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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 werden de eerste volksstammen die in de buurt van ontbossingshotspots wonen, uitgerust met waterdichte GPS-camera's, zonneladers en een powerbank. Hierdoor konden ze foto's maken van illegale bosbouwactiviteiten. In 2016 verzamelde een twaalfkoppig bewakingsteam uit het territorium GPS-bewijs van illegale activiteiten binnen hun territorium. Dit leidde tot de verwijdering van alle illegale extractieve industrieën. Dit model kan in andere gebieden ook worden toegepast, vooral in inheemse en andere beschermde gebieden met GPS-grenzen.