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Colombia's indigenous tribes are sharing their knowledge to save the Amazon rainforest

A sign for Leticia, a jungle border town and the capital of Colombia’s southern Amazonas province Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation / Anastasia MoloneyReuters Foundation / Anastasia Moloney

Anastasia Moloney
Latin America and Caribbean Correspondent, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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An indigenous woman looks on as she attends a protest outside the Brazilian embassy due to the wildfires in the Amazon rainforest, in Bogota, Colombia August 23, 2019.
An indigenous woman looks on as she attends a protest outside the Brazilian embassy due to the wildfires in the Amazon rainforest, in Bogota, Colombia August 23, 2019. Image: REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
Sunset along Colombia’s Amazon river in Leticia, the capital of Colombia’s southern Amazonas province on September 3, 2019.
Sunset along Colombia’s Amazon river in Leticia, the capital of Colombia’s southern Amazonas province on September 3, 2019. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation / Anastasia Moloney
A mural which reads “Protect our animals. The Amazon is everyone’s responsibility
A mural which reads “Protect our animals. The Amazon is everyone’s responsibility Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation / Anastasia Moloney
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