'When we speak about conservation, we think about the traditional life of our indigenous peoples’

This site is about the preservation of environmental friendly practises of our indigenous Lokono, Warrau and Carib peoples of South America. It helps to highlight and describe some practices that have sustained our traditional homelands in the tropical rainforests and adjoining areas of lowland South America for many moons. The living practices which you see here are from Moraro, Guyana, South America.

The area has high and low forests with many indigenous species of plants and animals still found living there. It is not uncommon to see toucans, macaws, howler monkeys and the tract of a jaguar. This site recognises and credits local people for their traditional practices that have kept their homeland intact so far. It creates an avenue whereby others of like mind are given the opportunity to support environmental preservation in a tangible way. Hopefully, this helps a lot of people to see how important Indigenous Knowledge has been in preserving some of our world's natural places.

Traditional indigenous art is functional. This site tries to bring this practice to reality by creating the opportunity to sustain the work of forest keepers through purchasing a piece of art by an artist. This validates traditional art function, in that the piece would be a token of the responsibility of having supported forest preservation.

Our traditional practices demonstrate how nature can sustain itself. This is complemented by people who understand how the environment works and who work along with it.

Our different peoples who have lived in traditional homelands for centuries have developed an understanding of different ecosystems. This has been translated into practical ways of using natural resources, which at the same time allow for the preservation of these resources for the future. The environment is seen as the place where life giving supplies come from. It is crucial that the way it operates is considered when exploiting its resources.

There are concerns presently for our disappearing forests and other natural places, alongside with the disappearing wealth of plant and animal life these places hold. Hopefully, this site, would not only arouse support for all indigenous peoples who have helped to preserve the natural environment, but also for all those who work in preserving natural environments all over the world.

It is important that the site creates an understanding, as to the importance of traditional environmental friendly practices in sustaining our natural world.

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According to traditional knowledge, a forest is supported by many different environments. In Moraro, part of this support system is the spring that gently bubbles out from the foot of the hill that feeds a narrower creek then into a wider creek.

The creek then flows into a river which flows into the ocean.

Fresh-water Koria creek with water flowing to the Pomeroon river. The creek provides local people with fish which is an important protein

This network in turn interacts with the many plants and trees together with various creatures including birds, fish and other animals.

Mangrove growing at the mouth of the creek. This is an important habitat for crabs which come into season during the dry spell. Crab is an important traditional food to nearby communities

Our traditional peoples have always worked with these different systems. From the different environments come some of the most important requirements to make a comfortable life.