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As the Amazon burns, the Summit of Amazon Presidents produces major setbacks and minor advances

22 Aug 2025

By Pablo Solón* 2024 set an all-time record for the amount of forest lost due to wildfires in the Amazon. According to Global Forest Watch, the rate of deforestation of primary tropical forests tripled in Bolivia and more than doubled in Brazil compared to 2023. The Amazon has already reached the point of no return. Regular meetings are held between the presidents of the Amazon countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela). At their last summit, which…

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Sowing Life and Resistance

12 Aug 2025

Women from around Latin America gathered to debate food sovereignty ahead of Nyéléni By Inés Franceschelli, Heñói Centro de Estudios…

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Demystifying the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a False Solution for Forest Conservation in Africa

26 Aug 2025
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Join us as we explain and demystify the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, a forest finance mechanism that Brazil plans to…

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The struggle to halt climate change is political, not just technical

8 Aug 2025

Woman wearing red with long hair and glasses speaks into a microphone in front of an auditorium in Brazil.

The Meeting on Nature Markets, organized by GRAIN and CLOC-Vía Campesina, with social movements and organizations from around 20 countries…

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PHOTO ESSAY | Ubuntu in Action: Zambian Women Leading Agroecology and Cultural Revival

1 Aug 2025

Inspired by the spirit of Ubuntu, the women of Kapyanga in Zambia are blending traditional wisdom with modern agroecology to…

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The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative ("CCRI") documented and reviewed the findings of bottom-up, participatory assessments in 22 countries of the resilience of community conservation initiatives and the support that should be provided to strengthen these initiatives. The aim of the project was to contribute to the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2011-2020 Strategic Plan and Aichi Targets, by providing policy advice on effective and appropriate forms of support for community conservation. The global report of is now available, including the summaries for each of the countries covered, in our CCRI reports' interactive map

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Demystifying the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a False Solution for Forest Conservation in Africa

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Webinar: Collective Strategic Planning for GFC’s Gender Agenda

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As the Amazon burns, the Summit of Amazon Presidents produces major setbacks and minor advances

Sowing Life and Resistance

Demystifying the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a False Solution for Forest Conservation in Africa

The struggle to halt climate change is political, not just technical

PHOTO ESSAY | Ubuntu in Action: Zambian Women Leading Agroecology and Cultural Revival

Recent events

Demystifying the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a False Solution for Forest Conservation in Africa

Webinar: Collective Strategic Planning for GFC’s Gender Agenda

People’s Summit’s Webinar | Gender Justice and Climate Action: How to stop environmental destruction with real solutions?

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