Our Approach
Our approach is based on four pathways.
Curricula
Our Bringing the Amazon Home curriculum is accompanied by multimedia learning materials that can be implemented by teachers worldwide. Curricula span the breadth of K-12 education, including environmental sciences, sociology, math, art, and more!
Our Latest ACEER Blog Posts
Into the Amazon: A Leaders Journey
As I settle into my chambira hammock, lovingly woven by Agapito and his wife Victoria, I’m enveloped by the musky-sweet aroma of dried and dyed chambira palm leaves. Even two years later, this scent transports me back to my travels in Sucusari, Peru, where I created countless memories learning from local Indigenous communities and completing
In the Garden of Deeden: The Honey Harvest
According to the US Department of Agriculture honey bees alone pollinate 80% of all flowering plants. Their pollination of over 130 different species of vegetables and fruits means that these tiny creatures have a huge role in global food production. Their precipitous population decline should send shock waves throughout the world. That’s why every effort to protect
The effects of climate change: from rainforest to savanna
The Amazon rainforest makes its own rain. And less forest means less precipitation. As forest destruction affects climate and vice versa, the concern is that the Amazon will be caught up in a set of feedback loops that could dramatically speed up the pace of forest loss and degradation and bring the Amazon to a point of no return. This ‘tipping point’ may occur when a certain percentage of Amazonian habitat dies, after which it will all turn into a savanna-like ecosystem.
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