🌿 Amazon Ecology 101: Understanding the Living Forest
An Educational Kickoff to the Year
🗓 Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM EST
📍 Location: Zoom (Free – Registration Required)
🌍 Explore One of the World’s Most Complex Ecosystems
Start the year with a deeper understanding of the Amazon Rainforest—its intricate systems, biodiversity, and cultural importance. In this live virtual session, Indigenous educators and environmental experts will guide participants through the ecological foundations of the rainforest, with a focus on the unique role of Indigenous stewardship in its preservation.
This session is ideal for those new to Amazonian topics and seasoned advocates alike, offering fresh insight into the natural world and the communities who protect it.
🌱 What You’ll Learn:
The structure and climate of the Amazon Rainforest
Major plant and animal life, and how they coexist in a balanced system
The importance of canopy layers, rivers, and seasonal cycles
Threats to the ecosystem: deforestation, extractive industries, and habitat loss
How Indigenous knowledge contributes to ecological balance and protection
Everyday actions that support environmental education and respect for Earth systems
🧭 Event Format:
Illustrated presentation by an Indigenous Foundation environmental educator
Commentary from a Shanenawá cultural representative
Audience Q&A with prepared and live-submitted questions
Closing reflection honoring the forest’s role in sustaining global life
This event is part of the Indigenous Foundation’s year-round educational programming, designed to build awareness, foster connection, and support the preservation of ancestral knowledge and ecological heritage.