The Amazon rainforest is reaching tipping points that will have global impacts and threaten the conservation and sustainable development of the region. The SPA proposes investments in ‘arcs of restoration’ and Indigenous territories to address these challenges. Sharm...

Since the launch of SPA's landmark report at COP26, the SPA is seen as a key point of reference on the Amazon. There is overwhelming scientific consensus that we are running out of time and that decision-making should be guided by the most updated and reliable...

Emma Torres on an Amazonian bioeconomy On September 16th, alongside the opening of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA), in collaboration with the UN Science Summit, organized an event, The Amazon as a...

On September 15th, alongside the opening of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, the Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA) organized an event, The Amazon We Want: Science Based Pathways for a Sustainable, Inclusive, and Resilient Amazon. In light of the...

La semana pasada, La V Cumbre Amazónica de Pueblos Indígenas: Soluciones por una Amazonía Viva, reunió a los actores más importantes para encontrar soluciones que protejan el 80 por ciento de la Amazonía para 2025. Este evento estuvo liderado por los Pueblos Indígenas...

On July 7th, 2022, the Science Panel for the Amazon held an official UN HLPF event titled “A Green and Inclusive Recovery in the Amazon”. SPA authors André Baniwa, Liliana Dávalos, Andrés Lescano, and SPA Co-Chair Carlos Nobre presented their perspectives on the link...