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Sowing Futures with Cacao

In the Amazonas region of Peru, approximately 5 in 10 children and adolescents stop attending school for economic reasons or due to a lack of support from their families. However, despite difficulties, cacao has become a source of income with…

Super spuds!

We’re putting a spotlight on spuds! Did you know potatoes are one of the most important food crops in the world, with a rich history of cultivation that dates back to ancient civilisations? This crop is also a crucial food…

Getting people-powered right!

Working closely with Cool Earth throughout her PhD, University of Exeter student Léna Prouchet’s research looks at refining the design and implementation of agricultural projects supporting Indigenous peoples and their livelihoods as they strive to protect their rainforest territories.

A chocolate factory in the rainforest

When people living in the rainforest have cash, they have a choice. And for the Awajún, this enabled them to build a chocolate factory in the middle of the rainforest. For anyone in the chocolate making biz, transforming raw…

Diversifying diets in the Peruvian Amazon

Chocolate, inga, fish. It’s not the start of a lockdown cookbook. Instead, these three ingredients may be a successful recipe for the Awajún to earn a living, feed their families and protect their forest.   On the banks…

The impact of energy efficient stoves in Lubutu

Cool Earth has funded a community-led project in the community of Lubutu looking at reducing fuelwood use by introducing energy efficient stoves.   Now this project is complete, 483 stoves have been built, and Cool Earth can present…

Palm Oil The Facts

When rainforest is cleared in Papua New Guinea, all too often it is replaced by palm plantations. To the human eye, the difference could not be more stark. To local wildlife, the difference is devastating. Having previously only been found…

Why is palm oil bad for the rainforest?

Palm oil. The ubiquitous ingredient you’re highly likely to be consuming every day in car fuel, cleaning products and food. It’s posing a tremendous threat to some of the world’s most biodiverse forest. But what is it? And what makes…