From April 21–24, leaders from across the Amazon gathered in Lima, Peru, for the first-ever summit of the Amazon Gold Alliance (AGA), a collaborative network working to address the environmental, social, and economic impacts of gold mining in the Amazon. The summit, hosted by Amazon Aid, brought together more than 50 representatives from civil society […]

After documenting the ongoing presence of illegal mining on indigenous territories in the Xingu region of the Brazilian Amazon, a new analysis shows that the activity also occurs in protected areas in the region, increasing the pressure on one of the most strategic territories for forest conservation. The new report from the MAAP initiative (Monitoring […]

Put Science and Technology to Work Press Releases MAAP Reports

Between January and September 2025, a total of 335 hectares, an area comparable to about 530 soccer fields, were deforested due to illegal mining in Indigenous Territories within the Xingu River Basin, between the states of Mato Grosso and Pará in the Brazilian Amazon. The analysis indicates that isolated enforcement actions have not been sufficient […]

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Smart Ways to Give After Tax Season (and Make Your Impact Go Further) Tax season has ended, but the work of protecting the Amazon has not. At Amazon Conservation, safeguarding one of the most vital ecosystems on Earth means preserving biodiversity, supporting Indigenous and local communities, and helping address global climate challenges year-round. Even today, […]

Empower People

Working with communities and partners to protect millions of acres of forest and build long-term conservation solutions across the Amazon. To close out our Earth Month series, where we’ve been sharing stories of impact showing the Power of Collective Action: Mobilizing Conservation at Scale Across the Amazon, we turn to what has made this work […]

Happy Earth Day! Today is a reminder that protecting our planet is both a shared responsibility and a powerful opportunity to make a difference together. This Earth Month, we have been sharing stories that show what the Power of Collective Action looks like in practice. From technology to policy, from data to community action, these […]

Put Science and Technology to Work

Learn more about the latest findings for Perú on the Amazon Mining Policy Scoreboard                         Executive Summary Peru ranks second among five Amazonian countries in the Amazon Mining Policy Scoreboard, scoring 11.7 out of 15, and achieves the highest regional score in investigation and […]

Put Science and Technology to Work

Driving Down Illegal Deforestation in the Amazon Illegal deforestation in the Amazon often moves faster than governments can respond, especially in remote Indigenous territories affected by illegal gold mining. Over the past five years, Amazon Conservation’s Technology Meets Policy initiative worked to close that gap by linking real-time monitoring with coordinated enforcement and stronger governance. […]

Protect Wild Places

How Amazon Conservation and the Pulitzer Center are using Amazon Mining Watch to track illegal gold mining and make data accessible for journalists Protecting the Amazon Rainforest at scale goes beyond compiling data. It requires collaboration across borders, organizations, policymakers, people, and diverse audiences, especially with those who help bring critical issues into the public […]

Mobilizing Conservation at Scale Across the Amazon Thank you for celebrating Earth Month with us this year! This April, Amazon Conservation and our supporters are celebrating the power we all hold to protect our planet: together. Inspired by Earth Day 2026’s theme, Our Power, Our Planet, we are reminded of a fundamental truth: lasting environmental progress […]