Resolution 0961 declared 483,283 km² of the Amazon biome a permanent reserve and excluded new mining concessions and hydrocarbon contracts. The measure protects forests, water and biodiversity while respecting pre-existing rights, other regulated uses and Indigenous territories.
Nurra, Wala and Mortí signed free, prior and informed consent records after eight months of dialogue. The agreement enables a project led by MiAMBIENTE with FAO and the ANCON Foundation, with direct community participation.
The trinational initiative covers 33 municipalities, 11 protected areas and six biological corridors. Backed by €11 million from Germany's KfW development bank and contributions from the three countries, it links conservation, water security, restoration and sustainable rural production.
Hood River County has received its first credits carrying the Core Carbon Principles label. The project covers more than 32,000 acres and raises the average harvest age to 90 years, but must periodically recalculate how much additional carbon storage it delivers.
New mapping identifies Brazilian forests that are crucial for recycling moisture toward Peru and Bolivia. The proposal targets conservation where atmospheric flows converge and where deforestation, roads and gaps in legal protection threaten the regional water cycle.
A University of Arizona-led study projects canopy temperature will rise about 0.11°C more than air temperature by the end of the century. The gap could reduce photosynthesis and transpiration, alter rainfall and accelerate warming unless models include the heat plants actually experience.
An international research team has revealed that the Araucaria forest on the southern Brazilian plateau, one of the world's most unique ecosystems, was shaped over the last 6,000 years by the interaction between climate change and the management practices of the Southern Jê Indigenous peoples. The study underscores the importance of integrating ancestral knowledge into current conservation strategies.