Interview with Ronald Suarez- COSHIKOX President
Ronald Suarez, President of the Shipibo Konibo Xetebo Council, recounts the situation in which Shipibos live in Ucayali in times of COVID-19.
The A’I Nationality & the COVID-19 Pandemic
The following post is a guest blog written by Lic. Albeiro Amable Mendua Chapal, Executive Director for the Kuan-kuan Foundation and a member of the A’i, A’indekhû indigenous people, who live in the Kofán Dureno Community in the Province of Sucumbios in Lago Agrio region of the Ecuadorian Amazon. There are currently over 190 families […]
Interview with Lizardo Cauper (President of AIDESEP) regarding COVID-19 in the Peruvian Amazon
AIDESEP President Lizardo Cauper has been present with his suggestions and observations so that the right to health is guaranteed for the well-being of indigenous peoples.
Without the Amazon there is no life
«Everything is there… food, health, shadow and life. Why Health? Because here in the Jungle is where we get all the resources for medicine.»
Webinar: «Access to Emergency Funds by Indigenous Peoples: Available Resources and Access Mechanisms»
On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, Equitable Origin, in collaboration with the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) hosted a virtual seminar on «Access to Emergency Funds by Indigenous Peoples: Available Resources and Access Mechanisms». The COVD-19 pandemic has increased the challenges and vulnerability of the more than 600 indigenous communities living in […]
International Day for the Conservation of Tropical Forests
June 26th 2020 – The International Day for the Conservation of Tropical Forests established in 1999 by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the World Conservation Organization and the United Nations. It is essential to reflect on the importance of preserving tropical forests as it is a critical factor that has an effect on climate […]
Myths and truths about the amendment of the PIACI Peru law
Myths and truths about the modification of the Law in favor of the life of the Indigenous Peoples in isolation and initial contact (PIACI) of Peru.
Nadino Calapucha’s Thoughts About the Challenges Facing the Amazon.
«We have only been fighting this pandemic for three months months. Under these conditions, we have to take the appropriate measures such as using the face masks, ask organizations for their support, coordinate with the leaders, among other initiatives …. This disease is going to reach the communities, it’s going to reach all corners, and […]
Indigenous Women, COVID-19 and Ancestral Knowledge.
The ancestral knowledge of indigenous women in the Amazon plays an important role in the fight against COVID-19. In this webinar created by AIDESEP, this diverse group of female panelists explore the key role that indigenous women play during this time of crisis.
The Importance of Ancestral Medicine in the Fight against COVID-19
The following post is a guest blog written by Justino Piaguaje, President of the Siekoya Nationality of Ecuador-Nasepai. Justino is from the Sucumbios Province along the Aguarico River which is inhabited by two communities made up of about 700 Siekopai indigenous peoples. They are considered to be an ethnic and millennial minority in this part […]