1. Rotational farming
1.1. Distribution of useful tree species
1.2. Vegetation dried and burnt
1.2.1. Soil
1.2.1.1. Fertilised
1.2.1.1.1. Encourages regrowth
1.2.1.2. Rich in charcoal
1.2.1.2.1. Sequesters carbon
1.2.1.3. No evidence of soil erosion or degradation
1.3. Mimics natural process of succession
1.4. Sterilizes environment
1.5. Local knowledge
1.6. Historical
1.6.1. Fertilised soil that covers 1-10% of basin
2. Sustainability
2.1. Biodiversity
2.1.1. Food Web
2.1.1.1. Animals forage in abandoned plots
2.1.2. Modified species distribution to encourage large wild animal population
2.2. Carbon stored
2.2.1. Recycled back into forest
2.3. 10–15% of the Amazon’s forests are anthropogenic
2.4. No pollution
2.5. No cost
3. Ecotourism
3.1. Posada Amazonas
3.1.1. Ran by tribe
3.1.1.1. Sharing/acknowledgement of local knowledge
3.1.1.1.1. Development of conservation skills
3.2. Profit used to sustain forest/community
3.2.1. Supports maintenance of forest and biodiversity
3.3. Extension of protected areas
3.4. Communal projects
4. Social-ecological systems
4.1. Reduced rates of deforestation
4.2. Self-regulation
4.3. Maintain stable conditions
4.4. Survival strategies
4.4.1. Adaptable
4.4.2. Flexible
4.4.2.1. Maintain high species and habitat diversity
4.4.2.1.1. High evolutionary potential
4.4.3. Secure water, nutrients, key species
4.4.4. Resist short-term change
4.4.4.1. Tight food chains
4.4.4.2. Intense recycling
4.4.4.3. Minimal exports
4.4.5. Co-exist with other species and environment
4.4.5.1. Habitat conservation
4.5. Low greenhouse gas emissions
4.6. Prompted government-led resource management
4.6.1. Community based natural resource management
4.6.2. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
4.6.2.1. Prevention of deforestation
4.7. Educate other cultures on sustainability
4.8. Physically resist incursions
4.9. Transnational activism
4.9.1. Protected indigenous zones cover 20% of the basin