by Sara Leal | 20/09/2021 | News
As tackling climate change becomes more urgent than ever, the whole world has been raising and discussing alternatives, but one thing is certain: “any solution has to include keeping the Amazon forest standing”, warned Paulo Moutinho, senior researcher at IPAM (Amazon...
by Sara Leal | 16/09/2021 | News
Several scientific studies have proved the importance of indigenous communities for the conservation of forests, including the Amazon. According to MapBiomas, between 1985 and 2020, indigenous territories already demarcated or awaiting demarcation were the ones that...
by Sara Leal | 14/09/2021 | Amazoniar (EN), News
Lays Ushirobira* The Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) launched today a photo contest, under the theme “Amazon for the Planet”. The initiative is part of the project Amazoniar, which started its third cycle of debates, focusing on “Culture and art...
by Sara Leal | 08/09/2021 | Amazoniar (EN), News
Lays Ushirobira* In September, the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) will launch the third cycle of Amazoniar, a project that aims to promote a global dialogue on the Amazon forest and its influence on relations between Brazil and the world. There will be...
by Sara Leal | 21/07/2021 | News
The whole world has been discussing proposals to save the Amazon, but the first step is about shifting to a narrative in which development is not based only on economic growth. “We are still forced to justify how to conserve the forest from the perspective of what...
