A Rainforest Without Rain: Communities in the Amazon Grapple with the Impacts of Extreme Drought and Fires
This drought is the worst in four decades and is contributing to an alarming number of wildfires this year raging across multiple regions throughout the Amazon and posing a threat to Indigenous and local communities and some of the world’s most vital ecosystems.
IMAGE CREDIT: Federico Gutierrez Panduro/Rainforest Foundation US
En Pucallpa, Lideresas Indígenas Amazónicas Firman Alianzas Estratégicas para la Defensa de sus Territorios y Vidas
Pucallpa, 25 de septiembre de 2024 – Durante los días 4 y 5 de septiembre, alrededor de 70 participantes, de las cuales 50 son lideresas indígenas de diversas regiones de la Amazonía peruana y de Ecuador se reunieron en Pucallpa (Ucayali) para reflexionar y generar propuestas frente a las múltiples amenazas que afectan sus territorios […]
Record number of Indigenous land titles granted in Peru via innovative process (commentary)
In an op-ed featured on Mongabay, Miguel Guimaraes Vasquez, Vice President of the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Jungle (AIDESEP), and Wendy Pineda, General Project Manager of Rainforest Foundation US in Peru, discuss the importance of land rights for Indigenous peoples and the innovative land titling strategy already yielding record results in Peru.
Uniting for Wildlife: Highlights from a ‘TechCamp’ Workshop in the Peruvian Amazon
The city of Iquitos, Peru, hosted an event dedicated to the protection of Amazonian wildlife. Organized by Rainforest Foundation US, the Regional Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the East (ORPIO), and the Regional Organization AIDESEP Ucayali (ORAU), and with financial support from the U.S. Embassy in Peru and the World Resources Institute (WRI), the event brought together a diverse group of 55 participants.
Voices of Global Forest Watch: Wendy Pineda, RFUS Peru’s General Program Manager
Indigenous peoples are, without question, the most effective stewards of our forests. Now, imagine the transformative power when they have access to advanced tools that amplify their efforts to safeguard their lands.
Check out this interview with Wendy Pineda Ortiz, General Project Manager of our Peru program, to learn how Indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon are leveraging cutting-edge monitoring technology to fight deforestation.
Cinema on the River: A Floating Film Festival in the Heart of the Peruvian Amazon
The Muyuna Floating Film Festival showcased a unique floating screen, bringing films directly to riverside communities in the Peruvian Amazon. During the festival, Rainforest Foundation US supported an Indigenous Cinema Workshop, emphasizing the urgent need to understand these issues from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and local communities.
Right to the Land: Indigenous Land Title as a Climate Strategy
Here’s an insight at the heart of RFUS’s work: Lands legally controlled by Indigenous peoples and local communities show lower rates of deforestation—up to a 66% reduction in forest cover loss. Listen to Cameron Ellis and Kim Chaix of Rainforest Foundation US speak about the power of land titling.
A Landmark Victory: 20 Indigenous Communities in Peruvian Amazon Secure Land Titles
RFUS celebrates a major victory as 20 Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon received land titles. Land titles are the most effective way to reduce deforestation in Indigenous peoples’ territory, resulting in a 66% reduction in forest cover loss.
Justice Prevails: Peru Court Sentences Murderers of Indigenous Land Defenders to 28 Years
After ten long years, justice was served on Thursday, April 11, for the victims of the emblematic Saweto case in the Ucayali region of Peru. The Court sentenced the five accused to 28 years and three months of imprisonment for the crimes against Ashéninka community leaders from Alto Tamaya – Saweto: Edwin Chota Valera, Jorge Ríos Pérez, Francisco Pinedo Ramírez, and Leoncio Quintisima Meléndez, who were brutally murdered on September 1, 2014.
Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Indigenous Women Take the Lead in the Peruvian Amazon
Indigenous women in Ucayali and Loreto province, Peru, are shattering gender barriers and reshaping traditions. Despite enduring historical exclusion from leadership roles, they are now rewriting this narrative.
Discover how the Affirmative Measures Project, led by the Rainforest Foundation US team in Peru, is bridging the gap for women to actively participate and lead.
