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Back to School, Back to Nature
Aktion Amazonas’ youth engagement project in Bolivia empowered young people to protect nature and strengthen environmental education. Through workshops, advocacy, and community activities, participants learned to conserve forests, raise awareness, and make a lasting impact on local communities and biodiversity.

Maia Galmés Feuer
Sep 305 min read


In the heart of the Chiquitano Forest ‘heart’
In Bolivia, children and youth are preparing to defend the forest they were born and raised in. They do so with creativity, humor, and theater.

Toke F. Nyborg
Jul 214 min read


Joining #Together4Forests to defend EU Deforestation Regulation
In June, Aktion Amazonas joins the Together4Forests campaign to support the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). This law aims to stop products linked to deforestation and human rights abuses from entering the EU market. Despite strong support, the EUDR faces opposition and delays. Aktion Amazonas urges EU leaders to fully implement the law to protect millions of hectares of forest and the communities that depend on them.

Maia Galmés Feuer
Jun 162 min read


SAFCA 2025: Strengthening Wildfire Response and Collaboration for Conservation and Local Empowerment
The 4th SAFCA Alliance workshop, in Santiago de Chiquitos (Bolivia) focused on wildfires, organizational topics and future projects.

Maia Galmés Feuer
May 93 min read


'¡El Agua es Vida!'
“¡El agua es vida! ¡El agua es vida!” (“Water is life!”) chanted the children from Santiago de Chiquitos (Bolivia) last March, 2024, on Worl

Maia Galmés Feuer
Mar 223 min read


Indigenous communities in the Amazon: invaded, endangered and displaced
Today, 1.5 million indigenous people live in the Amazon Rainforest, gathered into 385 different ethnic groups. Despite their large...

Maia Galmés Feuer
Jan 83 min read


Young Amazon Ambassadors: First Team to Bolivia
Aktion Amazonas will send out their first two young Amazon Ambassadors to the Bolivian Rainforest to promote advocacy back in their home country.

Toke F. Nyborg
Oct 7, 20242 min read


Watering the roots of change
Alarming drought in Bolivia push Aktion Amazonas to implement projects on climate resilience and rapid emergency support.

Maia Galmés Feuer
Aug 16, 20243 min read


"We have been completely abandoned by the State", Víctor Zambrano
Víctor Zambrano is an environmental advocate who faces constant threats for defending the Amazon against those who seek to exploit it

Maia Galmés Feuer
Aug 4, 20245 min read


Roots of Revival: Reforesting the Chiquitano Forest
Farmers from the Chiquitano forest are replanting tree species to combat deforestation, after many of them have died because of the drought.

Maia Galmés Feuer
Jun 25, 20242 min read


Battlefield gone green
The job of a forest ranger is one that varies widely depending on location, but it is rarely considered life-threatening, unlike...

Maia Galmés Feuer
May 14, 20243 min read


Celebrating a decade fighting for the Amazon
Aktion Amazonas celebrates 10 years of fighting for the Amazon with greetings from our Director and Co-founder, partners and CISU - Civil...
Aktion Amazonas
Apr 10, 20243 min read


NGOs from Peru, Bolivia and Denmark join forces to conserve tropical forests in South America
SAFCA is a strategic alliance that seeks to protect biodiversity and support indigenous populations in the fight against deforestation

Maia Galmés Feuer
Mar 24, 20243 min read
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