Peru’s 70 million hectares of rainforest are being razed at an alarming rate. In 2020, the country saw a record 203,000 hectares destroyed, a nearly 40 percent jump from 2019.   “The roots of environmental crime in the Peruvian Amazon” is the second in a…

An immersive experience showing how land grabbing, illegal logging, wildcat mining and the illicit wildlife trade are damaging our climate

Researchers analyzed data from 369 the Federal Police (PF) operations carried out between 2016 and 2021 Environmental crimes are rarely committed isolated from other offenses. Amazon deforestation is not only largely illegal but also driven by a diverse array of offenders through markets contaminated with…

Climate Security in Africa Countries emitting the least greenhouse gases are among the most threatened by climate change and related insecurity. Many African nations – already among the poorest on earth – are facing extreme weather conditions, spiralling temperatures and rising sea levels. These shocks…

The publication “A green economy can deliver zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030”  details why an end to deforestation and degradation is imperative to “protect our planet” as well as how it can be achieved. A rapid acceleration of the green economy — upon…

The Igarapé Institute, in a partnership with INTERPOL, releases the “Guidance note on combating environmental crime: lessons from fighting illegal gold mining in the Amazon Basin”. The publication offers practical guidance for law enforcement, criminal justice and environmental protection authorities to better understand the scope…

The publication is the first in a series of studies that highlight how environmental crimes harm ecosystems and communities

Climate Security > Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon 4,5k the number of illegal mines mapped in the Amazon Basin, which covers more than half of Brazilian territory. Source: Rede Amazônica de Informações Socioambientais https://youtu.be/I_9xekRn8Ic Watch our video and know more Illegal exploration of gold…

The Brazilian Amazon is rife with illegal gold mining operations, with 321 identified points of illegal, active and inactive mines arranged in the 9 states that comprise the Brazilian Amazon Basin. This devastation has a price — according to Brazil’s Federal Public Prosecutors Office, 1kg…

The Amazon is reaching a point that may be irreversible, in which its biome, and with it the global climate, will suffer irreparable damage, negatively impacting not only local communities, but also entire regions and industries. In this article, the Igarapé Institute analyzes challenges around…

A new paper from the Igarape Institute – Environmental Crime in the Amazon Basin: a Typology for Research, Policy and Action – introduces a typology to help better understand the scope and scale of the problem and its extensive social and environmental impacts.

The articles in this volume explore how climate contributes to insecurity in the LAC region. They resulted from a partnership between the Igarapé Institute and the Instituto Clima e Sociedade (iCS), both in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the support of the German Embassy in Brasília.

Coordinator of Igarapé’s international security division, Adriana Erthal Abdenur and researchers Lycia Brasil, Ana Paula Pellegrino, and Carol Viviana Porto launched the publication, Los delitos ambientales en la Cuenca del Amazonas: el rol del crimen organizado en la minería, in which they discuss the connections between environmental crimes and criminal organizations, especially regarding illegal mining.

The present publication is a Synthesis of the Spotlight Report of the Civil Society Working Group for the 2030 Agenda – GTSC A2030 – and was built collaboratively with the participation of various organizations focusing on the seven goals that will be the theme of the upcoming edition of the Forum.

Data visualizations can help take the pulse of our world. They provide new ways to understand what challenges we face and how we can adapt. Since 2012, the Igarapé Institute has designed and build several award-winning digital platforms focusing on small arms flows, homicidal violence,…