WELCOME TO THE RAINFOREST, WE STILL HAVE IT!
AMAZONICA wants to preserve the tropical rainforest for humanity.
In Ecuador, together with the indigenous people of Amazonia, we have tested
innovative solutions in the native communities.
More than 40 years of work means around 200 large and small individual projects with seven indigenous peoples, i.e. tens of thousands of people who invited us, asked for our support and are now well on their way.
Highlights among the successes
Highlights include the surveying and legal protection of indigenous settlement areas – the first successful fight against malaria in 112 villages simultaneously – the creation of two comprehensive medical infrastructures – the dissolution of the largest slum in the capital Quito and the return of thousands of farmers to their fields – scientific monitoring and protection of endangered species – saving indigenous culture – community development in all aspects – the first university degrees for women – the first purely indigenous companies – the first jungle academy – the first community-based tourism network – nature conservation for approx. 4.000 km² of rainforest – the pilot project for telemedicine in the deepest jungle, away from the road network.
Where all this takes effect, the rainforest stands still and does not burn!
TUCO protects the forest.
AMAZONICA’s mascot is a toucan from the Amazon.
It stands for the protection of species in the tropical rainforest.
Amazon News
Discover exciting articles and insights that inform you about the Amazon rainforest and the work of AMAZONICA.
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PRESERVING AND SHAPING A PIECE OF PARADISE
Rich biodiversity in a healthy habitat – that must be paradise! The good news is that there is still a piece of paradise left, and where it is in…
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SAVE THE RAINFOREST? IT WORKS!
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…
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JANE GOODALL VISITS AMAZONICA
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…
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WE ARE DELIGHTED ABOUT THIS CONTRACT
We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Catholic University of Quito, which has enabled us to form a valuable partnership through its cooperation agreement. See for…
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MASCHA KAUKA RECEIVES THE FEDERAL CROSS OF MERIT
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…
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OLD NEWS – LATEST NEWS
Climate summits, press conferences, and campaigns on environmental issues? AMAZONICA has been doing this for decades. We have anniversaries to celebrate and would like to share them with you.…
THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR PLANET: THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST
The lifeblood of our planet runs right around the earth: the tropical rainforest. This barometer for all life keeps falling.
In Asia, the tropical rainforests have been almost completely destroyed, and in Africa, the majority of them have been destroyed. The last great rainforest that we still have as humanity lies in the Amazon basin of South America. It is called “the lungs of the world”. But even this lifeblood is threatened by daily overexploitation and devastating fires.
The Amazon Basin is home to the world’s largest and most important forest ecosystem. It conserves and renews a third of the world’s fresh water. This last reserve is becoming increasingly important, as two-thirds of humanity already have insufficient or no clean drinking water. The influence of the ecological balance in the tropical rainforest on our environment is undisputed. An intact tropical forest is one of the most efficient depots for CO2 and other climate-damaging gases. The devastating effects of deforestation on the global climate can now be felt everywhere. Only intact, functioning forests can promote a healthy global climate, sufficient clean drinking water, sufficient food, and therefore meaningful life and work for future generations.
We must and want to preserve this!
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Ostpreußenstr. 81
D-81927 Munich
Phone: 0049-(0)89-642 99 133
E-Mail: akademie@amazonica.org
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