Protect Amazonian Biodiversity

The Ayahúma tree, Couroupita guianensis, never ceases to surprise. From the same family as the Brazil nut tree, this deciduous tree with cannonball-like fruits is otherworldly. Not only are its flowers delicious looking and smelling - they grow not on the crown’s branches, but concentrated

Farmer Field School became a reality this quarter! We successfully facilitated a horizontal exchange of knowledge between Bora and Huitoto rosewood farmers from Ampiyacu and Maijuna stingless beekeepers from Napo. The farmer field schools were realized in Ampiyacu, with a group of

This month, in a first-of-its-kind activity, the Camino Verde Loreto team carried out a horizontal knowledge exchange between the Bora, Huitoto and Maijuna communities with whom we work. This “farmer field school” is meant to facilitate a space for participating community members

From its cradle, the wet and dry tropical forests of America, to its hosts in tropical Africa and Asia, the lupuna (Ceiba pentandra) is a tree loaded in spiritual importance, wherever it stands.

In many countries, this mythic tree is protected by taboos and the tree was long protected

Through our agroforestry systems, we are able to create livelihoods from non-timber forest products, such as this basil that is being prepared for distillation.

Used in local medicine, this beautiful flowering tree is considered a teacher plant that opens the heart and allows us to get grounded. This tree is also a nitrogen-fixing native species to the Amazon. It is one of the trees we tie our boats to along the river because we know its

The rubber tree, once a driving force of deforestation that ripped through South America. Tied to a human history of resource extraction to the detriment of land and people. We have a few rubber trees at our restoration center, they stand peacefully amongst our agroforestry system

Part of our diversified agroforestry project includes cultivating spaces for wonderful and awe-inspiring pollinators such as the stingless bee, the melipona.

Our productive moena grove at the Camino Verde Reforestation Center. A demonstration of how agroforestry systems can help regenerate the rainforest and provide for people.

To peel a Shimbillo bean in half, the seed-filled boat cautiously held in one hand, and to place a little white-fluff coated seed on one’s tongue, waiting for it to swell before nibbling on it is a slow pleasure reserved to those who live or have been in the Western Amazon. A faster