Forever the Forest

They all knew the secret of the power plant that is ayahuasca, the liana. The vine for us is nixi pae; the leaf is called kawa. AYAHUASCA AND THE JIBOIA MOTHER It is said that the warrior went hunting. He was hunting and ended up finding an enchanted, white boa constrictor who lived in the […]

“Shamanism” is something that cannot be reduced to a single definition or explanation. Religion, belief, ritual, system of thought, ontology, configuration of the world: such are some of the polemical categories that arise to the mind when it comes to making a brief presentation on the subject. The term, generic and misunderstood, is used to […]

Native indian Awa Guaja of Brazil. Mother with child. The Awa- Guaja inhabit the forests of Maranhao (Brazil), call themselves Awa, a term that means man, person, people. The Awa- Guaja are one of the last indigenous groups in Brazil only nomadic. Although they are learning to grow maize and cassava, remain essentially hunters, fishers […]

Published on Friday, November 03, 2017 by Common Dreams US Climate Assessment Exposes ‘Simply Terrifying’ Recklessness of Trump “Even as this report sounds the alarm, Trump’s team of climate deniers are twisting themselves into pretzels to justify blocking national and international climate action.” by Jon Queally, staff writer With the release of its National Climate Assessment on […]

“Pollution is much more than an environmental challenge—it is a profound and pervasive threat that affects many aspects of human health and wellbeing. It deserves the full attention of international leaders, civil society, health professionals, and people around the world,”

Scientists at 13 federal agencies released a draft of a report showing that the U.S. is currently being impacted by climate change. A leaked draft of an extensive federal climate change report is causing alarm on Tuesday—both because of its findings, which make clear that the U.S. is currently experiencing the effects of climate change, […]

We are all aware of deforestation, or at least should be. It is a great concern for the future of our planet and for the future of our children. At such rapid rates of deforestation we are facing a great threat to our food supply, as well as water supply, so our entire existence is […]

More than 380 new species of plants and animals have been discovered in the Amazon only between 2014 and 2015, according to a report published Wednesday by the non-governmental organization WWF-Brazil, in partnership with the Mamraua Institute, a research unit of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil. According to the report, in that […]