In the Tambopata Region of the Peruvian Amazon, Manuel Huinga collects bright red seeds from the ground below a massive wild cinnamon tree, known locally as canelón. As Camino Verde’s forestry coordinator and field technician, Manuel is developing the organization’s conservation protocol for canelón, which involves both planting seedlings and sustainably harvesting the tree’s leaves … Continue reading Tambopata: Where forest conservation and opportunity meet