Journal
The Yawanawá: 10,000 Years of Guardianship in the Amazon
by Timoteo Granzotti
Deep in the western Amazon, where the Gregório River winds through the oldest standing forest on Earth, the Yawanawá people have maintained one of the most sophisticated ecological stewardship systems humanity has ever produced.
What Is Regenerative Agriculture — And Why Does It Matter More Than "Organic"?
by Timoteo Granzotti
The word "sustainable" has always contained a quiet limitation: it means maintaining the current state. But what if the current state of our soils, our water systems, and our biodiversity is already severely degraded?
The Amazon Has Lost 17% of Its Cover. Here Is What That Number Actually Means.
by Ericardo Baldonado
Scientists have identified a threshold — somewhere between 20% and 25% deforestation — beyond which the Amazon rainforest loses its ability to generate its own rainfall and begins an irreversible transition to savanna.
Spiritual Ecology: Why Inner Work and Outer Work Are the Same Work
by Ericardo Baldonado
The ecological crisis is, at its root, a crisis of relationship. We have collectively lost the felt sense that we belong to the Earth — that its health is our health, that its suffering is our suffering.
How Indigenous Aquaculture Is Rebuilding Food Sovereignty in the Amazon
by Timoteo Granzotti
When we first discussed aquaculture with Yawanawá community leaders, the response was not enthusiasm — it was caution. "We have always eaten from the river," one elder told us. "Why would we need ponds?"