Community communication is a powerful tool to tell the stories developed by communicators from the peoples and communities of the Amazon, who teach us about the struggles in defense of their lands from their own voices and narratives. In this sense, Hivos and the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA), within the […]
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Defending the Amazon rainforest through land monitoring
By: Nora Sánchez All Eyes on the Amazon Communication Officer Imagine walking in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, surrounded by the tallest trees you’ve ever seen, listening to the sounds of animals, birds and rivers. Now imagine that this idyllic atmosphere is suddenly broken by the scream of a chain saw, the thunder of […]
Innovative Initiatives to foster Climate Action in the Amazon
There are numerous reports and studies that warn us about the destruction of the Amazon. So many, that there is a consent that we are dangerously close to a point of no return. However, civil society organizations, indigenous organizations, and other actors and groups are active, seeking and finding ways to avoid this turning point, […]
Watch the Escazú Agreement COP1 Meeting
The First Meeting of the Conference of the Parts (COP1) to the Escazú Agreement began this Wednesday April 20 in Santiago de Chile with the purpose of reviewing the state of the implementation of the Agreement and advance on its operationalization. The Meeting, going until April 22, also seeks to call the States Parties and other […]