Partners
Community Partners (Profiles and links to products under construction)
Business Partners and Amazon Craft Vendors
| Community | Location | Links | Description | Relation with CACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brillo Nuevo | Ampiyacu River, Loreto, Peru. See on map. | Community profile Partner artisans Products from this community |
Community of about 300 Bora natives who live on the Yaguasyacu River - a tributary of the Ampiyacu. | Site for CACE copal resin and handicraft projects since 2009. See project progress report. |
| Nueva Esperanza | Ampiyacu River, Loreto, Peru. See on map. | Community profile Partner artisans Products from this community |
Community of about 90 Ocaina natives who live on the Yaguasyacu River - a tributary of the Ampiyacu. | Site for CACE handicraft project since 2011. See project progress report. |
| Puca Urquillo | Ampiyacu River, Loreto, Peru. See on map. | Community profile Partner artisans Products from this community |
Twin communities of about 260 Bora and 250 Huitoto natives who live on the Ampiyacu River. | Site for CACE handicraft project since 2011. See project progress report. |
| San José de Piri | Ampiyacu River, Loreto, Peru. See on map. | Community profile Partner artisans Products from this community |
Community of about 140 Yagua natives who live on the Ampiyacu River adjoining the town of Pebas. | Site for CACE handicraft project since 2011. See project progress report. |
| Jenaro Herrera | Ucayali River, Loreto, Peru. See on map. | Town statistics Partner artisans Products from this community |
Town of about 5000 people in the municipality of Requena. Site of research center for the Institute for Investigation of the Peruvian Amazon (IIAP). | Site of CACE research on copal resin with IIAP and informal handicraft project since 2006. See more. |
| Chino | Tahuayo River, Loreto, Peru. See on map. | Community profile Partner artisans Products from this community |
Campesino community of about 200 people in the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area. Near eco-tourist lodge of Amazon Adventures. | Site for informal handicraft project in cooperation with the Rainforest Conservation Foundation since 2008. |
| San Pedro | Tahuayo River, Loreto, Peru. | Community profile Products from this community |
Campesino community of about 100 people in the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area. Near eco-tourist lodge of Amazon Adventures. | CACE made one visit to the community in 2008. |
| Iquitos | Amazon River, Loreto, Peru. See on map. | City profile Partner artisans Products from this city |
Iquitos is the capitol of Loreto and the gateway city to Peru's Amazon region with a population of about 400,000 people. | CACE's base of operations in Peru. CACE also buys crafts from diverse artisans in tourist markets. |
| Nueva Vida | Sucusari River, Loreto, Peru. See on map. | Community profile Products from this community |
Community of about 100 Maijuna natives on the Yanayacu River (tributary of the Sucusari) in the proposed Maijuna Regional Conservation Area. | Copal resin and handicraft project in development after CACE site visit in 2009. |
| Xié | Gurupi River, Maranhão, Brazil. See on map. | Community profile Partner artisans Products from this community |
Community of about 100 Ka'apor Indians in the Alto Turiaçu Indigenous Reserve. | Site of informal handicraft project begun during a CACE visit in 2010. |
| Paraku'y renda | Gurupi River, Maranhão, Brazil. See on map. | Community profile Partner artisans Products from this community |
Community of about 60 Ka'apor Indians in the Alto Turiaçu Indigenous Reserve. | Site of informal handicraft project begun during a CACE visit in 2010. |
| Organization | Location | Links | Description | Relation with CACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camino Verde (CV) | Concord, MA & Puerto Maldonado, Peru. | CV website CV Facebook page |
NGO that conducts reforestation activities and forest conservation education programs along the Tambopato River in Madre de Dios, Peru. | Working with CV to produce essential oils from rosewood family trees and sustainably harvest "dragon's blood" resin. See project proposal. |
| Institute for Investigation of the Peruvian Amazon (IIAP) | Iquitos and field stations in Peru. | IIAP website Jenaro Herrera research center |
