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“Oil companies focus on profit, without measuring the consequences”
One of the country's leading experts on climate science, Paulo Artaxo, president of IPAM's Board of Directors, points to the progress made at COP30, but emphasizes the urgent need for a debate on fossil fuels.
Climate adaptation will be indigenous focus at COP30
At a meeting in Belém, CIMC, IPAM and partners discussed strategies to expand indigenous participation in COP30 and the most relevant agendas for the indigenous movement
Cerrado has lost natural water in 91% of its river basins in 40 years
Low water levels affect flooding in the Pantanal, irrigation of agricultural areas and aggravate water insecurity for at least 68 million people; data was released on Friday (21).
Initiative brings together quilombola knowledge and technology for the benefit of biodiversity
With Amazonian quilombola communities as its center, the initiative will collect data and train the population to participate in all stages, aiming to develop sustainable conservation strategies.
Legal Amazon Consortium launches COP30 strategy supported by IPAM
The event in Brasilia brought together governors, authorities and partners to present the region's priorities; IPAM has been supporting the organization since 2019.
Protected areas in the Amazon are a refuge for jaguars in an increasingly degraded biome
Conservation units and indigenous territories still maintain stable populations of the species, despite the advance of deforestation and illegal hunting.
Fire and drought reduce the Amazon’s capacity to store carbon
IPAM research indicates that tree mortality and low humidity reduce the carbon removed by the forest from the atmosphere and stored in the soil.