iamSelva
Selva Vida sin Fronteras
30 years on the frontlines of the Amazon Rainforest
WELCOME TO SELVA- VIDA SIN FRONTERAS
SELVA–Vida Sin Fronteras (SELVA) traces its origins to Ecuador in 1980, when Mariana Almeida began her pioneering work to protect two of the world's most internationally significant ecosystems: the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Galápagos Islands.
Those efforts laid the foundations for an independent conservation organisation dedicated to protecting ecosystems of exceptional ecological significance.
Formally established in Ecuador in 1997, SELVA is an independent, action-oriented environmental organisation dedicated to advancing conservation through scientific research, innovation, community health, ecological restoration, strategic partnerships and direct intervention.
In 2010, SELVA–Vida Sin Fronteras Netherlands (SELVA–NL) was founded in Rotterdam by Mr. Lourens de Groot. Today, SELVA–NL serves as our headquarters and institutional centre, bearing responsibility for the organisation's international administration, operations and legal representation. Recognised by the Government of the Netherlands as an ANBI Public Benefit Organisation (RSIN 8224.36.358), SELVA–NL serves as the institutional anchor that enables SELVA to fulfil its mission.
SELVA maintains two operational bases in the Ecuadorian Amazon—Aguarico and Aguas Negras—which form part of the UNESCO Amazon Reserves for Peace, an international conservation initiative developed through UNESCO's Transdisciplinary Programme Educating for a Sustainable Future under the leadership of Dr. Gustavo López Ospina. These reserves constitute SELVA's permanent field presence in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
IAMSELVA.org is SELVA's official website and communications platform, providing access to field reports, scientific perspectives, conservation initiatives, educational resources and organisational news. Through its publications, SELVA seeks to strengthen international understanding of the importance of protecting the world's remaining intact ecosystems and to inspire informed action in support of their conservation for present and future generations.
