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

Sep 5, 2019

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. Image: REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

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 Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation / Anastasia Moloney

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