using agroforestry it was possible to have sustainable sources of food without cutting down the forest
www.scientificamerican.com/article/lost...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/lost...
November 22, 2023 at 4:02 PM
There were cities in the Amazon rainforest until the conquistadores came and brought small pox causing massive epidemics. Using agroforestry it was possible to have sustainable sources of food without cutting down the forest
www.scientificamerican.com/article/lost...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/lost...
I’m excited to go back to Santa Maria de Ojeal, Peru with my non-profit Light for the Amazon and support the children with a big Holiday Celebration.
www.lightfortheamazon.com
www.lightfortheamazon.com
November 21, 2023 at 11:23 PM
I’m excited to go back to Santa Maria de Ojeal, Peru with my non-profit Light for the Amazon and support the children with a big Holiday Celebration.
www.lightfortheamazon.com
www.lightfortheamazon.com
Work in progress, color pencil on toned paper. Study for a oil painting…first time working with a frog!
November 21, 2023 at 9:06 PM
Work in progress, color pencil on toned paper. Study for a oil painting…first time working with a frog!
This painting was presented for my first solo exhibition in Los Angeles at Giovanni’s Room in March.
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November 20, 2023 at 4:46 PM
This painting was presented for my first solo exhibition in Los Angeles at Giovanni’s Room in March.
giovannisroomla.com/matteo-calle...
giovannisroomla.com/matteo-calle...
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Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what’s left
Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what’s left
Saving the remaining Amazon rainforest in Brazil will require ensuring that the 28 million people who live there can sustainably make a living.
apnews.com
November 16, 2023 at 6:36 PM
Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what’s left