61. IHRFG: Indigenous Peoples Environment Facility (GEF) are collaborating on a $1.5 million project to helpindigenous peoples address environmental damage in the amazon basin. http://www.hrfunders.org/rights/right.php?right=16

62. Sacred Earth - Articles - Biopiracy & Patents: BIOPIRACY IN THE UPPER AMAZON We are grateful to the indigenous people of the upper amazon for sharing the to the lives of indigenous peoples throughout the amazon river basin. http://www.sacredearth.com/ethnobotany/news/biopiracy.html

BIOPIRACY IN THE UPPER AMAZON We are grateful to the indigenous people of the upper Amazon for sharing the marvelous ethnobotanical lore accrued over millennia by their ancestors.  We acknowledge that this knowledge is their exclusive intellectual property and condemn those who would steal it for personal profit under the pretense of altruism. We urge you to boycott all products produced and marketed by the corporations mentioned below and any others which seek to appropriate knowledge and/or plant cultivators for their personal profit without the informed consent and agreement of the rightful owners of this knowledge and resource. We believe that just partnerships, established with the informed consent and agreement of legitimate representatives of indigenous communities,  may be acceptable if: Traditional indigenous use and access to these plants is not compromised in any way The biological survival of  plant species is not threatened by commercial harvest A competent professional biological assessment is done to determine range and distribution, critical ecology, reproductive/propagative requirements and fecundity of any plant proposed for commercial export A fair plan for profit-sharing is established, providing long-term income for indigenous communities from cultivation or sustained-yield harvest of medicinal plants

63. Ecuador Tours, 17 Day Ecuador Tour Adventures Abroad Overnight amazon basin. Casa del Suizo Lodge or similar. onsite ethnogrpahicmuseum with exhibits pertaining to the many indigenous peoples of Ecuador. http://www.adventures-abroad.com/travel/south-america/E16.htm

Tour Code: Begins in: Quito Tour: Ecuador Ends in: Quito Length: 17 days Dates and prices: Click here! Day 1 Arrive in Quito Arrive in Quito and transfer to our hotel. Quito (2788 m / 9,200 feet) is Ecuador's lovely capital city, nestled against Pichincha Volcano high in the Andes. Overnight in Quito. Dinner if required. [top] Day 2 Quito - Amazon Jungle Today we travel by our own bus from high in the snow capped Andes down to the Napo River located in the Amazon basin jungle. During this journey we follow the road literally on the rim of the Amazon basin with enchanting views of upper cloudforest and then the Amazon basin itself. We cross the River Napo by motorized canoe, arriving at our jungle lodge. Overnight Amazon Basin. Casa del Suizo Lodge or similar. Breakfast and dinner. [top] Day 3 Amazon Jungle Two full days of exploring the richest and most complex eco-system on earth. A green carpet laced with rivers and streams containing exotic flora and fauna (over 400 species of birds as well as butterflies, monkeys, orchids, and bromiliads to name a few!) Besides nature-viewing jungle walks and canoe trips the lodge and guides will take us on tours to local indigenous homes where we learn about past and present lifestyles of the native people. We learn how the people live in harmony with the jungle and use many of its plants as medicines. Overnight Amazon Basin. Casa del Suizo Lodge or similar. Breakfast and dinner.

64. (4/6/98) Battle Over U.S. Corporations Patenting Amazon Plants or Yage, is a sacred plant to indigenous groups in the amazon basin that has The body represents indigenous peoples of the eight amazon countries http://www.monitor.net/monitor/9804a/amazonpatent.html

Battle Over U.S. Corporations Patenting Amazon Plants by Danielle Knight BACKGROUND and related article on biopiracy of developing nations (IPS) WASHINGTON The patent claims of a U.S. corporation on an Amazonian plant provides evidence that American patenting laws favor big business over the rights of indigenous people, say U.S. rights groups. The conflict over patents began 12 years ago, when Loren Miller, director of the small California-based International Plant Medicine Corporation, took a sample of a medicinal plant cultivated by an indigenous community in Ecuador without permission from anyone. After he returned to California, Miller obtained a patent from the U.S. government, which gave him exclusive rights to sell and breed new varieties from the plant. The vine in question is a sacred plant to indigenous groups U.S. patent law did not require Miller's company to do any breeding or improvement of the plant before the company obtained its monopoly in the United States. "In order to claim a plant patent under U.S. law, you do not need to be the breeder or the cultivator of a plant in order to obtain intellectual property; what you do need is a pair of scissors, a passport and a backpack," says Edward Hammond, a U.S. researcher with the Canadian-based Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI).

65. WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Indigenous Peoples Claim Their Own Space 2631, will feature a specific space and activities for indigenous participants Body for indigenous Organisations of the amazon basin (COICA), told IPS. http://ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=27092

66. Amazon Alliance - Main Page The amazon ALLIANCE works to defend the rights, territories and environment ofindigenous and traditional peoples of the amazon basin. http://www.amazonalliance.org/

Welcome to the Amazon Alliance The AMAZON ALLIANCE works to defend the rights, territories and environment of indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon Basin. The Alliance is an initiative born out of the partnership between indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon and groups and individuals who share their concerns for the future of the Amazon and its peoples. How the Alliance functions Latest news Member Organizations and Partners More information Volunteer and Internship Opportunities Interns are needed to work in our downtown Washington DC office on a variety of issues including oil development in Ecuador and Peru, and aerial eradication in Colombia. Find out more... Amazon Wire: US Aerial Eradication in Colombia Scientists Challenge Claims of US State Department that Aerial Eradication is Safe for Humans and the Environment For information regarding aerial herbicide spraying in Colombia, please visit: US Fumigation The Camisea Project The Camisea Natural Gas Project is currently under construction in the Peruvian Amazon, to gain access to 11 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and more than 600 million barrels of liquid petroleum gas (LPG). The $1.6 billion dollar project also includes a 700 km pipeline that is being built from the gas fields in the Camisea and Lower Urubamba watershed across the Andes to the Peruvian coast.

67. Amazon Alliance - FAQs The amazon Alliance for indigenous and Traditional peoples of the amazon Basinis an initiative born out of the partnership between indigenous and http://www.amazonalliance.org/about/faq.htm

About Us Amazon Update Resources Contact Us ... About Us FAQs Why the Amazon?  The Amazon basin is one of the areas richest in biodiversity in the world, and one of the most threatened. Natural resource exploitation (oil and gas, minerals, logging) due to the liberalization of trade regulations, devastating infrastructure development projects (dams, waterways, roadways), and state-led colonization are all on the increase in a context of Amazon countries struggling to bring dollars into their economies.   Why indigenous and traditional peoples?  The peoples of the Amazon forest hold the key to its protection. Recent satellite data indicate that the indigenous territories demarcated in Brazil during the last 5 years are the only areas to have rolled back deforestation. Many indigenous peoples believe they were put here to protect mother earth. They need their environment intact to continue the reproduction of their culture. Indigenous knowledge is an important part of the biodiversity of the region and it must also be protected. Traditional peoples, including indigenous, quilombos, rubber tappers, and maroons, are the holders of important scientific wisdom about ways to live sustainably with the rainforest.   Is it that simple?Â

68. Indigenous Peoples Of South America This site presents information on indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central, Gallery of Rainforest Photos indigenous Tribes of the amazon http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/indigenouspeoples/

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Travel South America for Visitors History Indigenous Peoples Travel Go South America Essentials Plan Your Trip ... Help zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/7.htm','');w(xb+xb); FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the South America for Visitors newsletter! See Online Courses Search South America for Visitors Indigenous Peoples of South America History, anthroplogy, descriptions, customs, languages and current status of the indigenous tribes of South America. Alphabetical Recent Up a category Abipon "The Abipon were an indigenous people of South America. They lived in the lower Bermejo River area in the Argentine Gran Chaco. The tribe was one of the tribes that belonged to the linguistic group Guaycuru." Abya Yala Net "This site presents information on Indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central, and South America." Amazon Tribes: Isolated by Choice? "No one knows precisely how many people live in isolation from the industrial-technological world. Many of these people, perhaps thousands, are believed to thrive in the remote stretches of the Amazon River Basin of South America." Andean History "At the time of the arrival of the first Europeans in the last years of the fifteenth century, the native population of the South America, was estimated to have numbered 10 to 15 million, more than half of whom lived in the the northern and central Andes and adjacent areas."

69. RETANET | Urbanization In The Amazon Basin: Can Indigenous People Survive? Urbanization in the amazon basin Can indigenous People Survive? Using theamazon basin as its setting, the lesson highlights the concept of http://retanet.unm.edu/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1911811

70. Urbanization In The Amazon Basin: Can Indigenous People Survive? Urbanization in the amazon basin Can indigenous People Survive? Log in/Createan Account Top Search Discussion Comment on this http://retanet.unm.edu/comments.pl?sid=83&op=&threshold=-1&commentsort=0&mode=fl

71. Brazil/Amazon Basin Xavante indigenous People Sound Alert re New amazon Industrial Waterway Scheme which are part of the amazon basin (for example Ecuadorian amazon). http://abyayala.nativeweb.org/brazil/

