The pledge, equivalent to $541 million, would enter the Tropical Forests Forever Facility as a repayable investment. It remains subject to final due diligence and the UK securing an oversight role in a mechanism aiming to mobilise $125 billion.
A regional forum in Merida is advancing a roadmap to protect 30 per cent of land and seas by 2030. Governments, IUCN and communities call for finance, equitable governance, Indigenous rights and indicators that can demonstrate results on the ground.
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.
The projected October–December peak would arrive at the end of the dry season, with low rivers, flammable vegetation and delayed rains. It raises drought and fire risks into early 2027, although intensity and local impacts are not yet determined.
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.
Five of the 178 Indigenous candidates in 2022 reached the Chamber of Deputies, where the cocar caucus faces a ruralist bloc holding about 60% of the 513 seats. Its strategy combines land demarcation, social legislation and cross-party dialogue ahead of October's election.
The 2024–2035 Climate Plan aims to cut net emissions 59% to 67% from 2005 levels, demarcate 4.5 million hectares of Indigenous land and expand conservation. Energy and farming projections, however, show that much of the burden will still fall on controlling deforestation.
In the Ibirama-La Klãnõ Indigenous Territory in Santa Catarina, the Zág Institute is restoring a critically endangered tree sacred to the Laklãnõ/Xokleng people. Community work now covers 1,000 hectares and links ecological recovery, food sovereignty and cultural continuity.
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.