Read a recent article describing the new category of protected area created in Colombia to benefit ACT tribal partner, the Cofan.Read the article>>
Marla Maples inteviews ACT President Mark Plotkin - July 4th, 2008. Listen to the July 4th interview>>
The San Francisco Chronicle highlights the ongoing partnership between Google and ACT's tribal partner the Surui of Brazil, to help them conserve their forest and their culture. Read the article>>
Google Earth formally lanuched its partnership with ACT Tribal partner, the Surui people of Brazil, in response to an initial plea by Cheif Almir Surui to the international community for help in raising awareness about the ecological and cultural degredation faced by the Surui and other indigneous communities in Amazonia. The event was covered by CNN in a recent webcast. View CNN webcast >>
On June 12th 2008, the Colombian government announced the formation of a sanctuary for medicinal flora, the first of its kind. The move is a triumph for the Kofan (ACT's tribal partners), ACT, and several other organizations involved in helping the Cofan realize this acheivement.See Press Release>>
ACT Co-founders Mark Plotkin and Liliana Madrigal jointly received the Skoll foundation's award recognizing successful social entrepreneurs.See Press Release>>
Smithsonian Magazine describes the struggles of the Brazilian tribal chieftain, who is partnering with ACT to save the Surui homelands from the advance of destructive forces. Download PDF>>
National Geographic.com covers ACT's work to train indigenous communities in the latest technology to help safeguard their communities and resources.
Dr. Mark J. Plotkin speaks on the global impact of destroying the Amazon on Wisconsin Public Radio.
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Mongabay.com's Rhett Butler explores how the Amazon Conservation Team
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Rhett Butler chat's with ACT president to shed light on the critical role played by indigenous communities in conservation efforts to protect the Amazon.
Indigenous people are key to rainforest conservation efforts
ACT President Mark J. Plotkin is featured in a special thirty fifth anniversary issue of Smithsonian Magazine. Mark is included with thirty four other innovators who have made a difference over the course of the magazine's life. Download PDF>>
Following a love for wilderness and a childhood dream, a personal search for an unforgettable experience came to fruition in the middle of the world between the planet’s largest tropical forest and largest river: a place called Macapá. The mystery that echoes from the sounds of nature and culture through the Amazon’s infinite extension of life forms is immeasurable. more>>
Join the Amazon Conservation Team as we follow the Expedition to the Origins of the Tukano People. Join Julio, Wesley, Juan Guillermo, Payé Bernardo, and the rest of a diverse crew as they journey from Manaus down the Rio Negro, the Rio Vaupés, and the Rio Tiquíe, visiting the points of origin of the Tukano people. more>>
In response to the many requests we have received, Mark Plotkin’s memorial for Richard Evans Schultes can be found here.
Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso created a stir last August when he announced the creation of Tumucumaque Mountains National Park, forged out of the Amazon rainforest in Amapá State in north-east Brazil. more>>
Ten million acres of the Amazon rain forest have been charted in detail for the first time with the help of breechcloth-clad Indians toting GPS receivers, as part of an innovative effort to back up their land claims. more>>
Washington DC: An extraordinary map, created by rainforest Indians in red breechcloths carrying handheld GPS (geographic positioning systems) and demarcating ten million acres of pristine rainforest, is being unveiled at the Brazilian Embassy here on January 23rd. more>>
O mapa cultural das Terras Indígenas Parque do Tumucumaque será apresentado, na Embaixada Brasileira em Washington. O documento foi elaborado pela organização não-governamental Amazon Conservation Team (ACT), em parceria com a Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI) e a Associação dos Povos Indígenas (APITU). mas>>
In an unusual collaboration for a vital cause, rock music legend Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues will join Don Luciano Mutumbajoy, a leading Amazonian Shaman, and the Amazon Conservation Team, a conservation group that integrates Western science and traditional wisdom, to ...more>>
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) elected the Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) of the United States of America, to the prestigious ranks of its Global 500 Roll of Honour for outstanding contributions to the protection of the environment. The organization is one of only eight individuals and organizations to receive this honour in 2002. more>>
ACT colleague and traditional healer Don Luciano Mutumbajoy receives Royal Order of the Golden Ark knighthood for his conservation achievements from Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, April 2002
On Monday, February 25, Colombia added a new national park to its network of protected areas of tropical biodiversity. The Parque Natural Nacional Alto Fragua – Indiwasi (the Ingano name meaning “House of the Sun”) is a 167,960-acre site located on the piedmont of the Colombian Amazon. more>>
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