Inspired by a spiritual understanding of ecology, our ethnobotanical initiatives align sustainability with economic justice to develop a long-term process that promotes reforestation as a pathway to Indigenous autonomy and social change.

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Building on the botanical knowledge and traditional practices of Shipibo women, we understand that non-timber forest products have a much greater value than the logs and monocultures responsible for the destruction of the rainforest. We aim to make reforestation an economically attractive force.

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Our educational program focuses on experimenting with regenerative agroforestry techniques for future applications in deforested areas, replanting species that can produce non-timber forest products with medicinal and cosmetic uses, through harvesting methods that do not harm the ecosystem.

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This approach seeks to encourage Indigenous cooperative entrepreneurship, with the goal of creating tangible solutions to heal our territories from the scars of extractivism. As an educational project, we propose economically viable strategies that, over time, strengthen our autonomy, territorial sovereignty, and the environmental health of the Amazon.