Resilience and forest degradation: what the study says about the future of the Amazon

by Marcelo de Sales Freitas | 30/04/2026 | Note

The publication of a recent scientific article on our study in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) has brought important visibility to research that has been built up over two decades by IPAM scientists and partners. However, some of the...

IPAM: Santa Marta Conference is key to map for the end of fossils

by Marcelo de Sales Freitas | 27/04/2026 | News

The discussions at the 1st Conference for the Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels, which are taking place this week in Santa Marta, Colombia, have a strategic role to play in consolidating the Road Map on the subject proposed for COP30 in Belém. For IPAM (Instituto de...

“Oil companies focus on profit, without measuring the consequences”

by Marcelo de Sales Freitas | 01/12/2025 | News

One of the country’s leading experts on climate science, Paulo Artaxo, president of IPAM’s Board of Directors, points to advances in the COP30 agenda, but emphasizes that the urgent debate on fossil fuels is crucial. The scientist spoke to the newsletter...

More than 60 countries sign up to the unprecedented discussion on fire during COP30

by Marcelo de Sales Freitas | 17/11/2025 | News

For the first time in 30 editions of the Climate Conference, the fire agenda has taken center stage. Approved during COP30 in Belém, the Call for Action on Integrated Fire Management and Forest Fire Resilience has so far received the support of 61 countries and four...

“If this is the COP of Truth, it makes no sense to explore for oil at the mouth of the Amazon”

by Marcelo de Sales Freitas | 10/11/2025 | COP

Recently authorized by the Brazilian government, oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon River was criticized during the COP30 side event organized by TED House in Belém. André Guimarães, executive director of IPAM (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia) and...