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 balance an

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

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.

COP30 opens in Belém, at the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, highlighting the urgent need to link climate action, nature protection, and support for Indigenous communities. The summit could turn commitments into real change by addressing climate, biodiversity, and social development together.

Aktion Amazonas celebrates its first 9th-grade internship with Danish student Priya, who spent a week exploring organizational dynamics, youth engagement strategies, and climate advocacy. Discover how she contributed to real projects and what this milestone means for our mission.

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.

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.

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.

The 4th SAFCA Alliance workshop, in Santiago de Chiquitos (Bolivia) focused on wildfires, organizational topics and future projects.

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