A Shuar Ancestral Bio-Garden will be established to select, cultivate, recover and manage a seed bank for traditional species of ancestral medicinal and comestible plants.
Over the course of 12 months, the Sacred Forest Foundation will create a basic technical team for the project; prepare 2 hectares of land; select and sow seeds of 39 sacred species; investigate and record sacred Shuar chants and prayers; disseminate these seeds to 40 Shuar agro-producers; prepare construction materials; build and equip a ceremonial and agricultural centre for exhibitions and training; offer training workshops; transport and facilitate the sale of the harvests; prepare a technical and financial report; and systemize the experiences so that they can be duplicated.
The vision of this project is to see at least 200 Shuar families spiritually, nutritionally, culturally and economically empowered, with sustainable management of their local resources and living lives of true interculturality with other societies. These families would respect their culture, economy, and environment, and integrate proactively without losing their identity in the face of global and local challenges of the new century such as globalization and climate change.