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Cool Earth at FLARE 2022

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),…

Not just deforestation: the Asháninka & war in the Amazon rainforest.

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,…

Indigenous leaders call for a global pact

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…

Colombia’s first left wing government

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…

Overheated: Vivienne Westwood speaks the truth

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…

Bolsonaro out, Rainforest wins?

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…

On the brink

Five environmental tipping points A study published today by climate scientists (including Cool Earth trustee Johan Röckstrom), has found that the current global warming rise of 1.1’C is already within the temperature range of triggering five climate…