New analysis assesses the impacts of BR-364 expansion on Acre’s forests and warns of risks to REDD+ investments and the communities that depend on these resources A new analysis of planned road infrastructure expansion in Acre estimates that a paved international road between the Brazilian state and Pucallpa, Peru, could cause approximately 74,700 hectares of […]

Celebrating National Family Day with a Legacy of Love On National Family Day on September 28, we naturally focus our attention on protecting and celebrating the people who matter most to us. At Amazon Conservation, we believe that family extends beyond our immediate households to encompass our global community, including the local communities, forest guardians, […]

Açaí berries, Brazil nuts, and the fruit of the palma real (royal palm) do more than nourish people worldwide. They sustain families and protect forests in the Amazon. These fruits appear in smoothies, supplement bottles, and skincare products powering healthy lifestyles around the world, but their greater significance lies in the rainforest. Harvesting and producing […]

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The water that sustains the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil begins its journey thousands of miles away, high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Rain that falls on the highest peaks, and glacier waters that melt and filter through fragile wetlands called bofedales, slowly make their way down into the rivers and streams that feed the […]

Join Us as We Rise for the Amazon on September 5 Imagine that the Amazon wrote us a letter. What would it say? Most likely, it would remind us of everything it quietly gives us, every single day, and ask what we’re willing to give back. That’s the story we’re sharing as part of this […]

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A new analysis by Fundación EcoCiencia and Amazon Conservation shows a sustained expansion of mining activity across five areas in the cantons of Tena and Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola. Between 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, satellite monitoring identified 580 hectares of newly affected land. Within the framework of the Monitoring of the Andes […]

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      New Amazon-wide analysis of eight El Niño events finds that stronger events are followed by greater primary forest fire loss, and that reducing deforestation now could lower the risk of a major fire crisis in 2027. As forecasts indicate, a very strong El Niño will develop in the last three months of […]

What Sets Us Apart: Conservation That Lasts We have been working in the Amazon for over 26 years: long enough to watch partnerships mature, forests recover, young conservationists get inspired, and conservation strategies once considered experimental become standard practice across the region. That kind of relationship with this work and with our local partners is […]

20 Years in the Making: Honoring the Tacana II Victory in Bolivia Some victories take decades to arrive. This is one of them, and it’s a reminder of what patience, planning, and unwavering commitment can build over time. For more than twenty years, the Indigenous communities of Puerto Pérez, Las Mercedes, Toromonas, and El Tigre […]