Meet ARCC’s 2024 Research & Journalism Grantees
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of this year's ARCC Research and Journalism Grants! 🎉These outstanding individuals are advancing ARCC’s mission by supporting vital conservation efforts in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
ARCC Spotlights Traditional Knowledge Conservation in Ecuadorian Magazine
We recently published an article in Terra Incógnita magazine highlighting the story of José Macanilla— a walking encyclopedia of traditional and scientific plant knowledge and a main collaborator on our Jambiyura project.
ARCC launches grants for Amazon research and journalism
The Amazon Research & Conservation Collaborative (ARCC) just announced two new funding opportunities to support conservation research and journalism in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
The Amazon is on fire — here is why
The Amazon Rainforest currently faces widespread fires, the worst that it has seen in over two decades. But how do these fires start? And what can be done to stop them in the future?
Witnessing the Amazon’s “Chernobyl” with indigenous allies
“This trip was an opportunity to come face-to-face with the realities of oil extraction in the Amazon, to show indigenous leaders why their territory is worth fighting for”
Indigenous leaders unite in Ecuador forum
In a powerful testament to resilience and unity, indigenous leaders from various Ecuadorian communities gathered in Quito on May 9th and 10th for a pivotal forum.