Category: Video
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AMAZONICA proves it. With reason, perseverance, and together with its indigenous peoples, AMAZONICA protects the tropical rainforest. An example from our projects: Sharamentsa, a model village in the territory of the Achuar in the Amazon region of Ecuador. Community development and education for over 20 years. Building the future with three generations and reaping the…
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Jane and Mascha met in 2002 through their proximity to the Jane Goodall Institute in Munich. Jane Goodall learned about the AMAZONICA projects in the Amazon region of Ecuador and was particularly interested in Masha’s concept of involving and educating the indigenous population to protect the rainforest. Jane Goodall was aware of the need, but…
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On January 16, 2025, our founder, Mascha Kauka, received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her more than 40 years of voluntary work to protect the Amazon rainforest and indigenous peoples. The award was presented by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Bavaria’s Minister for the Environment and Consumer Protection, Thorsten Glauber,…
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Our founder, Mascha Kauka, celebrates her 80th birthday—and looks back on an extraordinary life’s work. For more than four decades, Mascha has been committed to protecting the Amazon rainforest and securing the future of its inhabitants. Through countless projects, collaborations, and the founding of a jungle academy, she has placed education and sustainable development at the forefront…
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Who wants an ugly and expensive plastic boat when the most beautiful dugout canoes grow in their own forest? AMAZONICA promotes the revival and preservation of indigenous cultures in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest. Here, the Achuar felled a red cedar tree and carved it into a large canoe according to ancient tradition: 7 meters long and…