By Virginia Cross A traditional chilli pepper found on tables across the Peruvian Amazon is on its way to the U.K, thanks to the English non-profit Plant Your Future. Spicing up dishes with some of this Amazon heat connects straight back to farmers working to restore the rainforest. This tiny pepper, known as ají charapita, […]
By Gabriela Albuja At Canopy Bridge we know that meeting suppliers in the field makes a big difference for companies looking to source sustainable, natural products. To help support direct-trade relationship building we launched a contest together with the Environmental Defense Fund at the end of 2017, which offered small grants to help […]
By: Gabriela Albuja Mery Santos, a passionate, energetic, and successful business woman, is a vivid example of a life dedicated to making a difference. Originally from Venezuela, her career began more or less conventionally, earning a living working with a logistics company. But in 1999 Mery decided to take a leap and change […]
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Versión en español aquí Versão em português aqui Article by: Jacob Olander, Gabriela Albuja, Kevin Moull, Chris Meyer, Juliana Splendore and Karina Bautista Introduction When properly supported, indigenous communities can make significant contributions to rainforest conservation. Legally recognized indigenous territories (ITs) cover over one fifth of the Amazon and, because they tend to […]
La alternativa amazónica al aceite de argan que mantiene al bosque en pie y a las comunidades ganando “Es suave sobre la piel y el cabello, y debido a sus múltiples usos es muy similar al aceite de argan, aunque a un precio mucho más accesible” dice una mujer europea de 25 años que recientemente […]
The Amazonian alternative to argan oil that keeps forests standing, and communities earning By Agustín Nervi “It is gentle on the skin and hair, and its varied uses make it very similar to argan oil, though a lot less pricey” says a 25-year old European woman that recently discovered Brazil nut oil in a hipster […]
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This article by Chris Meyer was originally published by the Environmental Defense Fund Amazon indigenous communities have made huge strides in the last two decades to secure legal recognition for their ancestral lands – territories which play a major role in efforts to conserve rainforests and stabilize the global climate. But there is still […]
By Gabriela Albuja and Jacob Olander Jabuticaba, camu-camu, and mangaba are native Brazilian fruits with at least three times the Vitamin C found in exotic species like oranges, bananas and papayas. And yet Brazilians consume much, much more of the latter. While Brazil is home to more than 2,500 native fruit species, only açai […]
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Environmental Defense Fund – Forest Trends – Canopy Bridge – EcoDecision Accelerating Inclusion and Mitigating Emissions Program International trade in responsibly-sourced natural products can contribute to protecting tropical forests and improving local livelihoods. When well-managed and connected to the right buyers, crops like cocoa a and coffee and a host of non-timber forest products […]
By Iván Ulchur-Rota Conocí a Robin Van Loon por Skype después de algunos intentos por conversar. Yo vivo en Quito, él estaba en Uganda y las diferencias horarias dificultaban que concretáramos una reunión. “¿Qué haces en un lugar tan lejano?” Le pregunté cuando al fin nos teníamos cara a cara. Después de todo, había […]
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