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Amazonica

Amazonica is a collective term for activities aimed at preserving the Amazon rainforest through the collaboration of indigenous Indio peoples. The Rainforest Academy in Ecuador underpins these activities, serving as a research and training institute open to scientists and students worldwide. The initiative is supported by the government of Ecuador, the European Climate Alliance, and operates under the auspices of UNESCO. Founder and Chairman of the Amazonica Foundation is Mascha Kauka, a publisher with 25 years of experience in development aid and environmental expertise in the Amazon region.

The starting point

The Amazon basin houses the world’s largest forest-based ecological system, sustaining one-third of the earth’s fresh water supply. This reserve is crucial as two-thirds of humanity lack clean drinking water. The tropical rainforest also influences the world's climate by absorbing CO₂, making its protection vital for sustaining life on the planet. However, exhaustive cultivation continues to destroy millions of hectares of forest annually through logging and road-building.

The Amazonica policy

The approximately 400 Indio peoples (nearly 2 million indigenous individuals) in the Amazon rainforest are key to its protection. Founded in 2002, Amazonica aims to secure a future for the Indios within the forest, thereby preserving it. Mascha Kauka, the founder, has over 25 years of experience organizing development projects in Latin America. Key activities include the Amazonica Academy and the international Amazonica Foundation.

Amazonica pilot project

From 2002 to 2007, a pilot project helped around 12,000 forest Indians in Ecuador's Amazon region develop community skills. Focus areas included education, training, ecologically friendly farming, medical infrastructure, renewable energy sources, and the creation of nature reserves. The project concluded in 2007, with documented results available to the native inhabitants.

Amazonica Academy

The Amazonica Academy, located in the Ecuadorian jungle, aims to foster cooperation between the Indios and international business and science communities. It offers faculties in global climate, hydrology, renewable energy sources, climatology, geo-information, and bio-diversity studies. The academy is open to local and international students, lecturers, and scientists. Uyunkar Domingo Peas, a leader of the Achuar tribe, will direct the academy.

Amazonica Foundation

Founded in April 2007 in Munich, the Amazonica Foundation finances the ongoing academic operations. It manages donations, endowments, and revenues from various sources. Setting up the Academy with the Achuar and Shuar tribes will cost around 1.3 million Euros.

Cooperation with academic teaching institutes

Supporters include the State University of Cuenca in Ecuador, faculties of the Munich University of Applied Sciences, the Straubing Science Center, the Technical University of Weihenstephan, and the Munich Technical University. The German KLIMA-BÜNDNIS and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development sponsor these projects under the auspices of UNESCO.

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