I am Jose Palahv Gavião, Gavião ethnic group from the state of Rondônia, Brasil. I am the grandson of the former pajé of the Gavião people. I am the president of the Coopervekála Cooperative, which I founded in 2021. Coopervekála Cooperative’s main goal is to promote the strengthening of the work of the socio-biodiversity chains, to strengthen the work of the indigenous extractivists, keeping the forest standing while generating income for our community. Coopervekála focuses on the extraction of non-timber forest products such as nuts, forestry seeds, cumaru (Amazonian vanilla), rubber, açaí fruits and other agricultural products. I am also a teacher for indigenous K-12 students, teaching them about natural sciences and biodiversity. My dream as the president of Coopervekála is to structure the cooperative, seeking to add value to our products, inserting them into internal and external markets. With this work we can guarantee the long-term conservation of biodiversity. My dream as a teacher is to apply the knowledge I acquire during this training to my students and leave a legacy to my people.