Home Logout Contact Us Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World Resources Community Services About Us Resource Center Internet Links Nations Index Geographic Region Index Search the Site ... Top 5 Percent Hosted Resources Hosted Pages NativeLaw News NativeTech Site Information Get your FREE EMAIL @NativeWeb.Net! Community About Us Hosting Information ... Donate to NativeWeb! Brazil/Amazon Basin AMAZONIA: Organizacion indigena critica a gobierno de Brasil The Indianist Policy of the New President of Brazil Film maker Documents Terrorism Against Brazil's Rondonia Indians Xavante Indigenous People Sound Alert re New Amazon Industrial Waterway Scheme (Jan. 1997) (Jan. 1997) Brazilian Indians threaten suicide over loss of their land (June 1994) Nambikwara Request for urgent letter writing in defense of the Nambikwara Indigenous peoples of Sarare' Reserve, Mato Grosso, Brazil (March 1997) Nambikwara Indians attacked by loggers, miners (Dec. 1996) Raposa/Serra do Sol region Threat to Indigenous Lands in Brazil (March 1997) Brazilian gold rush spilling over (February 1997) Brazil justice minister opts to legalize theft in Indian land (Dec. 1996)

72. South America - Rainforest Portal amazon Alliance for Traditional peoples of the amazon basin Partnership betweenindigenous and traditional peoples of the amazon and groups and http://www.rainforestweb.org/Rainforest_Regions/South_America/

Home Add a Site Gallery Take Action ... Rainforest Regions South America Rainforest News Action Alerts Protect an Acre of Rainforest Rainforest Information ... What You Can Do Tuichi River, Bolivia South America is home to the largest contiguous tropical rainforest in the world, the vast Amazon rainforest. The Amazon spreads across much of South America, including Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia ... Surinam , and French Guiana. [more] South America Topics: Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile ... Venezuela South America Links: Amazon Life Hot - Uses the Amazon as a basis for learning about rainforest ecology. Jungle Photos Hot - Amazon rainforest photos and information: animals, plants, native people, scenery, space images, conservation, travel, art. Links to Amazon-related sites: books, movies, retail products, tour operators, education, regular news updates. Amanaka'a Amazon Network - Supports the peoples of the Amazon Rainforest in their efforts to survive and work in harmony with their environment. Amazon Alliance for Traditional Peoples of the Amazon Basin - Partnership between indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon and groups and individuals who share their concerns for the future of the Amazon and its peoples. Amazon Watch - Research project on sustainable development in Amazonia. Contains news and publications in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

73. Amazon Tribes: Isolated By Choice? In the great amazon River basin lives a community of indigenous people who arevirtually invisible to the rest of the world. Horrified by the deadly impact http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0310_030310_invisible1.html

Site Index Subscribe Shop Search Top 15 Most Popular Stories NEWS Front Page Environment Health Offbeat ... Video in the News SPECIAL SERIES The Genographic Project Pulse of the Planet National Geographic Channel RESOURCES (What's this?) Contact Us Front Page Amazon Tribes: Isolated by Choice? John Roach for National Geographic News March 10, 2003 View the Uncontacted People Photo Gallery: Go>> No one knows precisely how many people live in isolation from the industrial-technological world. Many of these people, perhaps thousands, are believed to thrive in the remote stretches of the Amazon River Basin of South America. Anthropologists and indigenous rights groups say evidence for the existence of these remote tribes is heard in stories of contact with other indigenous groups, deduced from abandoned dwellings, and seen by developers planning to extract resources from the forests. The rights groups advocate setting aside lands where the isolated peoples are believed to live, to protect them from the intrusion of developers in the Amazon. "Estimating their numbers is problematical because the only means to find out for sure is to go out and find them and that poses all sorts of problems," said Janet Lloyd, an anthropologist in Northumberland, England.

74. Loggers Vs. "Invisible" Tribes: Secret War In Amazon? Loggers seeking tropical timber deep in the amazon River basin of Oppositiongrows as loggers—who don t think the indigenous people exist—are taking http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0312_030312_invisible3.html

Site Index Subscribe Shop Search Top 15 Most Popular Stories NEWS Front Page Environment Health Offbeat ... Video in the News SPECIAL SERIES The Genographic Project Pulse of the Planet National Geographic Channel RESOURCES (What's this?) Contact Us Front Page Loggers vs. "Invisible" Tribes: Secret War in Amazon? John Roach for National Geographic News March 12, 2003 View the Uncontacted People Photo Gallery: Go>> East of the Andes Mountains, deep in the Amazon River Basin in the southeastern region of Peru known as Madre de Dios, loggers congregate in the village of Monte Salvado. The loggers come from throughout the region to Madre de Dios to extract mahogany from the forests. Close to the village of Monte Salvado, across the Las Piedras River, lies a newly-created reserve for indigenous people. Anthropologists believe these indigenous people are living in voluntary isolation from the rest of the world. Though they may know the outside world exists, they want nothing to do with it. After a six-year campaign by indigenous rights activists, the government of Peru established the reserve in April 2002 for the protection of these peoples. The reserve encompasses more than two million acres (810,000 hectares) and by law is closed to resource extraction. "But a lot of people are invading this area, they are going against the law and cutting as much as they can, as fast as they can, and they are getting into the area of uncontacted Indians," said Enrique Ortiz, an expert in rainforest management and senior program officer with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation in Washington, D.C.

