Protecting the Forests and People of the Upper Amazon
Empowered Indigenous Tribes
We partner with Indigenous communities and their federations to promote sustainable and profitable livelihoods and strengthen stewardship of their lands and adjacent protected areas. We pride ourselves on the time spent in the most remote and dangerous parts of the Amazon headwaters, working to protect the forests and way of life of the settled and isolated indigenous tribes who live there.
At a Glance
Life Plans for Saweto and Alto Esperanza
After several months of participatory meetings and workshops, the communities of Saweto and Alto Esperanza have successfully completed their Life Plans. Life Plans, or Planes de Vida, are critical tools that help communities determine future needs and guide sustainable development. Saweto is an Asheninka community that is still recovering from the murder of four leaders by loggers in 2014. The Amahuaca community of Alto Esperanza is poised to become the first tribe in initial contact with the outside world to receive title to their homelands in Peru’s history.
Illegal Roads Threaten the Yurua Region
Peru’s Ucayali state government is constructing an illegal road through intact forests and Indigenous lands despite overwhelming opposition from local tribes. Originally proposed by loggers, narcos, and land traffickers to access pristine forests, the road is being constructed despite any environmental impact studies or consultation with local Indigenous communities that will be affected. Indigenous leaders are voicing concerns over impacts including uncontrolled deforestation, an increase in drug trafficking and land invasions, and rejection of Peru and Ucayali’s climate change commitments.
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