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A Defining Moment for Amazon Protection and Collaboration – Celebrated Indigenous leader Chief Dadá Borarí will embark on a European tour alongside Treesistance in June 2023. His mission is to shed light on the vital importance of protecting the Amazon and to emphasize the desire of Indigenous communities to collaborate and partner with Western organizations and individuals.

As the esteemed chief of the Maró Indigenous territory, spanning 420 km2, Cacique Dadá is widely recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the region. He gained global attention in 2022 when he was featured in the film “The Letter,” which portrayed him as the representative of the Amazon and Indigenous people during a meeting with the Pope at the Vatican. Additionally, as the Head of the Forest Guardian program for Treesistance, he plays a pivotal role in leading training initiatives across various territories.

Cacique Dadá’s European tour will encompass a series of impactful events, including a special appearance on the Green Futures stage at Glastonbury. The tour will culminate in the official launch of the Treesistance platform at the Moving Arts Centre of Amsterdam (MACA) on World Rainforest Day.

Amazon forest protectors meeting at the Forest Factor in Rome: Brazilian earth system scientist Carlos Nobre, Brazilian Amazon forest guardian Chief Dadá Borarí, and Dutch forest criminologist Tim Boekhout van Solinge. Chief Dadá of the Treesistance.

We were invited at the Forest Factor, organized by the Arma dei Carabinieri which has an active role in Italy in protecting forests and (marine) wildlife (forest, wildlife and nature law enforcement).

The Carabinieri also organised a nightly visit to the Colosseum.

Treesistance was born following the merger of the Sinchi Foundation and Forest Forces.

Forest Forces developed crime prevention strategies and their model was born during a scientific green criminology project in Brazil (2010-2016), funded by the Dutch NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development Program. It was set up in collaboration with Brazilian universities and NGOs to identify and reduce social and environmental harm, including crime. The development strategy focused on access to justice and improving the rule of law.

In 2014, the first traditional communities that live near deforestation hotspots were equipped with waterproof GPS cameras, solar chargers and power bank. This allowed them to take pictures of illegal forest activities. In 2016, a twelve- member surveillance team from the Territory collected GPS-evidence of illegal activities within their territory which led to the removal of all illegal extractive industries.. This model can be replicated in other areas, especially in Indigenous and other protected areas with GPS borders.