Amazon Conservation Team

08/29/2026

Sea turtles have connected the ocean for millions of year, safeguarding the balance of marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

In recent decades, human actions have put them in danger of disappearing and today more than ever, they need our help.

Amazon Conservation Team, together with local communities and support from Chantecaille, carry out conservation actions so that thousands of baby sea turtles reach the sea and continue this natural process. Ensuring their survival keeps us connected with the sea and with life.

08/28/2026

Following the earthquake that struck Colombia on August 10, our team is working alongside Indigenous and Afro-descendant organizations to support affected communities.

1,500 families have been confirmed for humanitarian support across five departments.

Read our latest update to learn more about the response and how aid is reaching communities.

Read more: https://www.amazonteam.org/colombia-earthquake-relief-1500-families/

08/27/2026

Márcia Kanamary and Sinezinho Nadëb tell us what a Territorial and Environmental Management Plan (PGTA) means for their peoples and the role this collectively developed instrument plays in bringing together the knowledge and stories of their territories.

Want to learn more? Check out the article “When Memory Becomes Resistance: PGTA as a Document of Indigenous Struggle” in Wanaki magazine.

Read now: https://www.flipsnack.com/amazonteam/wanaki-celebrating-30-years-of-biocultural-conservation

08/25/2026

Some maps can do more than show us where places are. They also can help reveal what is happening to those places.

Across the Amazon, ACT combines Indigenous knowledge, participatory mapping, and satellite technology to document threats such as illegal mining and logging, and to support communities working to protect their territories.

From identifying illegal mining barges to documenting territories of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation, mapping can turn what is difficult to see on the ground into evidence for action.

Read our new blog, “How maps reveal a changing Amazon” to learn more.
→ https://www.amazonteam.org/how-maps-reveal-a-changing-amazon/

08/20/2026

Standing with our partners in Colombia

Following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia on August 10, Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities across the region continue to face the difficult work of recovery.

For communities in remote territories, essential resources and support can take longer to arrive. Families are rebuilding homes, restoring community infrastructure, and navigating disruptions to clean water, healthcare, and other basic needs.

At the Amazon Conservation Team, we are listening to our partners and responding to the specific needs of each community. Through our emergency relief fund, we are working to support:

💧 Emergency food and clean water
🏥 Medical supplies and healthcare access
🚐 Transportation and logistics for relief efforts
🌱 Community-led recovery and rebuilding

Your support can help ensure that assistance reaches communities with respect, cultural relevance, and dignity.

👉 Donate today or share the campaign to help us stand with our partners in Colombia:

Support our cause by donating to Donate - Amazon Conservation Team.

08/19/2026

Every year, leatherback sea turtles make an extraordinary journey across the Atlantic to return to Braamspunt, Suriname🐢

But this ancient migration is under threat. Coastal erosion is shrinking nesting habitat, while poaching puts vulnerable nests at risk.

Together with conservation partners and Suriname’s national nature protection authorities, ACT-Guianas and ACT-Costa Rica are helping protect nests and improve hatchling survival through monitoring and a protected hatchery.

Because every hatchling that reaches the ocean helps keep this ancient journey alive.

Link:

Every year, one of nature’s greatest journeys reaches the shores of...

08/17/2026

A map is only the beginning.

Meet Keeng Kumu, a Waiwai Indigenous cartographer from Guyana.

Long before he learned to use GPS, Keeng was already mapping the landscapes he knew, his gardens, fields, and the places around him.

Through his work with the Amazon Conservation Team, he learned to combine this knowledge of the territory with modern mapping technologies. Since then, he has helped Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities map their territories, including the Matawai communities of Suriname.

Today, he continues to map, teach, and share what he knows—carrying the work forward for the next generation.

Link:

A map is only the beginning.Meet Keeng Kumu, a Waiwai Indigenous ...

08/14/2026

A disaster does not affect everyone equally.

The impact map of the August 10 earthquake in Colombia makes it clear: Indigenous peoples’ and Afro-descendant peoples’ territories bear the greatest impacts, in regions where support arrives more slowly and recovery demands more.

Recognizing this differential reality is the first step.

The second is to act: support must reach those who need it most, with communities leading their own recovery.

In solidarity with Colombia. Eyes on the peoples and the territory.

Donations link: https://giving.gofundme.com/campaign/831955/donate

08/11/2026

The Regional Gathering of the Amazon Food Atlas was not only about food. It was also about the spoken word and sharing, which are another form of nourishment.
It was a space for reflection on the future of Amazonian food systems.

With this gathering, the research process comes to a close. The knowledge has always belonged to the communities; now it returns to their Territories, systematized in the Atlas, to be recognized and placed at the center. Gathering the knowledge of much of the Amazon region is a historic milestone.

Thank you to everyone who took part!

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The Amazon Food Atlas is a regional set of knowledge products developed by the Amazon Conservation Team (ACT), and commissioned by the Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program (ASL) — a program financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank.

08/09/2026

Today, on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we honor Indigenous communities whose knowledge, cultures, and stewardship have sustained lands and waters for generations.

Their leadership reminds us that conservation is about more than protecting nature—it's about strengthening the relationships between people, territories, and all living beings.

Today, and every day, we celebrate Indigenous leadership and the vital role it plays in building a more balanced and sustainable future.