Amazon
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Who defines “high-integrity” carbon? In Peru, Indigenous groups are not waiting for an answer
What makes carbon credits truly “high integrity”? A new study explores how Peru’s Indigenous-led jurisdictional REDD+ coalition is reshaping the…
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Paamari: Reclaiming ancestral fire management in the Peruvian Amazon
Asháninka communities in Peru’s central Amazon are combining ancestral knowledge with satellite monitoring through PAAMARI to prevent wildfires. The community-led…
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Living with fire: Why the Pan-Amazon needs prevention, not just suppression
As El Niño intensifies, evidence from Bolivia, Brazil and Peru shows how Indigenous knowledge, community action and integrated fire management…
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Uncovering the link between armadillo hunting, deforestation and leprosy
New data shows that armadillo hunting accounts for 25 per cent of new leprosy cases in Brazil, climbing to 40…
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Study: Amazonian wildlife feeds millions
Across the vast Amazon rainforest, people have hunted a wide array of animals — mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and amphibians…
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In the flooded Amazon, communities strive to adapt to a changing climate
In the lowland Peruvian Amazon, diverse and unique ecosystems flow in a constant rhythm. Understanding the seasonal shifts of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve is no simple…
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Connecting cutting-edge research with policy and practice for forests and communities
Beyond their importance for climate and environmental solutions, forests and forested landscapes are central to the daily lives of billions…
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Will sustainable management keep a forest dominated by palms — and Amazon traditions — alive?
This article is translated and adapted from the original Spanish version, published on Los Bosques. At dawn in September, the…
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10 key themes Brazil is placing at the core of the COP30 agenda
Read this article in Spanish. As Brazil prepares to host COP30 in Belém this November, the country is laying out…
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Conservation dialogues advance rights-based approaches in the Amazon
Protected Natural Areas (PNA) are key to the global effort to conserve biodiversity and adapt to and mitigate the effects…
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Following the REDD+ money
As South America’s most heavily forested country, Brazil has also received the largest amount of funding in the region for…
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Experts map matrix of certification standards at World Forestry Congress
Establishing certification standards for forestry and agricultural commodities is no straightforward matter, particularly for smallholder farmers. Voluntary standards of the…
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Q+A: Amazon expert Manuel Guariguata reacts to State of the World’s Forests report
The latest edition of the biennial ‘State of the World’s Forests’ (SOFO) report launched by U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization…
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Saving the branch we’re sitting on? Protecting the Amazon, for all of us
At the World Forestry Congress (WFC) in Seoul, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a new report: the…
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Planet Earth is not a delicately balanced benign Being, but forests and trees can help
During the recent Global Forest Summit, I was asked whether humans were responsible for the various crises we are facing:…
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