Azimuth World Foundation - Connecting the Dots

<p>Neste episódio conversamos com Felipe Borman, diretor executivo da Fundación Sobrevivencia Cofán, sediada no Equador. A Azimuth é parceira da FSC desde 2022, tendo apoiado o seu Programa de Guardas Florestais. Este programa protege mais de 400 000 hectares de floresta amazónica e andina. </p><p>Mais recentemente, a Azimuth apoiou o projeto Lifeboat Garden, que tem como objetivo preservar o conhecimento tradicional sobre plantas e práticas agrícolas dos Cofán. Apoiámos também a realização de obras na sede da FSC em Quito, onde famílias Cofán e guardas florestais ficam alojados para iniciativas de educação e formação.

 </p><p>Esperamos que esta conversa o inspire a saber mais sobre os Cofán e o trabalho crucial que a FSC está a levar a cabo no Equador. </p><p>. </p><p>Saiba mais sobre a nossa parceria com a FSC: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/pt-pt/parcerias/fsc/">https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/pt-pt/parcerias/fsc/</a> </p><p>. </p><p>Siga o trabalho da FSC: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cofan.org">https://www.cofan.org</a> // <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/cofansurvivalfund/">https://www.instagram.com/cofansurvivalfund/</a> </p><p>. </p><p>VEJA a versão em vídeo (com legendas em português) ou leia a versão ESCRITA em português: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/pt-pt/historias/felipeborman/">https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/pt-pt/historias/felipeborman/</a> </p><p>. </p><p>AZIMUTH WORLD FOUNDATION - JUNTE-SE À CONVERSA: </p><p>- WEBSITE: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/pt-pt/">https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/pt-pt/</a> </p><p>- INSTAGRAM: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a> </p><p>- FACEBOOK: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a> </p><p>- LINKEDIN: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/</a></p>

<p>For our latest episode we're in conversation with Felipe Borman, executive director of the Fundación Sobrevivencia Cofán in Ecuador. Azimuth has been a partner of FSC since 2022, supporting their Park Guards Program, which protects over 400,000 hectares of Amazon and Andean forest. </p><p>More recently, we’ve supported the Lifeboat Garden project, which works to preserve traditional Cofán plant knowledge and farming practices, as well as improvements to FSC's headquarters in Quito, where Cofán families and park guards gather for education and training. </p><p>We hope this conversation inspires you to learn more about the Cofán and the crucial work the FSC is doing in Ecuador. </p><p>. </p><p>Learn more about our partnership: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/partnerships/grassroots-organizations/fsc/">https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/partnerships/grassroots-organizations/fsc/</a> </p><p>. </p><p>Follow FSC's work: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cofan.org">https://www.cofan.org</a> // <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/cofansurvivalfund/">https://www.instagram.com/cofansurvivalfund/</a> </p><p>.</p><p>WATCH the video version of this interview or READ the transcript here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/stories/FelipeBorman">https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/stories/FelipeBorman</a> </p><p>.</p><p>AZIMUTH WORLD FOUNDATION - JOIN THE CONVERSATION: </p><p>- WEBSITE: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.azimuthworldfoundation.org">https://www.azimuthworldfoundation.org</a> </p><p>- INSTAGRAM: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a> </p><p>- FACEBOOK: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a> </p><p>- LINKEDIN: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/</a></p>

