Center for Amazon Community Ecology

Our Mission: Background Philosophy The Amazon rainforest has the largest concentration of animal and plant life in the world. It is also home to hundreds of indigenous groups and tens of thousands of other people who make their living in the forest. The biggest challenge and opportunity for the Amazon is to transform the vision of development that impacts its water, land, plants, animals and people. The current model promotes the production of mass commodities. The new model needs to focus on sustaining diverse human and other biological communities. One important path to creating a sustainable future for the Amazon is to strengthen its traditional communities. People who have strong c...

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Rosewood tree seedlings bound for Brillo Nuevo

Rosewood tree seedlings being raised at a IIAP nursery in Jenaro Herrera. They will be planted in Brillo Nuevo in a joint CACE reforestation project with Camino Verde. Photo by Campbell Plowden/CACE

Supporting community health with craft sale rebate

The Bora native community of Brillo Nuevo has bought medicines and is building a community pharmacy with Social Rebate funds from CACE craft sales from its artisans. Photo by Campbell Plowden/CACE

Bora man distributing school supplies from CACE

CACE wants to help native communities improve their livelihoods & conserve their forests. We've donated school supplies to some of our partners to support local education. Photo by C. Plowden/CACE

Bora man harvesting fragrant resin from copal tree

CACE is working with the Bora community of Brillo Nuevo to sustainably harvest copal resin and distill it into fragrant essential oil. Photo by Campbell Plowden/Center for Amazon Community Ecology

Bora girl mashing mishquipanga fruits to dye fiber

A Bora native girl from Brillo Nuevo mashes the fruits of mishquipanga plants so her artisan mother can dye chambira palm fiber a deep red. Photo by C. Plowden/Center for Amazon Community Ecol