Sacha Warmi clone

In collaboration with the Pueblo Ancestral Kichwa Kawsak Sacha (PAKKS), an indigenous organization in the province of Pastaza, this project addresses the conservation of biological diversity and the preservation of cultural diversity. These factors are considered as they contribute to human health improvement. We achieve this by recognizing and documenting the existence of the sound heritage which links culture and nature. Our primary objective is to apply for a declaration of the territory and culture of PAKKS as Cultural-Natural Heritage by the Ecuadorian State. This declaration will enable it’s the region’s subsequent recognition in one of the UNESCO heritage lists.

Another objective is to increase people’s capacities here to defend their rights as individuals and as groups, also helping them to conserve their territories’ natural resources. Furthermore, this program encourages the reevaluation of cultural knowledge and improves general health and living conditions of the people living in the 7 communities represented by the organization Pueblo Ancestral Kichwa Kawsak Sacha (www.pakks.org.ec).