An investigation of food security and nutrition in the Amazon


This project investigates the food security and nutrition in four Indigenous Ashanika communities in the Amazon region of Peru, particularly exploring the role of natural resources like forests in ensuring their food security.

Cross-sectoral co-leaders organizations:

  • Instituto del Bien Común
  • Asociación de Comunidades Ashaninka del
  • Valle Pichis

UBC graduate student co-leader:

  • Winy Vasquez, PhD student (Forestry)