Eight weeks of this schedule was a lot. A lot of personal growth, a lot of immersion within the Mebengôkre-Kayapó culture, a lot of time to practice speaking Mebengôkre, and a lot of opportunity to actually form relationships with the people whose association I had been working in for the past year. […]

In May 2026, Matthew Aruch traveled across Mato Grosso and into Kayapo territory for governance meetings with the Instituto Raoni and the Instituto Kabu’s general assembly. Field notes on partnership, the road to Pykany, and what Indigenous-led conservation looks like up close. […]

The Mebêngôkre-Kayapó-led Associação Floresta Protegida (AFP – Protected Forest Association) and the Kayapo Project are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Forest and Communities Initiative (FCI)  […]

Hi! My name is Claire Wigglesworth ’25, and I am a Lewin Fellow working with the Kayapo Project’s Associação Floresta Protegida (AFP – Protected Forests Association) in Pará, Brazil. […]

Kayapo women join the 4th Indigenous Women’s March in Brasília, raising their voices for land rights, culture, and the future of their people. […]

In 2024, a remarkable Amazon success story continued to unfold despite the wildfire, and smoke that darkened Amazonian skies. […]

The Kayapo forest of the allied Kayapo remains continues to demonstrate the resilience of unlogged primary forest and the effectiveness of the Kayapo-NGO alliance. […]

The “Equipe da Bà” project emerges as a response to these threats, combining technology and traditional knowledge to protect the forest. The use of trail cameras and drones, guided by the wisdom of the elders, allows for effective and targeted surveillance. […]