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Imagine if you were part of a culture that lived in a region for over 10,000 years and had to rely on that region for everything: for food, for water, for shelter and especially for medicine. Now Imagine... facebook.com/ACEERFoundatio…

It's Friday! Let's use the internet as intended and watch animal videos. Wired Amazon researchers have carefully placed a remote camera, near a harpy eagle nest where a pair and its chick are being monitored in the Amazon rainforest of... youtu.be/cwlYsf0ePiA

In Western modern medicine, around 25% of all drugs are derived from rainforest plants. That’s impressive considering that less than 5% of Amazon plant species have been studied for their potential... savacations.com/medicinal-plan…

"While the United States has recently experienced a series of administrative decisions that have weakened strides in environmental protections, Peru’s move to establish Yaguas National Park is just one of... blog.therainforestsite.greatergood.com/yaguas-nationa…

According to research released yesterday, small-scale gold mining has led to the destruction of more than 170,000 acres of primary rainforest in the Peruvian... news.mongabay.com/2018/11/novel-…

Peru: know the incredible wildlife of the Pampa Hermosa Cloud Forest Biologist Sean McHugh and filmmaker and photographer Jasmina McKibben came to Colibri Cloud Forest, in the Pampa Hermosa district, in the Junín... es.mongabay.com/2019/01/peru-p…

"The plan does not recognize national boundaries, but instead would protect an international stretch of the Amazon rainforest from... independent.co.uk/news/science/a…

Brazil nuts are associated with the outside spirits deja and are a staple food source and commodity for the Ese'Eja people. They also use the nuts as a product to sell and trade with the outside world to obtain... facebook.com/ACEERFoundatio…

"The Peruvian NGO Conservación Amazónica – ACCA is training concessionaires and forestry officials in southeastern Peru to fly drones and monitor the properties they manage... news.mongabay.com/2018/12/perus-…

"If we want to save the Amazon forest, we need to invest in this kind of value chain, to add value to the products, to value the work of the traditional communities, of the people that... pbs.org/newshour/show/…

Just another "quiet" morning in the Amazon :) The Amazon rainforest is home to about 2,000 birds and mammals, don't even get us started on the insects–– Video shot along the Tambopata River, near the Posada... facebook.com/ACEERFoundatio…

Cecilio Yojajé uses a bow and arrow with a rope connected to the tip to fish along the edges of Lake Velencia. Learn more at aceer.org and eseeja.org #deforestation facebook.com/ACEERFoundatio…

Check out number 7: "If we could stop deforestation, restore some of the forests... vox.com/2018/10/10/179…

Exciting news for the Amazon Rainforest! "Peru’s government announced the designation of a new national park that blankets...an area nearly the size of Yellowstone National Park."... audubon.org/news/perus-new…

The Amazon is estimated to have 16,000 tree species and 390 billion individual trees. Help ACEER protect them through conservation and education in 2019 and the years to come! Happy New Year! Learn more at: aceer.org facebook.com/ACEERFoundatio…

As the end of the year approaches, we want to share with you our annual appeal letter - please share and consider making a contribution to ACEER Foundation Click the link here to donate: aceerfoundation.org

"The mightiest river in the world is the Amazon. It runs from west to east, from the sunset to the sunrise, from the Andes to the Atlantic…The gigantic equatorial river-basin is filled with an immense forest, the largest in the world"– Theodore Roosevelt