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Third cycle of the Amazoniar highlights indigenous knowledge and culture
Lays Ushirobira* In September, the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) will launch the third cycle of Amazoniar, a project that aims to promote a global dialogue on the Amazon forest and its...
View ArticleIPAM Launches Photo Contest Amazoniar
Lays Ushirobira* The Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) launched today a photo contest, under the theme “Amazon for the Planet”. The initiative is part of the project Amazoniar, which...
View Article“If I did not speak portuguese, perhaps I would not be alive today.”
Several scientific studies have proved the importance of indigenous communities for the conservation of forests, including the Amazon. According to MapBiomas, between 1985 and 2020, indigenous...
View ArticleAny solution to global climate change has to include keeping the Amazon...
As tackling climate change becomes more urgent than ever, the whole world has been raising and discussing alternatives, but one thing is certain: “any solution has to include keeping the Amazon forest...
View ArticleDaniel: Brazilian, Born Munduruku
More than a passion, storytelling is a way that writer and educator Daniel Munduruku found to “provoke people and unravel their way of thinking”. For him, it is a way to challenge colonialist logic and...
View Article“Urban Cities, Countryside and Forest Have Always Been Connected”, Says...
Even living completely different paces, people who occupy the urban space, the countryside and the forest have always been connected, according to Matsipaya Txucarramãe, one of the participants of the...
View ArticleAgainst global trend, Brazil increased emissions during the pandemic
Brazil’s greenhouse gases emissions in 2020 grew by 9.5%, while worldwide they dropped by almost 7% due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The increase in deforestation rates last year, especially in the...
View ArticleDiscover the Brazil Climate Action Hub, society’s initiative at the COP26
Brazilian society has an open space to debate the climate agenda at COP26 and the paths for the country to develop a low-carbon, inclusive and responsible economy: the Brazil Climate Action Hub....
View ArticleCommunication and Arts Play a Key Role in the Union and Resistance of...
The third series of debates of Amazoniar, under the theme “Culture and art of indigenous peoples as a form of resistance”, came to an end on Thursday (Oct 21st). During the last event, communicator...
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IPAM announces winners of photo contest Amazoniar
Lays Ushirobira* The jury of the first edition of IPAM’s photo contest Amazoniar – Elza Lima, Felipe Russo, José Sabino and Martha Fellows – selected the winners of the four categories: Earth Sciences,...
View ArticleNew research sheds light on fire emissions in the Amazon
Forest wildfires in the Amazon have emitted up to 1,298 Tg of CO2 since 1990, equivalent to the mean annual emissions of Japan. Fire-degraded forests store 25% less carbon than undisturbed forests and...
View ArticleClimate change already affects agriculture in 28% of the Brazilian midwest
A study published in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change this Thursday, 11, endorses the urgency of issues discussed at the biggest climate event in the world, the COP26, and points to the...
View ArticleInvasion of public land was the main cause of deforestation in the Amazon
The invasion of public lands was the main cause of deforestation in the Amazon in the last year. IPAM’s analysis of the data released last week shows that 28% of the 13,200 square kilometers of the...
View ArticleMeet Manga and Caroço, tapirs monitored by IPAM at the Tanguro Farm
Two more tapirs, Manga and Caroço – named after the mango fruit and its seed -, are now part of the group of animals of the species monitored by researchers from the Tanguro Tapir project, a...
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EU and IPAM launch dialogues on the sustainability of beef
The European Union, through the AL INVEST Verde Programme, in collaboration with IPAM – Amazon Environmental Research Institute – invites to the launch event of the series “Dialogue on sustainability...
View ArticleTô no Mapa now conects traditional territories to the Federal Public Ministry
The Tô no Mapa app is now integrated with the Traditional Territories Platform of the National Council of Traditional Peoples and Communities (CNPCT), part of the Federal Public Ministry. With this...
View Article“Increasing productivity in a sustainable way” with due diligence
Held on March 9th, 2022, the first “Dialogue on sustainability and traceability of the beef and leather chains” focused on “the role of due diligence in the regularization of the beef and leather value...
View ArticleOrganizations evaluates compliance with human rights in Brazil
Brazilian organizations submitted a document to the United Nations this Thursday (31), in which they describe the current scenario of compliance with human rights in Brazil. The Amazon Environmental...
View ArticleAccess to technology is one of the keys to efficient and sustainable production
Held on 20 April 2022, the second “Technical Dialogue on Sustainability and Traceability in the Beef and Leather value Chains” focused on “Access to Technology for the Sustainability” in these chains....
View ArticleTraceability is the subject of the 3º technical dialogue between Brazil and EU
On 18 May 2022, through the AL INVEST Verde Program, the European Union, in partnership with IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute), organized the third “Technical Dialogue on sustainability...
View ArticleTxai Suruí: “When are we going to integrate the process that has been...
By Lays Ushirobira* As the world races against time to implement solutions to protect the Amazon, many young people are already acting to chart new directions for the territory and for the future of...
View ArticleWhat do the youth want for the Amazon and the 2022 Brazilian elections?
By Lays Ushirobira* In a year as decisive as 2022, the youth have been mobilizing to take part in discussions and in the decision-making for the future of the Amazon and of the planet. In Brazil,...
View ArticlePaloma Costa: “We need to collectively set directions for a possible future”
By Lays Ushirobira* The 2022 Brazilian elections, in October—to elect representatives for the positions of president, governor, senator, and federal and State deputies—will be crucial for the climate...
View ArticleJoão Cerqueira: “Youths have the potential to guide our development model”
The majority of young Brazilians between 16 and 24 years old points out the environmental crisis as a major threat to the future, according to a survey conducted by the Exame/Ideia magazine and...
View Article“It is difficult to imagine a future without changing the attitudes and...
Electing representatives at every political level who understand the context of the Amazon and are committed to solutions to end deforestation and guarantee the rights of traditional communities means...
View ArticlePaulo Galvão: “I want to bring the Amazon people’s voice to the world”
A quick survey of Alter do Chão, a region in the municipality of Santarém (PA), shows a paradise destination for tourists, known as the Amazonian Caribbean. But, what for some is a peaceful retreat,...
View ArticlePaulina Chamorro: “We are all interdependent of the forest”
If, on the one hand, the Amazon is featured in newspapers around the world, on the other hand, there is still a lot of room to improve communication on the socio-environmental agenda—and young people...
View ArticleTiana: “Brazil’s elections will dictate what will happen for the human race”
With approximately 8 million km² of territory, the Pan Amazon crosses nine countries and is home to nearly half of the planet’s tropical forests and the world’s largest hydrographic network. It...
View Article5 Lessons From Youth About the Amazon for the 2022 Elections
By Lays Ushirobira* Youth has been showing its power of mobilization to sow ideas, solutions, and choose the future of the country and the Amazon by leveraging the growth in the number of voters in...
View ArticleSolutions to stop deforestation are the theme of the fifth Amazoniar cycle
Lays Ushirobira* Brazil ended its participation in the COP 27 (27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) with the urgency to stop deforestation in...
View ArticleDesignation of Public Forests Is Essential to Stop Deforestation in the Amazon
Deforestation on public lands is one of the greatest challenges in the Amazon: according to Ane Alencar, director of Science at IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute), 51% of deforestation in...
View ArticleConservation in private areas is a vital step to reduce deforestation
To reduce deforestation in the Amazon, it is necessary to implement and strengthen conservation measures not only in public lands – where 51% of total deforestation in the region occurs, as shown in...
View ArticleHuman activity has degraded more than a third of the remaining Amazon
The Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed with more than a third of remaining forest affected by humans, according to a new study published on...
View ArticleMercosur communities offer perspectives on the agreement with the EU
By Sara Leal* The election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as the new President of Brazil raised expectations that Free Trade Agreement negotiations between the European Union and Mercosur (EU-Mercosur...
View ArticleIncreasing agribusiness productivity without deforesting the Amazon is...
By Lays Ushirobira* When talking about reducing deforestation in the Amazon, it is common to hear the false argument that this would be a barrier to agribusiness, a sector that accounted for 47.6% of...
View ArticleAgreement between the EU and Mercosur must consider, above all, life
By Sara Leal* “You have to consider, above all, life. Because from different territories that they [European Union] will acquire products, many people died and are still dying for the greed of an...
View ArticleThe EU-Mercosur agreement should guarantee the future of indigenous peoples
By Sara Leal* “There needs to be dialogue, agreement, consensus and the necessary guarantees for our people. Our present and our future depend on it”, says Ana Romero, from the Indigenous Youth Union...
View Article“The Most Effective Action is Strengthening Command and Control”
By Lays Ushirobira* When one looks at the exponential growth of deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon in recent years, it is hard to believe that the country was once a reference for...
View ArticlePeoples of the Amazon must participate in the Agreement between the EU and...
By Sara Leal* “Who is in charge of the negotiations needs to understand that participation of civil society is important, especially the participation of the peoples of the Amazon”, says Julio Xapuri...
View ArticleOCAA analyzes the side letter of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement
By Sara Leal* In March this year, the European proposal for a side letter to strengthen environmental commitments of the Chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) of the Free Trade Agreement...
View ArticleVoices from the South: IPAM releases documentary on the Mercosur-EU Agreement
By Sara Leal* IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute) launches today (5/18) the mini-documentary Voices from the South: for a more inclusive EU-Mercosur Agreement. The film, made within the...
View ArticleLand Grabbing, One of the Main Causes of Deforestation in Brazil
Lays Ushirobira* Amazoniar – an initiative of IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute) to promote a global dialogue about the Amazon – launched this Thursday (08/03) a new series of videos, this...
View ArticleIn the Amazon, a Public Area the Size of Uruguay is Threatened by Land Grabbing
By Lays Ushirobira Land grabbing, one of the main causes of deforestation in the Amazon, has been advancing by leaps and bounds in recent years and the main instrument used to illegally appropriate...
View Article5 Measures to Combat Land Grabbing in the Amazon
Lays Ushirobira* To combat land grabbing, one of the main causes of deforestation in the Amazon, it is essential to coordinate actions between governments at all levels, the productive sector and civil...
View ArticleEnding Land Grabbing Is Vital for Food Security
Food security – which is the right to access enough quality food to live a healthy life – is at great risk with the advance of land grabbing in the Amazon. And this is not just a risk for Brazil, but...
View ArticleResources and tracking: how the world can help stop land grabbing in the Amazon
Lays Ushirobira* The Amazonian countries are not the only ones that can take action to put an end to land grabbing, one of the main causes of deforestation in the Amazon. The international community...
View ArticleAmazoniar’s Complete Series on Land Grabbing in the Amazon Is Now Available
Lays Ushirobira* Amazoniar’s video series on land grabbing in the Amazon is now fully available on the YouTube channel of IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute). Launched in August, the series...
View ArticleCOP28: IPAM brings knowledge and solutions against the climate crisis
IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute) will have an active participation in the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP28, between November 30th and December 12th, in Dubai, in the...
View ArticleDocumentary “The Chief’s Call” premieres with table discussions and...
The premiere of the mini-documentary “The Chief’s Call: Heritage, Land and Future” brought together indigenous leaders, government representatives, scientists and civil society last Tuesday (April 23)...
View ArticleRaoni Metuktire Participates in Special Screening of the Documentary “The...
Chief Raoni Metuktire‘s call reached Rio de Janeiro at a special screening of the mini documentary “The Chief’s Call: Heritage, Land and Future,” which was part of the Museum of Tomorrow’s Environment...
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