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The Rich Roll Podcast

Paul Rosolie Met An Uncontacted Tribe & Is Trying To Protect Them: On Preserving The Amazon To Save All Life On Earth

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.713.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Paul Rosolie is a conservationist, adventurer, and the author of “Junglekeeper.” This conversation explores Paul's ardent case for ground-level conservation, the dire state of the Amazon, the indigenous wisdom that shaped him, his ill-fated brush with the Discovery Channel, encounters with uncontacted tribes, the crisis of meaning, and more. Along the way, Paul dismantles the notion that one person can't make a difference. I have mad respect for Paul. He's making it cool to be earnest. Enjoy! Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: PlantPower Meal Planner: $20 off an annual subscription of the meal planner👉🏼https://mealplanner.richroll.com/  WHOOP: Join now and get one month free👉🏼https://www.join.whoop.com/Roll  LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack with any purchase👉🏼https://www.drinkLMNT.com/RICHROLL  Airbnb: Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much👉🏼https://www.airbnb.com/host  BetterHelp: Get 10% OFF the first month👉🏼https://www.betterhelp.com/richroll  iRestore: Save on customer favorites with code RICHROLL👉🏼https://www.irestore.com/RICHROLL  Check out all of the amazing discounts from our Sponsors👉🏼https://www.richroll.com/sponsors  Find out more about Voicing Change Media at https://www.voicingchange.media and follow us @voicingchange

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You looked across the beach and it was like you were looking through a time machine,

0:56.1

these hunched over almost paleolithic looking figures with their bows and arrows.

1:00.5

And they kind of are the original junglekeepers.

1:02.5

You just go, are we about to get surrounded and killed?

1:06.0

Paul Rosalie, conservationist, author, a filmmaker and a speaker,

1:09.9

he is the founder of Jumbokeepers.

1:11.6

Dedicated his life to protecting the Amazon rainforest.

1:14.6

This took you a long time to get to this place.

1:17.6

And I think it speaks to obsession, persistence, character traits that are necessary to change the world.

1:24.6

We're coming up on, I think, 150,000 acres. Wow. The Peruvian government has said, if we can get around 300, 350,000 acres, we'll change the land designation and protect it forever. They want to protect the forest, they want to keep us safe. There was a period where I thought the mission is done. I'm 100% going to get killed because on a phone they found them saying, you know,

1:45.4

if you can kill Paul or JJ, do it.

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