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The WWC Chronicles – Megaron Txukarrama

Megaron Txukarramã is no stranger to the perilous battle that wilderness conservation is at times. Megaron is a local chief of the Kayapó Nation, an astonishingly strong and intact traditional society that lives within, protect and manage the Xingu Indigenous Reserve in the Brazilian Rainforest. The Kayapó have warded off numerous development threats, and continuously battle the threats of cultural destruction, food security, habitat degradation and the list goes on…

Megaron journeyed with three other Kayapó to Anchorage for the 8th World Wilderness Congress, as part of a sponsored delegation. While in Alaska, they actively participated in the first meeting of the Native Lands and Wilderness Council. At this gathering, they presented their conservation stories, learned from other indigenous leaders, and gathered tools and knowledge for their people and their unrelenting efforts to protect their piece of the planet.

Following his experiences in Anchorage, Megaron returned to Brazil, better equipped and re‐energized to lead the Kayapó to their vision of conservation. Upon his return, Megaron visited each of the 21 distinct villages throughout the nearly 13 million hectare Xingu Reserve and was selected by the elders and representatives as the main chief. Now, as a united nation with one outstanding, recognizable and visionary leader, the Kayapó are more capable of meeting the mounting threats to both their land and their culture. The tools and community Megaron and the others experienced at the 8WWC helped to bring a unified voice to the Kayapó.

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