Cultural Economy to Reduce Contamination Thanks to the generous support of the EarthWays foundation, Rosa was able to begin a new initiative called “Cultural Economy to Reduce Contamination”, in collaboration with an organization of Kichwa female ceramicists, Uru Warmi, in Canelos. This project supported the Uru Warmi Association to make 2,250 pieces of tableware ceramicsContinue Reading Newsletter – Sacha Warmi Foundation February – June 2021

Supporting the reevaluation of indigenous health systems in Amazonia. Presentation by Didier Lacaze to the International Conference: Sacred Plants in The Americas. April 25, 2021. 1. Why speak about reevaluation or revitalization of Traditional Medicines (TM)? Because historical and current and multiple changes and transformations are among the leading causes for cultural loss and deteriorationContinue Reading Sacred Plants in The Americas: Giving back to Indigenous Communities

In March 2021 the manifestation “Sacha Taki- Voices and Songs of the Forest: Biocultural Landscape of the Kawsak Sacha People has been registered in the National System of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador. Soon, the Kawsak Sacha People will decide whether to apply for the nomination of the Sacha Taki manifestation in the official list ofContinue Reading Sacha Taki- Voices and Songs of the Forest: Biocultural Landscape of the Kichwa People of Kawsak Sacha

To the citizen’s fund POR TODOS, for the economic contributions that the Sacha warmi foundation has transmitted to support indigenous Amazonian communities affected by the Covid-19, the flooding of the Bobonaza River and the oil spill in the Napo River.

Between the months of March and May, while some were taking advantage of the pandemic to deforest the Amazon, we decided to use part of the confinement time to reforest it.

Indigenous and intercultural health systems For today or tomorrow? Without a doubt, the current health crisis has pushed the issue of health to the forefront. In other words, health, which in a “normal” situation used to be one of our last concerns, has now become a priority. We all know that this issue used toContinue Reading THE LESSONS OF COVID-19

Online presentation made on Tuesday June 2nd for the Ecuadorian Society of Ethnobiology and the Latin American Society of Ethnobiology (SOLAE) by Didier Lacaze Introduction Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Didier Lacaze. My background is not academic. It is based rather on a life experience of about 40 years, in direct contact with theContinue Reading The Rebellion of the Animals, the Plants…Nature