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We see incredible climate action take place in rainforest around the world each and every day. Find stories and news to inspire your own climate action now.
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COP29: What we want to see happen
It’s the big climate conference of 2024: COP29 is kicking off November 11 – 22, in Baku, Azerbaijan. What is COP29? At COP29, world leaders, scientists, and activists will meet to review how we’re doing on climate goals,…
Say hello to Cool Earth’s new Rainforest Lab
Our first ever Rainforest Lab in Papua New Guinea is officially open! After months of hard work planning and building, the community of Wabumari in the Milne Bay province now have their very own Rainforest Lab. The opening was celebrated…
COP16: What we want to see happen
What’s COP16? You’ve likely heard of the global climate COP, the annual UN conference uniting countries to address the climate crisis. But there is another COP that focuses entirely on nature and the importance of biodiversity. And this…
Indigenous community save chimp in the Congo rainforest
Deep in the Congo rainforest, a young chimp is playing on the forest floor, unaware he is about to be killed by poachers and trafficked. He is just one of the tens of thousands of animals trafficked in the…
Meet London Marathon fundraiser Ebony
Ever thought about running the London Marathon? Every April hundreds of thousands of us are inspired to apply for a ballot place in the London Marathon. Last year, fundraiser Ebony did just that and on Sunday 21st April she was…
Three powerful numbers that prove Indigenous leadership is key
Indigenous leadership, guided by a deep ancestral connection to nature, has proven to be key in protecting vital ecosystems. Despite representing only 6.2% of the global population, Indigenous peoples manage approximately a quarter of the planet’s land, where 92%…
Rainforest Labs: The latest forest protecting technology
As you hike through dense rainforest, the last thing you expect to come across is an Indigenous office filled with the latest technology, laptops and satellite data. But if you’re based in the Amazon in Peru, and even in extremely…
Amazon wildfires: Peru declares a state of emergency
A state of emergency has been declared in Peru. The wildfires throughout the Amazon rainforest continue to grow and are now so widespread that the smoke can be seen from space. NASA satellite imagery has…
Fires reach our partners in the Amazon rainforest
Dangerous fires have spread across several Awajún and Asháninka communities we partner with in the Amazon rainforest. The fires have been intense and hard to control as one of the most severe droughts in decades hits the Amazon rainforest. The…