Protect the Amazon rainforest
As the largest remaining rainforest on Earth, the Amazon rainforest is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world; almost half of all known species live in the Amazon. Sadly, it's also experiencing one of the highest rates of deforestation on the planet. While our Amazon campaign has had some remarkable successes over the past few years, there is still much more to do to protect the Amazon.
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Campaign updates
Amazon campaign director receives UN Forest Hero award
Paulo Adario, who heads up our Amazon campaign, may not be your archetypal hero (we’ve never seen him don a pair of tights) but we’re proud to announce...
Amazon devastation delayed as vote on Brazil's new forest law postponed
The next stage of voting on Brazil’s new
Forest Code – which could have devastating impacts on the Amazon - has been
once again postponed before going to...
Save the Amazon, veto the new Forest Code
We are edging closer to an "ecological calamity"
in the Amazon rainforest and a vote in the Brazilian senate has pushed
us closer to the brink. Yesterday,...
Global protests as new Forest Code threatens Amazon rainforest
Last week, senators in Brazil approved a text that condemns the
Brazilian forests, a deal between government and agribusiness made in
back rooms and secret...
Time to keep promises on protecting the Amazon
Copenhagen, December 2009: amidst the general feeling of
disappointment due to the lack of leadership at the UN climate conference,
Brazil is responsible for...
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