Bora artisan Liz weaving chambira bag Bora artisan Maria stripping chambira leaf fiber Chino artisan with woven chambira basket Campesina artisan Doris and her pet sloth

Center for Amazon Community Ecology

Org #11427
Vetted since 2012 Staff Favorite Project of the Month Site Visit Verified
2006
year founded
$206,706
raised on GlobalGiving
10
years fundraising
0
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

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... read more

Projects (1)

Project Leaders
Campbell Plowden
Campbell Plowden
Campbell Plowden
Campbell Plowden
Tulio Davila
Tulio Davila
Team
James C Plowden, Yully Rojas Reategui, Tulio E Davila, Andrea Isuiza
Organization Information
1200 Market St. PMB #285
Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043
United States
8143801959
Organization Information
1200 Market St. PMB #285
Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043
United States
8143801959

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Jun 1, 2023
Pablo's Story - My Life as an Artisan
My name is Pablo. I live in the community of San Francisco on the Marañon River, and I am an artisan. Like many men from my village, however, I grew up hunting. I enjoyed going into the forest...
Feb 8, 2023
Reflections from Yully - Amazon Ecology Program Coordinator
Yully started working with the Center for Amazon Community Ecology in 2009 and soon became our field and program coordinator. She has done or helped coordinate every major activity in the forest and...
Oct 18, 2022
Creating better ways to make birds and butterflies
Over the past five years, some very talented artisan partners have steadily made more and more beautiful and life-like bird and butterfly ornaments with chambira palm fiber.  Our experienced...
 
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