All the field work and research work, as well as the initiative, the proposal, etc. was made by a Colombian NGO -Instituto de Etnobiología-, during almost 8 years of hard work. ACT was just a donor and now they are pretending to be the ones who made it all possible. I suggest the environmental world should investigate ACT's doings in Colombia: they are shocking.

ACT-Colombia was completely restructured last year. The people who caused some problems in the past are not part of the new organization.

Carolina! You should know better! The Instituto was always ACT's Northwest Amazon Field Office AND an autonomous entity; its main director was both head of the Instituto AND head of the NW Amazon Program. As he himself told me, there was always a tri-partnership between the two and the shamans themselves. So yes, the work was carried out by Instituto personnel who were ALSO ACT personnel. ACT was never only a donor. And the Instituto was never acting on its own.

And Francisco, i don't know what you are talking about, about people making trouble. That's a weird comment indeed. You'd need to clarify or remain mum; otherwise that's some lame corporate-speak.

Hi. Seems like a success story. I'd like to use it in my exams. Anyone got any peer reviewed references?

Cheers!

Good start. Now some deals need to be made with the pharm. industry to create high paying jobs locally in exchange for access to the reserve. That would create a strong incentive to protect this and other medicinal reserves.