Med kaffe fra regnskoven, latinamerikanske rytmer og engagerede samtaler satte Forest Friday fokus på de usynlige forbindelser mellem Danmark og verdens største regnskov.

JOB: Vil du være med til at beskytte nogle af verdens vigtigste tropiske skove gennem stærk digital kommunikation, journalistik og visuel storytelling? Hos Aktion Amazonas søger vi en selvstændig, kreativ og strategisk tænkende kommunikationsrådgiver med journalistisk tæft og stærke digitale kompetencer. Du skal være med til at styrke vores engagement i Danmark og formidle historier om naturbeskyttelse, biodiversitet, klima og lokale løsninger fra Sydamerika gennem journalist

How does local actions connect to global challenges, particularly in forest conservation and sustainable development? And how can land outside protected areas be managed sustainably?

Vil du udvikle dine grafiske og kommunikative kompetencer og samtidig være med til at skabe opmærksomhed omkring Amazonas-regnskoven?

In Bolivia’s cloud forests, fog is becoming an unexpected source of drinking water for communities facing increasing water scarcity.

NEWS: In a collaboration between Aktion Amazonas, ACCA and the University of Copenhagen - with support from the Globus Fund - Danish students have travelled to the Amazon and are connecting global value chains with local livelihoods. Their experiences are translated into insights on consumption, deforestation and responsibility - and into concrete action. By Toke F. Nyborg The air is heavy. Humidity is above 90%. The temperature hovers around 26 degrees. In the Peruvian Amazo

NEWS: With the Andes as a dramatic backdrop, we launched our new and ambitious Forest4Life Partnership Programme in La Paz. The initiative marks the beginning of a long-term effort to protect vital forest ecosystems in Bolivia and Peru - benefiting biodiversity, local communities, and the global climate. Over the next four years, the programme will be implemented in key ecoregions in the two countries, focusing on areas that play a critical role in maintaining ecological bala

Gold mining in Bolivia has become a vital source of income for many rural and indigenous communities, but it comes with significant environmental and health consequences. This article explores how weak regulation, mercury use, and limited public services shape a growing tension between survival and sustainability.

European decisions have a direct impact on forests across the world, including the Amazon. The EU Deforestation Regulation, a law designed to stop products linked to deforestation from entering the EU market, is now at risk of being weakened. At Aktion Amazonas, we’re urging European leaders to keep #HandsOffNature. Sign the petition below and help protect forests, climate, and communities worldwide.

In Madre de Dios, Peru, Indigenous communities are responding to illegal mining and logging through voluntary patrol initiatives. Supported by Aktion Amazonas, Conservación Amazónica (ACCA), and Indigenous organizations, local community members carry out patrol activities to monitor forests and rivers, document illegal operations, and protect their territories. The article focuses on patrol work in the community of Palma Real.

COP30 took place in Belém, Brazil. COP30 unfortunately became the climate debacle of the year - and rightly so. Despite the Amazon as its backdrop, the host country’s declared goal of achieving zero deforestation by 2030 , and a commendable WWF proposal for a Belém Work Programme on Climate and Nature, the summit failed to raise the ambition needed to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030, deliver a credible roadmap to stop forest destruction, or secure the finance require

In the Peruvian Andes, communities are reviving centuries-old water systems to secure water, restore grasslands and strengthen resilience to climate change. The Ausangate landscape in the Peruvian Andes is one of the country’s most important sources of freshwater. Photo: Ditlev Damhus/Aktion Amazonas High in the Peruvian Andes, where glaciers are retreating and dry seasons are becoming longer, local communities are turning to centuries-old water management systems to sec

Aktion Amazonas hosted the event “Safety for Environmental Defenders” to present a new manual developed with NGOs and local partners in Peru and Bolivia. The project offers practical tools, risk-mitigation strategies, and recommendations to support those protecting the Amazon and other environmental conflict zones. The event brought together experts to turn research into concrete action.