The Institute will be a multi-purpose center consisting of three round wooden towers on four levels and 12 single level satellite buildings. All of this will be constructed on piles and connected by covered walkways. The entire structure will consist of:
The clinic
As the nearest hospital is currently located 250 km from the reservation, the clinic will help to cope with most medical needs. It will also allow for the establishment and upkeep of a health center in each village as well as the training of Indian nurses.
The cultural center
This center will offer the Indian people training appropriate to their needs. With this goal in mind a primary school will be established in each village and a secondary school will be set up within the Institute itself.
One of the elders' greatest fears is to see their culture dying out. It will therefore also be the aim of this center to help pass on their ancestral culture. The Institute will therefore be equipped with the following:
A book and video library
A conference room for meetings, exhibitions and video projections
Aroom equipped with computer for Institute administration and maintenance of a web site in order to disseminate the Institute's publications over the internet, broadcast information on the tropical rainforests and the native Indian people, foster relations with other NGO (non governmental organizations) and allow Indians to sell arts and crafts and forestry products directly to buyers. A team of technical experts will train the Indian operators.
The research center
The center will bring together researchers and scientists with the aim of finding low-cost renewable economic resources, sourced from within the forest. It will allow Indians to meet their own needs while protecting their heritage.
The reserve's communication and surveillance center
This center will improve communications between villages, the Institute and the rest of the world.
It will include an office for the surveillance and maintenance of the reserve's boundaries, a telephone exchange and in time, a radio and TV station which will broadcast programs for Indians.
The reception and administration center
There are currently no facilities in the reserve suitable to receive visitors. Accommodation will be made available to scientists, guests of the Institute's administrators.
