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 2026 (from October […]

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 […]

In just eight months illegal gold mining deforestation increased by up to 660% inside protected areas in Brazil’s Juruena River Basin. Rapid expansion of illegal mining inside Juruena National Park highlights persistent challenges for environmental enforcement and protected area governance. Source: MAAP (Monitoring of the Andes Amazon Program), Amazon Conservation. Cuiabá, Brazil — August 6, […]

Written by: Emma Rada – Conservación Amazónica-ACEAA, Bolivia When the boat engine falls silent in the middle of a river that serves as both road and lifeline, nature seems to reclaim the landscape. The water becomes still again, a heron soars across the sky, the wind stirs the crowns of towering trees. And for a […]

Just like the Amazon’s canopy depends on careful structure to hold up an entire ecosystem, our personal lives depend on careful structure, foresight, and protection to thrive. This August marks National Make-A-Will Month, a nationwide effort to help adults take one of the most important, and most often postponed, steps in planning for the future. […]

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Opinion Piece by Blaise Bodin, Amazon Conservation’s Director of Strategy and Policy On July 3, we mark the anniversary of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT), signed in 1978 by the eight Amazonian nations and institutionalized in 1995 as the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO/OTCA). Nearly five decades later, ACTO remains the only intergovernmental body built […]

Behind every success at Amazon Conservation is an array of individuals with a shared passion for the Amazon: our generous donors and funders, dedicated staff (both on the ground in Latin America and at our headquarters in Washington,DC), and world-class Board of Directors. Our Board brings together passionate leaders in science, business, and conservation who […]

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How one UK entrepreneur is helping businesses find a conservation story worth telling. When Pam Moore founded Plant Protect, she had one clear conviction: that businesses deserved a conservation partnership they could actually feel proud of, not a compliance checkbox or a one-off transaction. Growing up in Liverpool surrounded by little greenery, she learned early […]