Peruvian government instution responsible for research and sustainable development of natural resources in the Peruvian Amazon. | CACE has cooperative agreement with IIAP to study copal resin ecology at Jenaro Herrera field station. Research begun in 2006. See more about research. |
| Instituto del Bien Comun | Lima, Iquitos, and other offices in Peru. | IBC website Ampiyacu-Algodon Project |
Peruvian non-profit organization that supports conservation and local development projects with native communities in Peru | Partner of CACE projects with native communities in the Ampiyacu River region since 2009. See project progress report. |
| Federation of Native Communities of the Ampiyacu (FECONA) | Puca Urquillo, Ampiyacu River, Loreto, Peru. | Ampiyacu-Apayacu Regional Conservation Area | Federation that represents 14 Bora, Huitoto, Ocaina and Yagua native communities in the Ampiyacu River region of Peru. | CACE has a formal agreement with FECONA to conduct NTFP development projects with member communities. See project progress report. |
| Federation of Maijuna Native Communities (FECONAMAI) | Sucusari, Sucusari River, Loreto, Peru. | Maijuna Indian situation overview | Federation that represents 4 Maijuna native communities in the Napo River of Peru. | CACE has an agreement with FECONAMAI to develop NTFP projects with member communities. |
| Management Committee of the Ampiyacu-Apayacu Regional Conservation Area | Pebas, Ampiyacu River, Loreto, Peru. | Ampiyacu-Apayacu Regional Conservation Area | Committee including representatives of native communities, NGOs, and governmental agencies concerned with the management of this regional conservation area in Loreto, Peru. | CACE has been a member of this "Comite de Gestion" since its founding in 2010. |
| Marjorie Grant Whiting Center (MGWC) | Woodland, CA | MGWC website | Foundation that supports socio-cultural, nutritional, educational and economic development projects for indigenous and other under-served peoples. | MGWC has given CACE three grants to support its efforts to develop NTFP resources in Peru including one joint project with Camino Verde. |
| Project Amazonas | Ft. Lauderdale , FL with operations in Iquitos, Peru. | Project Amazonas Margarita Tours |
NGO that conducts medical service trips, conservation, and education projects with local communities in the northern Peruvian Amazon with support from Margarita Tours. | CACE receives logistic support from Project Amazonas in some of its handicraft projects with native communities. |
| Rainforest Conservation Fund (RCF) | Based in US with operations in Peru | RCF website | NGO that conducts conservation and education projects with communities in Peru, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. | CACE cooperates with RCF to conduct its craft buying and community support efforts with Chino on the Tahuayo River in Peru. |
| Rufford Small Grant Foundation | London, U.K. | Rufford website | This foundation supports small-scale conservation projects in third-world countries. | Rufford has given CACE two grants to support its NTFP projects with Ampiyacu native communities in Peru. See Rufford update on CACE project. |
Business Partners and Amazon Craft Vendors
| Organization | Location | Links | Description | Relation with CACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Drake Gallery | Miheim, PA | Green Drake website | Gallery that features fine art by local artists, concerts by local musicians and classes in art and music. | Sells select line of CACE Amazon guitar straps. |
| L'Oeil du Vert | Los Angeles, CA | Article about L'Oeil du Vert L'Oeil du Vert website |
Natural fragrance and body care company | CACE consults with L'Oeil du Vert to evaluate commercial potential of essential oils derived from copal resin and other aromatic plants in Peru. |
| The State Theatre | State College, PA | State Theatre website | A community-owned performing arts center | The State Theatre allows CACE to sell Amazon crafts at select concerts. |
| Tait Farm Foods | Boalsburg, PA | Tait Farm Foods website | Grower and seller of organic produce and speciality foods on site, online and through community-supported agriculture program. | CACE sells Amazon crafts through the Tait Farm Harvest Shop. |
| Tait Farm Trees | Boalsburg, PA | Tait Farm Trees | Family owned Christmas tree grower and seller | CACE sells Amazon tree ornaments at the gift shop during the Christmas holiday season |