75. Hands Around The World, Indian Cultures From Around The World, Hands Around The defend the rights, territories and environment of indigenous and traditionalpeoples of the amazon basin. Large Dams and indigenous/Traditional people http://indian-cultures.com/Cultures/Links.html

Hands Around the World Indian Cultures from Around the World General Mexican and South American Indian Links Web Text Translators iTools FreeTranslation.com Translate-free.com AltaVista translation General Anthropology/Archeology/Indian Sites A Guide to Internet Resources in Anthropology - Richard H. Robbins at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh Aboriginal Arts and Culture on UT-LANIC Anthropology Internet Resources from Western Connecticut State University Department of Social Sciences Anthropology Resources on the internet Anthropology Resource on the Internet - American Anthropological Association Ethnologue - the Americas Center for Indigenous Studies - links Native/Indigenous Cultures - web resources NativeNet - numerous people in all parts of the world using computer-based electronic communications technology to share information and ideas about indigenous peoples NativeWeb - Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World Index of Native American Resources on the Internet Ethnography and Film Indian Web Sites Athena Review Guide to Archaeology on the Internet Internet Resources on Native Americans - Washington State University Native American Indian Resources Stiching Vada Your Portal to the Multicultural World History of Biomedicine - Indigenous Cultures Useful Web Sites for Tribal Libraries Americanindian.net

76. Charitable Choices - Amazon Conservation Team act collaborates with the indigenous peoples and local governments of the amazonbasin to safeguard ancient, irreplaceable forests and the cultures that http://www.charitablechoices.org/charities/amazonteam/default.asp

77. Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública - Cancer among indigenous people in the amazon basin of Ecuador, 1985—2000.El cáncer en la población indígena de la cuenca Amazónica del Ecuador, 1985—2000 http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S1020-49892004001100006&script=sci_arttex

78. Rev Panam Salud Publica  Vol.16 no.5; Abstract: S1020-49892004001100006 Cancer among indigenous people in the amazon basin of Ecuador, 19852000.Rev Panam Salud Publica, Nov. 2004, vol.16, no.5, p.328-333. ISSN 1020-4989. http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S1020-49892004001100006&script=sci_abstra

79. Jungle Photos - Links To Amazon-related Web Sites amazon Watch works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the amazonBasin to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples rights in http://www.junglephotos.com/links/conslinks.html

LINKS TO CONSERVATION SITES Here are links to conservation-related web sites. These sites provide resources to help you get involved in Amazon rainforest preservation. Amazon Conservation Association http://www.amazonconservation.org/home/ The Amazon Conservation Association is a small non-profit organization legally incorporated in the United States and in Peru. The directors and staff are experienced tropical ecologists and conservationists. Our goal is to conserve biodiversity through development of new scientific understanding, sustainable resource management and rational land-use policy for Amazonian ecosystems http://www.ethnobotany.org/ The Amazon Conservation Team's web site contains documents and photographs useful to schools, scholars, students, and scientists regarding the rivers, forests, and people of the Amazon. The site contains documents regarding Amazon headwaters, Amazon forests, ethnobiology, ethnobotany, shamanism, medicinal plants, conservation, education, and research. Amazon International http://www.amazoninternational.org

80. Indigenous People Of Brazil: Information From Answers.com indigenous people of Brazil This article is part of the Brazilian History series . probably entering the amazon River basin from the Northwest. http://www.answers.com/topic/indigenous-people-of-brazil

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Indigenous people of Brazil Wikipedia Indigenous people of Brazil This article is part of the Brazilian History series. Indigenous peoples Colonial Brazil Empire of Brazil 1985-present The indigenous peoples of Brazil povos ind­genas in Portuguese ) comprise a large number of distict ethnic groups who inhabited the country's present territory prior its discovery by Europeans around . Like Christopher Columbus , who thought he had reached the East Indies , the first Portuguese explorers called them ­ndios Indians ), a name that is still used today in Brazil. The Brazilian indigenous peoples were mostly semi-nomadic tribes who subsisted on hunting fishing . Only a few tribes still survive in their original culture in remote areas of the Amazon Rainforest . However, changes in government policies over the past 50 years have managed to afford some protection to the remaining native Brazilians, and the population has risen again to some 300,000 ( ), grouped into some 200 tribes.

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