By Jacob Olander On the table of Amaz, an award-winning restaurant in Lima, with a natural-meets-urban-sophistication vibe, a small bowl of dark dipping sauce and crispy cassava-flour tortillas (casabe)
Amazon, Blog, Latin America, Markets, Spices, vanilla
La vainilla tan valiosa como la plata, ¿oportunidad para agricultores?
Por Jacob Olander El precio de la vainilla ha alcanzado un máximo histórico. Con precios de US$550-600 el quilo de vainas de vainilla, esta preciada especia tiene mayor valor,
Amazon, Blog, Coffee, Conservation, Guatemala, Latin America, Markets, Organic, Peru
Sealing the deal: Winners of our 2017 Forest Economy Awards
By Gabriela Albuja With CanopyBridge.com we aim to make it easier for buyers and sellers to find each other and connect on line – but at some point there´s
Amazon, Blog, Brazil nut, Conservation, Latin America
Still Standing: Revisiting the ‘cornerstone of Amazon conservation’
By Jacob Olander For years, the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) has been emblematic of the idea that we can conserve the Amazon rainforest by using its valuable products wisely.
amazonia, Blog, Essential oils, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Fundación Chankuap: Fábrica de Cosméticos en la Amazonía
Este artículo fue originalmente publicado por Ecosystem Marketplace. Traducido por Gabriela Albuja. El Padre Silvio Broseghini no conocía nada sobre marketing o logística cuando creó la Fundación Chankuap en 1996. Sin
amazonia, Blog, Conservation, Essential oils
Chankuap Foundation: A Cosmetics Factory In The Amazon Forest
This article by Ciro Calderon was originally published by Ecosystem Marketplace Father Silvio Brosegihini knew nothing of marketing or logistics when he founded the Chankuap Foundation in 1996, but
Amazon, Blog, Business, Community, Conservation, Deforestation, Economic Development, Latin America
Bailique: A community protocol bears fruit
Iván Ulchur-Rota Açai (Euterpe oleracea) is a small black fruit that hangs from tall palms of the lowland regions in the Amazon. In the archipelago of Bailique, in the
Amazon, amazonia, Andes, Blog, Cacao, Colombia, Community, Conservation, Latin America, Uncategorized
Specialty chocolate companies create new opportunities for indigenous and forest communities in Colombia
By Juliana Splendore In late summer of 2016, Emily Stone, the founder of Uncommon Cacao – an American supplier of specialty cacao beans to artisanal chocolate producers – travelled to
Amazon, amazonia, Arapaima gigas, Blog, Community, Conservation, Gastronomy
Four chefs, one enormous fish
By Iván Ulchur-Rota “Was there enough for everyone?”, I asked Estefy Baldeón, chef and Canopy Bridge consultant, about the fish just grilled in a forest clearing on the banks
Amazon, amazonia, Blog, Cacao, Certifications, Conservation, Deforestation, Economic Development, Reforestation, Regulación y requerimientos
Consuming deforestation: Where are your standards?
Jacob Olander First it was hamburgers, then chocolate and now guacamole. Tropical forests are being relentlessly sacrificed for our far-away indulgences. Avocado growers are trashing native pine and
