Photo by Luis Garcia
THE AMAZON NEEDS US NOW
The Amazon Rainforest is at a tipping point. Rapid destruction and inadequate sustainable actions threaten its survival. Innovative, nature- and culture-positive solutions are urgently needed to restore this vital ecosystem and preserve its biocultural heritage. We have a responsibility to act now. Amazon Research Internacional exists to address the environmental challenges the Amazon faces by uniting modern science with traditional knowledge to champion stingless bee preservation, safeguard lowland and high-altitude rainforests, and honor indigenous wisdom and traditional medicine.
Amazon Research Internacional (ARI) is a non-profit organization based in Peru dedicated to conserving Amazonian biodiversity, ecosystems and indigenous knowledge. We work on conservation, scientific research, education and empowerment of native communities and leaders aimed at mitigating climate change, regenerating degraded species and ecosystems, elevating traditional wisdom and empowering nature- and culture- positive livelihoods. We focus on bee conservation, and advocating for the rights of nature, aiming to enhance sustainability, indigenous representation fair trade, and protect traditional knowledge. Stingless bees are symbolic species of the Amazon, and studying them and combating the threats that endanger their survival, we can start vital conversations about the future of conservation and regeneration in the Amazon Rainforest.
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Conservation
We focus our efforts in areas with the greatest impact for species conservation
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Science
We partner with local experts to conduct high-impact research studies
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Outreach
We partner with indigenous communities for capacity building and deveopment
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Storytelling
We partner with multi-media artists to share captivating, impactful stories
OUR MISSION
Regenerate fragile Amazonian biodiversity, ecosystems and indigenous knowledge through conservation programs, scientific research, educational experiences, policy, and empowerment of native communities and leaders.
CURRENT PROGRAMS
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Stingless bees
Safeguarding native bee biodiversity and Amazonian ecosystems
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Meliponicultoras
Empowering female sustainable entrepreneurship
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High-altitude forest
Restoring degraded rainforest in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
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Rights of Nature
Advocating for the rights of Amazonian life forms to exist
WHERE WE WORK
Peru
LORETO: We work with multiple local communities in Nauta along the Marañón River including Kukama-kukamiria groups
JUNIN & CUZCO: We work in the UNESCO recognized Biosphere Reserve Aviveri-Vraem and buffer zones with Ashaninka communities
LIMA: Our headquarters are based in Lima
Bolivia
RURRENABAQUE: We collaborate with Ese Ejje women in the Parque Nacional y Area de Manejo Integrado Madidi
Our conservation efforts made the cover of The New York Times 2024
Stingless bees regenerate degraded ecosystems combating the effects of destructive deforestation practices in the Amazon Rainforest
Article in Tree Hugger
Photo by Ana Sotelo
“Without modern science together with indigenous traditional knowledge, there is no biodiversity”
Make a donation.
Join us in safeguarding the Amazon Rainforest’s under-appreciated organisms, their ecosystems and local communities that depend on them. Make a donation today and support our conservation, science and capacity building programs. No donation is too small. Together, let’s create a lasting positive impact for the conservation of this vital biodiversity and cultural heritage.
This donation is processed through PayPal to our organizational bank account in Peru. For direct bank transfers, please contact us. To donate through our USA-based fiscal partner 501(c)(3) for tax-deduction purposes, please contact us at amazonresearchint@gmail.com
Stingless bees produce medicinal honey traditionally known as a “miracle liquid” by locals
Article in National Geographic Magazine
Photo by Ana Sotelo
“Without native bees, there is no Amazon”
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Photo by Ana Sotelo
A soldier stingless bee guarding the beehive entrance