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At the beginning of October (7th-10th), Cool Earth attended the Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement (FLARE) Network’s 8th Annual Meeting.   Organisations such as the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Rights & Resources Initiative (RRI),…

Threats change, direct action does not. Words can never fully communicate the lasting impact violence has in people’s lives, their culture and their futures. When you compound war with the harmful legacies of colonialism, missionaries, exploitative industry, drug trafficking, invasions,…

...and Cool Earth’s take on how to tackle it.

We’re delighted that Dr Tony Juniper CBE will be made our Chair of the Board of Trustees from 1st February 2023, succeeding Johan Eliasch. Tony Juniper on his visit to the Asháninka with Cool Earth in 2017. Tony…

Indigenous leaders throughout the Amazon basin call for a global pact.   With positive change for rainforest and Indigenous peoples in Ecuador and Colombia, and hope in Brazil, things are looking better for overall protection of the Amazon rainforest. This…

Climate action and social justice on the cards for Colombia’s first left wing government.   Colombia has made history with its first left-wing government. Cue Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez, Colombia’s President and Vice President were sworn in in August…

Culture.   Be it youth, music, art, fashion or indeed Indigenous cultures, all are vehicles for communication and connection. In the jam-packed documentary Overheated, we hear from iconic and inspirational cultural figures from around the world. These people speak openly…

Human rights violations? Mass deforestation? Environmental destruction?   Bolsonaro’s presidency has jumped from one crisis to the next and, although current polls in a new election are currently against him, there is no doubt that significant damage has already been…