The Amazon loses key defender to COVID-19
Robinson López, a lifelong defender of Indigenous rights and the climate, died Friday from complications associated with COVID-19. He was 36 years... Read More
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Freakonomics: EII’s Dan Nepstad on the ‘Economics of Saving the Amazon’
August marks the beginning of Amazon fire season, and with deforestation in Brazil on the rise there’s growing anxiety about 2020 being... Read More
The big opportunity to conserve tropical forests that didn’t get enough attention
New research measures progress in lowering deforestation among 30 tropical forest states and provinces.
New e-commerce platform connects women farmers to customers in Brazil
Around the world technology is helping narrow social distances brought on by the coronavirus as people look to connect online while they... Read More
EII partner donates 2,000 face masks to fishing communities in Brazil
Residents of floodplain communities surrounding the Brazilian port city of Santarém, which sits at the juncture of the Tapajós and Amazon rivers... Read More