<p>During the tenth edition of FOLIO – Óbidos International Literary Festival, which had “Borders" as its main theme, we had the privilege of speaking with artist Denilson Baniwa, from the Baniwa People of the Upper Rio Negro, in Amazonas, Brazil.</p><p>Another highlight of Denilson's visit to Portugal was the opening of his first solo exhibition in Lisbon. "Contra-Feitiço" (Counter-Spell), on display at Galeria Quadrum until February 15, 2026, includes new works created during his stay in Portugal, and was curated by Ritó Natálio and the Terra Batida platform.</p><p>Winner of the 2019 PIPA award and one of the curators of the Brazilian Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, Denilson Baniwa has become an essential voice in the Brazilian contemporary art scene. During this conversation, we touch on some of the multiple directions opened up by his work, which moves in the spaces between technology and ancestry, protest and poetry, the Rio Negro and the world. </p><p>. </p><p>Official website for FOLIO - Obidos International literary Festival: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://foliofestival.com/">https://foliofestival.com/</a></p><p>Official website for Terra Batida: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://terrabatida.org">https://terrabatida.org</a></p><p>.</p><p>WATCH the video version of this interview or READ a transcript here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/stories/DenilsonBaniwa/">https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/stories/DenilsonBaniwa/</a></p><p>.</p><p>AZIMUTH WORLD FOUNDATION - JOIN THE CONVERSATION:</p><p>- WEBSITE: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.azimuthworldfoundation.org">https://www.azimuthworldfoundation.org</a></p><p>- INSTAGRAM: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a></p><p>- FACEBOOK: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a></p><p>- LINKEDIN: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/</a></p>

<p>Durante a décima edição do FOLIO – Festival Literário Internacional de Óbidos, que este ano explorou o tema "Fronteiras", tivemos o privilégio de conversar com Denilson Baniwa, artista originário do povo Baniwa do Alto Rio Negro, no Amazonas.</p><p>A vinda de Denilson a Portugal marcou também a inauguração da sua primeira exposição individual em Lisboa. "Contra-Feitiço", patente na Galeria Quadrum até 15 de fevereiro de 2026, apresenta novos trabalhos criados durante a sua estadia em Portugal, numa curadoria de Ritó Natálio e da plataforma Terra Batida.</p><p>Vencedor do prémio PIPA 2019 e um dos curadores do Pavilhão do Brasil na Bienal de Veneza de 2024, Denilson Baniwa tornou-se uma voz incontornável da arte contemporânea brasileira. Nesta conversa, seguimos algumas das múltiplas direções abertas pelo seu trabalho – entre tecnologia e ancestralidade, entre protesto e poesia, entre o Rio Negro e o mundo.</p><p>.</p><p>Website Oficial FOLIO - Festival Literário Internacional de Óbidos: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://foliofestival.com/">https://foliofestival.com/</a></p><p>Website Oficial Terra Batida: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://terrabatida.org">https://terrabatida.org</a></p><p>.</p><p>VEJA a versão em vídeo desta entrevista ou LEIA a versão escrita aqui:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/pt-pt/historias/DenilsonBaniwa">https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/pt-pt/historias/DenilsonBaniwa</a></p><p>.</p><p>AZIMUTH WORLD FOUNDATION:</p><p>- WEBSITE: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.azimuthworldfoundation.org">https://www.azimuthworldfoundation.org</a></p><p>- INSTAGRAM: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a></p><p>- FACEBOOK: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a></p><p>- LINKEDIN: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/</a></p>

<p>Today we bring you a conversation recorded in Covas do Barroso, in northern Portugal, during the annual resistance camp against lithium mining. This small mountain village, recognized by the FAO as a World Agricultural Heritage Site, faces plans for one of Europe's largest open-pit lithium mines. A mine that threatens to destroy 2,000 hectares of community land, contaminate the waters of the Covas River—a tributary of the Douro river—and displace a community that has lived self-sufficiently for generations. We hear from Aida Fernandes (local farmer), Catarina Alves Scarrott (born in Covas, and currently a teacher in London) and Mariana Riquito (researcher), all members of the local, grassroots association Unidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso (UDCB).</p><p></p><p>SUPPORT THIS CAUSE: if you’re in the United States, please head to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://savebarroso.com">savebarroso.com</a> - the official website of Americans for the Conservation of Barroso Portugal, a US-based 501(c)(3) organization.</p><p></p><p>LISTEN to the podcast version of this interview or READ transcripts in English and Portuguese here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/insights">https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/insights</a></p><p></p><p>AZIMUTH WORLD FOUNDATION:</p><p>- WEBSITE: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.azimuthworldfoundation.org">https://www.azimuthworldfoundation.org</a></p><p>- INSTAGRAM: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a></p><p>- THREADS: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.net/@azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.threads.net/@azimuthworldfoundation</a></p><p>- FACEBOOK: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a></p><p>- LINKEDIN: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/</a></p>