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UPDATE:
IN THE FIELD WITH YAKUM

To take the Covid-19 situation into their own hands, the determined Shuar, Kichwa, Siekopai and Cofan peoples have increased their production of yuca, plantains and bananas. But until these crops can grow, many are facing a dire shortage of adequate foods.

Cool Earth is working with Yakum to deliver urgent food aid and medical supplies needed to build resilience for the months ahead. Read more

Empowerment Community members' wellbeing improves, making them able to deal with challenges that arise.

Financial Resilience With regular and sustainable incomes, people are under less pressure to sell or cut their forest during a crisis.

Conservation and biodiversity Communities lead on conservation activities, building on environmental knowledge of their forest and climate change.

Cool Earth works with rainforest communities to halt deforestation and its impact on climate change.

UPDATE: IN THE FIELD WITH YAKUM

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UPDATE:
IN THE FIELD WITH YAKUM