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Group photo of the Copoazú Roundtable with the AIV technical team in Madre de Dios. What happens next: technical assistance at community level for local organisations, then a business case that could bring more Madre de Dios producers into specialty fruit and natural cosmetics markets.

AIV Leads First Mapping of Copoazú Production in Peru

Peru has no reliable figures on how much copoazú it grows. At the Copoazú Roundtable in Madre de Dios, AIV presented a mapping, funded by UK PACT, that will measure production and the barriers farmers face, and keep the data in Peru.

3 hours ago3 min read

A person holds a handful of dried Amazonian seeds toward the camera, standing beside community‑level drying racks used in forest‑positive value chains.

The Real Guardians of The Amazon

AIV honours the world’s Indigenous Peoples by highlighting their role as the Amazon’s most effective forest protectors, the global inequities they face, and the impact‑linked finance model supporting Indigenous enterprises across forest‑positive value chains.

Aug 102 min read

A group of seventeen participants pose for a photo in a conference room during an Amazonia Impact Ventures workshop, standing and kneeling in front of a projection screen and an AIV banner.

AIV begins UK PACT field work with producer organisations in Peru

Amazonia Impact Ventures has started UK PACT’s field work in Peru with a project session in Puerto Maldonado, bringing together producer organisations from key Amazonian value chains. The meeting introduced the diagnostic process, capacity‑building modules and plans for strengthening forest‑based enterprises across Loreto and Madre de Dios.

Aug 62 min read

Indigenous women farmers holding freshly harvested murumuru in the Peruvian Amazon, supporting sustainable agroforestry and forest-based livelihoods.

Harvest Chronicles: Murumuru, The Butter Hidden Behind Thorns

Murumuru, an Amazonian palm once avoided for its thorns, is now powering a fast‑growing global beauty market. Harvested sustainably by families in Madre de Dios, its butter offers both restorative properties and a pathway to better income. As AFIMAD expands its work and AIV partners with BioTara in Brazil, murumuru is becoming a cornerstone of the Amazon’s emerging bioeconomy. Inspired by initiatives like UK PACT, this series highlights the forest products and the communities

Jul 152 min read