Sparked by a formidable sense of purpose, urgency and need for action, a new generation of young people are putting the planet’s health at the heart of their businesses. These young ecopreneurs are collectively known as Generation Restoration and are coming together to restore our natural world. This youth-led movement
Growing at altitudes of up to 5,000 metres, polylepis forests, comprising 28 recognized shrub and tree species endemic to the mid- and high-elevation regions of the tropical Andes, are a significant origin of the flow of water into the headwaters of the Amazon. Crucial to fighting climate change, they absorb
Dos mil quinientas familias se han beneficiado con la iniciativa y 680 hectáreas han sido reforestadas con queuñas, especie nativa que crece en las zonas más altas de los Andes. El ayni o trabajo comunitario, una práctica extendida en los Andes, se utilizará en seis países andinos con el propósito
If the Amazon rainforest are the lungs of the planet, then the Andes are its lifeblood. The world’s last remaining hotspot for agrobiodiversity, the region is the origin of many nutritionally important crop species and superfoods—grains like amaranth and quinoa; lupine pulses and maca roots—that underpin ecosystems, economies and diets.
The World Economic Forum spotlights Accion Andina: July 28, 2020
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This is how indigenous peoples are battling deforestation.