Why Silvae, Sãkatani Alliance and why the Huni Kuin in Jordão?

The current Indigenous territory in Jordão is insufficient for the needs of the growing population. Many families lack the space to build their homes, and food insecurity is increasing due to limited arable land and environmental degradation. Acquiring the 350 hectare land for sale, would directly address these urgent needs. It would provide:

• Space for new homes and family gardens by freeing up existing overcrowded land as food production shifts to new site                   

• Areas to grow staple foods and regenerate degraded soil 

• Forest to replant native species for biodiversity and medicine 

• A foundation for economic autonomy through crops like cacao, cashew, and açaí 

• Aquaculture potential in existing ponds, with fish waste used as organic fertiliser for forest regeneration.

This important land site could become a living model of Indigenous-led regeneration: a mosaic of food forests, clay-and-hemp homes that are heat insulating and that stops the advent of concrete houses in the Amazon, educational hubs, craft workshops and biodiversity sanctuaries. Children could grow up learning both modern skills and ancestral wisdom in harmony with nature. Families will have space to grow their food and rebuild their relationship with the forest.

At the request of Huni Kuin leadership, Silvae and Sãkatani Alliance supports their vision to reclaim and regenerate ancestral lands, ensure food sovereignty and build a resilient local economy rooted in traditional knowledge and ecological restoration.

Together, we aim to create a replicable model of bio-cultural regeneration guided by Indigenous priorities and alignment.

Because transparency matters, we want to take you deep into the world of the forest with us. These are some images from our long term commitment working with the villages and the forest guardians in the Amazon.