The project is based on two complementary approaches: on one hand, the knowledge and the local perception of the Shipibo-Konibo community; on the other, a scientific approach. The selection and classification of the plants is carried out under the guidance of the community's wise men and women, through interviews in their mother tongue. This process seeks to collect and safeguard knowledge about these species and their uses, allowing for a better understanding of the relationship between the Amazonian ecosystem and the ways of inhabiting and understanding it.

The scientific approach will complement this work by providing botanical identification of the plants, contributing information that will be useful for their recognition in academic and scientific fields.