Awajún – Peru

We work with the Awajún across 16,000 hectares of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.

We work with the Awajún across 16,000 hectares of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.

Living along the banks of the Marañon river, they are the second-largest indigenous group in the Amazon (after the Asháninka), their mutual coexistence with rainforest is their way of life.

We partner with two communities to help continue this balance; to keep three million tonnes of earth-cooling carbon right where it is.

jewellery preserving the Amazon Rainforest

Craft that not only supports families but also contributes to the preservation of the Amazon rainforest.

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The Awajún have always faced threats and always fought back.

We’re talking gold, oil, timber, mining and monoculture plantations. The banks of the Amazon near Urakuza and Huaracayo, have rarely been seen as homes but instead as resources.

The real threat faced by people that live here, even beyond the climate crisis, is the threat of greed and the resulting climate breakdown.

Projects

These projects funded by your cash and led by the Awajún are protecting rainforest right now.

Cash Giving

Giving no-strings cash is a simple, ethical way to create choice. This cash is spent however the Awajún see fit.

Cacao Farming

Families are growing ultra-sustainable cacao on abandoned forest gardens creating income and easing pressure that drives deforestation.

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Forest Monitoring

The Awajún know their rainforest. Backing this traditional and on-the-ground knowledge with satellite data gives even further insight.

Fish Farming

Fish farms are a reliable way to secure both protein and income, decreasing dependence in the process.

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