SINCHI IN THE MEDIA
EXOTIC AMAZON FRUIT LURES FARMERS AWAY FROM COCA CULTIVATION
BY : María Paula Rubiano EL ESPECTADOR English edition • WORLDCRUNCH
September 20 2017
GUAVIARE — When Flaviano Mahecha arrived here 23 years ago, in the southern Colombian department of Guaviare, he set about doing what so many settlers had done before him: scraping the leaves of coca bushes planted on the remains of destroyed Amazon forest.
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THE CHALLENGES OF PEACE IN THE AMAZON: CONSERVING WILD LIFE
BY : Mariela Osorno & Natalia Atuesta, Instituto SINCHI Researchers, for TV news
March 29 2017
An investigation by the (SINCHI) Amazonic Institute of Scientific Research on wildlife in the Colombian Amazon, during 2016, showed the abundance of populations of medium and large mammal species, reptiles and birds in areas previously controlled by the FARC.
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WAYUU TO THE MISAK: COLOMBIA’S INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AT FILBO
BY : Christopher Outlaw
May 30 2017
For those interested in Colombia’s indigenous communities – like Christopher Outlaw – FILBo 2017 had plenty to offer, from workshops and talks to book launches and content on individual stands.
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