A Ponte Ethnobiomedicine is a science-based intercultural organisation working between ethnobiology, integrative health, Indigenous knowledge systems and ecological regeneration.

Our Core Mission

is to co-create responsible, culturally grounded and scientifically rigorous models for integrative health and biocultural restoration.

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We collaborate with Indigenous Peoples, local communities, universities, cultural institutions and health professionals to design programmes that honour cultural integrity while maintaining clear safety, ethical and scientific standards.

Our foundation is rooted in Amazonian understandings of relational life and in the scientific principle that complex systems require systemic care.

Our purpose is to activate biocultural and integrative health models that reconnect people, ecosystems, cultures and knowledge systems. This purpose unfolds through initiatives that:

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  •  Support ecological and cultural regeneration

  • Advance ethnobiomedicine through ethical, interdisciplinary research

  • Strengthen Indigenous governance and territorial autonomy

  • Develop intercultural education and professional training

  • Create ethical frameworks for respectful access to knowledge and medicinal landscapes

  • Design regenerative experiences that build meaningful relationships between participants and forest guardians

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Across many Amazonian cultures, the figure of the bridge expresses relationship, integrity and reciprocity. We use the metaphor as an ethical compass—never as cultural appropriation or claim to traditional roles. Our role is to support dialogue, protect boundaries and ensure that knowledge moves with consent and clarity.

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Our approach

Our purpose is to activate biocultural and integrative health models that reconnect people, ecosystems, cultures and knowledge systems.
Our approach blends Western clinical protocols, Indigenous healing systems, ecological science and participatory research—ensuring that all programmes are culturally respectful, scientifically grounded, safe and regenerative.

  • We uphold the rights, governance systems and autonomy of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. All activities follow FPIC and community-led decision-making.

  • Resource flows, knowledge exchange and benefit-sharing follow transparent, non-extractive models.

  • Our work supports agroforestry systems, seed networks, ethnobotanical reserves, watershed protection and territorial monitoring.

  • We create intercultural learning spaces, training programmes and research collaborations that strengthen both Indigenous and academic worlds.

Meet the Team

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    Monet Goode

    FOUNDER

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    Emmett Marsh

    DESIGN DIRECTOR

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    Eleanor Parks

    SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR

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    Karl Holland

    SALES MANAGER

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    Jaya Dixon

    MARKETING DIRECTOR

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    Jamie Kokot

    CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER