The human side of the conservation
People play a fundamental role in conservation and allying with indigenous peoples and local communities can guarantee the long-term sustainability…
Indigenous people unite traditional wisdom to study their territories
For the first time, an Amazonian indigenous organization in Colombia analyzes the ecosystem services of its territory and the risks…
Environmentalist and indigenous rights activist receives the WWF youth conservation award
Nina Gualinga, an indigenous leader of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, is the winner of the…
A Group of Amazon Kichwas is Protecting Jaguar Populations Through the Use of Camera Traps
Since 2016, WWF-Ecuador, in a joint project with WWF-Germany and WWF-Belgium, and with the support of the Ministry of the…
Supporting the implementation of protected areas
The study ‘A conservation vision for the Tapajos basin’ brings together a series of analyses undertaken by WWF and its partner organizations designed to define conservation scenarios and indicators on the basis of hydrological, biological and land use information, in the perspective of the aquatic and terrestrial environment.
Peruvian Amazon will be reforested in zones affected by illegal mining
More than 155K trees will be planted this year in 140 hectares of the Peruvian Amazon to recover areas deforested…
Scientists reveal when the Amazon shall “dry up”
Study shows that the increase in greenhouse gas emissions will contribute to changes in rainfall worldwide Click here to read…
New film shines light on cattle industry link to Amazon deforestation
Approximately one fifth of the Amazon rainforest has already been cut down, and nearly 80% of this deforestation is attributable…
We need a safe Amazon to make front to climate changes
In a recent publication from New York Times, scientists contend that the Amazon rainforest absorves carbon enough to pay the emission…
Indigenous want to be listenned about Ferrogrão’s railroad
Railroad strokes 1,142 km of extension and cuts the Xingu’s and Tapajos’ river basins Click here to read the full…