ONCA (Organization for the Natives and the Conservation of the Amazon)

About us

ONCA (Organization for the Natives and the Conservation of the Amazon) is an Association fighting in environmental protection and support for indigenous independent communities, both political and economic,
ONCA had its first steps in December 2011. We are established in 50 hectares of land, a space which is used as a Center of observation diagnostics and rehabilitation of wildlife.
ONCA is located on the bank of the River Beni between departments Beni and La Paz in the Bolivian Amazon, and is flanked by two important protected areas, National Park Madidi and the Reserve of the biosphere and Earth community from Pilón Lajas, one of the areas with more biodiversity in the planet. Also home to territories of indigenous ethnic groups (tacana, ese ejja, chimane and moseten) we strive to maintain and safeguard their cultural roots.

Activities in our organization are based on the two ideas of our reason of being, direct and promote conservation and the preservation of wildlife in the Bolivian Amazon and support for indigenous communities as well as government institutions and non-governmental organizations in the development and implementation of conservation projects.
• Activities in camp ONCA: Activities in camp ONCA are based on planning, development and implementation of buildings and infrastructure facilities necessary for the proper functioning of the rescue center. Something basic and essential for the development of our projects.
• Activities with indigenous communities: In the development of our work supporting indigenous communities we are working with the native community Ese Ejja and native Tacana community. We have supported in the delimitation with the GPS of the boundaries of the eyiyoquibo village. We have delivered books, notebooks and scholarly We have been supporting in reforestation and housing reconstruction of the community of Villa alcira which was strongly affected by floods February 2014. ONCA has taught English classes to Villa alcira (children and adults) as an instrumental tool that will provide them with autonomy in the development of their community project ecotourism.
• We organize regular work activities for our volunteers to help the people of the community in whatever is needed eg. Farming, trail cutting, construction etc. We are proud to have made a webpage for their ecotourism project and also for the construction of their facebook page.material for writing and organised a school painting activity for the children of the village.
• Environmental education activities: With the creation of the Rescue Center, we will start an environmental education campaign, consisting of the dissemination of conservation messages directly into formal training centers such as schools, primary, secondary and university. In addition activities will be carried out through the means of mass media, trade shows or academics events such as congresses, workshops, among others.
• Activities of conservation and preservation of wildlife: Our conservation efforts and preservation of wildlife include all phases, from the rescue of endangered species in their natural environment as well as species retained as pets and on the black market and badly treated. From our Center of diagnostic observation and rehabilitation we carry out the different activities of admission, quarantine, diagnosis, treatment, processes adaptation and reintegration.

Andrès JiménezGómez is the Founder of ONCA (Organization for the Natives and the Conservation of the Amazon).

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