Earlier this year Amazon Watch and our partners at GivePower installed a solar microgrid in the remote Munduruku village of Sawré Muybu, the main hub of vast preserved Indigenous forests in the Brazilian Amazon. Planned closely with longtime partners in the Munduruku community, this was the first Power to the Protectors solar installation since the Covid-19 pandemic.
The project provides steady clean power to village homes and communal buildings previously reliant on costly, intermittent, and polluting diesel generators.
The Munduruku face serious threats to their lands and security. They need dependable power to monitor Sawré Muybu territory and alert authorities and partners of land invasions and risks to their wellbeing. New energy infrastructure also powers the village school and community spaces, supporting educational and economic activities. To meet this challenge, Amazon Watch is also helping to provide quality internet for the village.
It's important to not only act on the urgency of threats to the Amazon, but to act in solidarity with its Indigenous peoples, who are offering solutions and building low-carbon alternatives in their communities. Learn more about Amazon Watch's Power to the Protectors program here: [ Ссылка ]
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Video editor: Marlon Marinho
