Dom Phillips Institute
We were born from the mourning of yet another act of violence that occurred in the Amazon Rainforest and, at the same time, from the enchantment Dom Phillips had for its richness and peoples.
The legacy
flows into a
Movement

We create, here and now, a movement of connection, engagement and education that echoes the voices of the forest, its people and ancestral knowledge.
We want to contribute to the construction of a society in which humans feel like nature, respect and are engaged in the protection of all forms of life.
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Who was Dom Phillips?
Photo: ©Bonnie Jo Mount
Photo: ©Paulo Santos
Photo: ©João Laete

Dom
Born in England and enchanted by Brazil, the journalist began his career covering the music scene and had it violently interrupted in his favourite place, the Amazon, denouncing environmental crimes occurring in the territory.
Photo: ©Bonnie Jo Mount

Passion
His desire was to learn more and more about the socio-biodiversity of the forest, and understand the conflicts, care and cultures that surround it. To do this, I talked to all kinds of people. He believed that the Amazonian people have valuable preservation knowledge and the ability to live collectively in symbiosis with nature.
Photo: ©Paulo Santos

Action
In his last travels, he dedicated himself to the development of the unfinished book “How to save the Amazon, ask the people who know”, a reason that led him to Vale do Javari, territory with the largest number of isolated indigenous people in the world, next to the indigenous Bruno Pereira, where they were murdered.
Photo: ©João Laete
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Contribute to
expanding the
network for protecting
the Amazon
The Dom Phillips Institute is about getting to know the Amazon and letting yourself be enchanted. We want to continue Dom Phillips' legacy through education and, to do so, we need your support. Anyone can donate. You – an individual, company or civil society organization in Brazil or abroad – can join the Movement. With each contribution, it grows stronger.
Come with us!