KEMITO ENE

Savouring the Success of Small Cocoa Producers in Peru

30 May 2024

During a recent visit to the fifth edition of the Biodiversity Fair organised by the Peruvian Ministry of Environment, Rainforest Foundation UK’s Peru Coordinator, Daniela Velit, had the opportunity to catch up in Lima with Felixto Cabanillas, the president of our partner, Kemito Ene, an Indigenous cooperative that represents hundreds of Asháninka cocoa producers in Peru. … Read more

UNVEILING OUR 2023 ANNUAL REVIEW: A YEAR OF GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT

21 May 2024

We are pleased to publish our 2023 Annual Review. In this latest edition, we reflect on RFUK’s 35 years of promoting a simple yet powerful idea – that we need to entrust the protection of tropical forests to the Indigenous and local communities who depend on them. This year’s review highlights our three-pillar approach to … Read more

ANNUAL REVIEW 2023

21 May 2024

We are thrilled to share RFUK’s 2023 Annual Review of our main achievements and impact for the world’s tropical forests and the people that call them home.

URGENT APPEAL for Peru’s Asháninka amid unprecedented flooding of their territory

5 March 2024

Today we are launching an urgent appeal for the Indigenous Asháninka and other local communities of the Ene River, which burst its banks over the weekend following unprecedented rains, leaving hundreds of families in desperate need of food, water and shelter.  Satellite analysis shows that more 5,000 hectares has been flooded, leaving around 300 families reeling in the aftermath; they’ve lost everything they worked so hard to build – their homes, their belongings, … Read more

Thriving Indigenous-led cacao initiative in Peru is a win for both people and forests

19 December 2023

In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, the roaring success of the cooperative, Kemito Ene, stands as a shining example of how to uphold Indigenous culture and protect forests through sustainable agroforestry practices. Founded 12 years ago, Kemito Ene emerged as a symbol of resilience for the Asháninka people in the Ene River basin. Representing … Read more

Blog: Nurturing Cultural Resilience: The Asháninka Communities and CARE Federation in Peru’s Ene Region

31 August 2023

The CARE Federation is a testament to the strength, resilience and unity of the Asháninka Indigenous People of Peru’s Ene region. In this blog, RFUK explores the Asháninka way of life and how CARE’s support brings about positive change for the 19 communities it represents. Rising from Troubled Times Founded in 1993, CARE was born at … Read more

Putting land-use planning into action: community monitoring with the Ashaninka

6 February 2023

To put their land-use planning work into action, RFUK has supported the training of Asháninka community forest custodians on the use of a real time monitoring system called CIPTA (AIDESEP’s Centre for Information and Territorial Planning) – a tool which has been developed for the defence of the territorial rights of the indigenous peoples of … Read more

Land use planning with the Ashaninka in the Peruvian Amazon

26 January 2023

Part of our work with the Asháninka communities in the Ene River basin has focused on improving control over their ancestral territories through the development of participatory land use plans.   These plans support their rights to access and use their forests by zoning their territory, defining different area uses (e.g. urban expansion, fisheries, tourism, … Read more

Celebrating the Ashaninka: a look into our sustainable livelihoods project

9 September 2022

Last month marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022, globally recognising the contributions, achievements and vast knowledge of the indigenous populations of the world. To celebrate, we wanted to share what some of the communities we work with have been doing to secure sustainable livelihoods and protect their globally vital rainforest homes. … Read more

Asociación de Productores Kemito ‒ Ene (Peru), New Economy, Equator Prize 2019 Spotlight

11 October 2019

In an area where forests are threatened by illegal logging, large infrastructure projects, and oil exploitation, Kemito Ene tells a story of indigenous entrepreneurship that sustains families and forests. This successful indigenous social business enterprise is a model for sustainable commodity supply chains worldwide. Kemito Ene advocates for the well-being of its producers based on … Read more