Research reveals the violent daily life that has already victimized 765 defenders of the Brazilian Amazon in the last 10 years.   The Igarapé Institute’s report presents the challenges of the region in the voices of women leading the fight for the environment and human…

The Minister accepted Igarapé’s invitation to continue the discussions at a parallel event within the scope of the G20. In the morning of this Tuesday (19th), the Igarapé Institute, in partnership with the Amazon Concertation and the Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forest and Agriculture, welcomed…

The research “We are vitórias-régias” was developed and executed with a group of 13 advocates representing the struggles of women from the Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Learn more about them. Click here to download as a PDF   Ângela Mendes (Acre, Brazil)…

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