Illicit economies must be recognized as drivers of deforestation and global climate risk. Climate and biodiversity agreements should align with the UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime ...

Sofía Jarrín Hidalgo, an Ecuadorian anthropologist and international advocacy advisor for the Western Amazon at Amazon Watch, has over 16 years of experience in human rights and environmental justice.

Raphael Hoetmer, a Dutch researcher, educator, and activist, has lived in Latin America for over two decades. Currently, he is the director of the Western Amazon Program at Amazon Watch, an associate ...

Belém puede ser recordada como un punto de inflexión, cuando el mundo dejó de tratar a la Amazonia como una víctima y comenzó a desmantelar las economías criminales que impulsaban su colapso. La ...