More than 30 years ago, the Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research (ACEER) was founded with a vision to collaborate with universities, schools, business conservation organizations, and families in the United States and Peru.
Today, we are proud to operate as a global leader in experiential education focused on environmental issues and indigenous cultures in the Amazon basin and around the world.
Our roots will always be in the Amazon, but the lessons we’ve learned over three decades in the Peruvian Amazon are valuable to everyone…
….everywhere, all over the world.
Experiential Learning
The ACEER Foundation is the go-to experiential learning organization in southeastern Peru that delivers education programs to help develop the next generation of cross-disciplinary conservation leaders
Conservation Learning Web
The ACEER Conservation Learning Web is a bold educational initiative that integrates environmental education in the classroom with out-of-school learning experiences and community programs
The ACEER Film Series Presents
Guardians of the Forest
In conjunction with our partners at OnePlanet, please join us for a special virtual screening of the documentary film, Guardians of the Forest, followed by a live Q&A with Maijuna Indigenous leaders and the film’s producer and director.
April 13th | 6-8 pm Eastern Time (US)
This is a Virtual Screening Event via Zoom
Our latest blog posts
In the Garden of Deeden: Natural Fertilizers
The soils in Amazonia are so notoriously poor in nutrients, that plants have evolved diverse ways of capturing nutrients from dead leaves, stems, bark, fallen fruit and more. So successful
Birding in the Amazon
Birding in the Amazon is just a wonderful activity! It became one of my favorite activities when I had the opportunity to participate in a bird’s inventory in the Peruvian
In the Garden of Deeden: Companion planting
The indigenous people of the America, North and South, knew well the benefits of what’s referred to as companion planting. This method involves growing plants that assist each other to
Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy
In Memoriam
August 22, 1941 – December 25, 2021
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing, December 25, 2021, of our good friend and member of the ACEER Board of Directors, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy. His passionate and dedicated commitment to conservation spanned more than 50 years.
Photograph by Dylan Coulter, National Geographic
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