An Indigenous-led solar canoe initiative expands across the Amazon

Mongabay
Sep 1, 2025, 3:00 am342 ptsTop
A solar-powered canoe initiative originally launched in Ecuador’s Amazon in 2017 has now expanded to Indigenous coastal communities in Brazil, Peru, Suriname and the Solomon Islands. Researchers say the effort helps communities in tropical regions reduce gasoline and diesel use, avoid road expansion and…

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