It covers around 164,000 square kilometres — an area roughly the size of Tunisia
Acre is a land of deep cultural and ecological significance.
It is home to diverse Indigenous peoples, rubber-tapper communities, and extractive reserves that have long embodied a model of sustainable coexistence with the forest.
However, the pressures of illegal logging, land grabbing, cattle ranching, and infrastructure expansion have intensified. These threats endanger both the forest’s biodiversity and the livelihoods of its traditional communities.
Acre stands as a living symbol of resistance and renewal — a place where the struggle to defend the Amazon continues hand in hand with efforts to build a more sustainable and inclusive future.
In Acre we work with the Noke Koi people of TI Rio Gregorio and TI Katukina. They are an Indigenous people of western Brazil, living primarily along the Envira River in the state of Acre. Their name, Noke Koi, means “true people” in their language, a reflection of their strong collective identity and deep spiritual relationship with the forest.
Their traditional territory lies within one of the most biodiverse parts of the Amazon, and their culture is closely tied to the cycles of nature. The Noke Koi are known for their profound knowledge of medicinal plants, their use of sacred forest rituals and their vibrant oral traditions that connect generations.
For centuries, the Noke Koi have protected their lands from external threats — from rubber exploitation to illegal logging and mining. Today, they continue to defend the forest and their way of life through organized Indigenous associations and partnerships that combine ancestral knowledge with modern tools for territorial monitoring and sustainable development.
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