Munduruku
Located in the Tapajós River basin, the Munduruku territory is strategically significant in the defense of the Amazon.
Munduruku
History and Cosmology
The Munduruku people hold a strong warrior tradition and a cosmology centered on rivers as spiritual axes of life and continuity. Medicinal plants are integral to their ancestral knowledge system, transmitted orally across generations.
Current Amazonian Context
The region faces pressure from illegal gold mining and hydroelectric development projects. There is strong political mobilization in defense of the Tapajós River and territorial integrity.
4rest4all’s Work in the Region
- Activation of a medicinal plant knowledge network
- Protection and documentation of traditional knowledge
- Strengthening ancestral bioeconomy systems