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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been transforming entire sectors of the economy and society, yet its global governance remains fragmented, and access to exponential technologies is deeply unequal. In the “Global Futures Bulletin – Governance gaps: Assessing global disparities in AI policy initiatives around the world”,
Igarapé has participated since 2022 in the New York Climate Week, one of the world’s leading forums on climate and sustainable development, helping to foster dialogue and action among diverse actors in the global climate and environmental debate. In 2023, together with other institutions, we organized
The defense of a renewed multilateralism has been reflected in various aspects of Igarapé’s work. Since 2020, we have been the only Brazilian organization directly supporting the UN Secretary-General in strengthening global cooperation. Through the Our Common Agenda initiative, which seeks to revitalize global governance in
Igarapé has maintained a steady presence at the annual climate conferences since 2019, when it made its debut at COP25 in Madrid with the launch of a pioneering report on climate and security in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2021, at COP26 in Glasgow,
Environmental crimes drive deforestation, biodiversity loss, and land-use change across the Amazon Basin and other Brazilian biomes. Fueled by interconnected illicit markets dominated by cross-border criminal organizations, the criminal ecosystem creates a cycle that could push the forest to the point of no return. There is
O crime organizado se consolidou como uma das maiores ameaças à estabilidade social e institucional no Brasil e no mundo. Grupos criminosos ampliaram sua presença em territórios urbanos e rurais, disputando mercados ilícitos que vão do tráfico de drogas e armas até a exploração ilegal
Brazil is preparing to host COP30 in Belém do Pará at a decisive moment for the climate and nature agenda. For the Igarapé Institute, holding the conference in Amazonian territory represents a unique opportunity to transform symbolism into action: to place the forest at the
Ilona Szabó de Carvalho at TED Countdown Summit 2025. June 16 - 18, 2025, Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Humphrey Gateri / TED What if the future of global power didn’t depend on extracting and depleting the planet, but instead on restoring and regenerating it? That is the bold
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is outpacing current global governance efforts aimed at ensuring its safety and alignment with ethical principles. While the United States, Europe, and China lead in the development of AI technologies and regulatory frameworks, most countries — particularly in
President Donald Trump has suggested that minerals beneath Ukraine could be worth trillions of dollars and that they could help shore up vital U.S. supply chains. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country's mineral wealth is "priceless."
Brazil’s federal police recently pulled back the curtain on a criminal web that had infiltrated the country’s fuel distribution chains. What looked like ordinary gas stations were, in fact, outposts of a vast laundering machine, washing dirty money with diesel and ethanol. According to Justice Minister Ricardo
Earlier this month, Juliette Dorson, a 50-year-old Haitian caterer, was shot while working an event in Port-au-Prince. Her business partner, Luc, died in the attack. She survived, but barely. For residents of Haiti’s capital, such horrors are tragically routine. Gangs now control four-fifths of the city, wielding not
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