Point of no return in the Amazon: the life-sustaining flying rivers are at risk

May 12, 2026

The Amazon is not just a forest. It is a living system that breathes, transports water, regulates the climate, and connects territories through invisible flows of moisture known as flying…

PROTECT AND RESTORE KEY AREAS OF THE AMAZON 2025–2030

May 7, 2026

PROTECTING AND RESTORING KEY AREAS OF THE AMAZON 2025 – 2030 The Amazon has lost 33 million hectares in just four years and is dangerously close to an ecological point…

Defending the Defenders of the Amazon

May 4, 2026

Defending the Defenders of the Amazon The Amazon is facing a deep crisis marked by the advance of extractivism, territorial violence, and impunity. In this context, defending the forest has…

Fany Kuiru and Alicia Guzmán: The Fight to Prevent the Amazon’s Point of No Return

October 31, 2025

COICA reaffirms its regional leadership with the inclusion of Fany Kuiru, General Coordinator, among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action 2025, and acknowledges the work of Alicia Guzmán,…

COICA announces the approval of IUCN Motion 068 for urgent action to protect and restore the Amazon by 2030

October 31, 2025

Gland, Switzerland, September 24, 2025. – The Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) announces the approval of Motion 068 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, with the…

Amazonia on the Brink of Extinction: New Data Reveal That the Symptoms of a Tipping Point Are Advancing Beyond Previous Estimates

October 30, 2025

A report to be launched next week by a coalition of Indigenous leaders, researchers, and international organizations calls on regional leaders to commit to protecting and restoring 80% of the…

Press Release: COICA and the Pan-Amazonian Social Forum (FOSPA) agree on an alliance to promote the protection and restoration of at least 80% of the Amazon as a measure to avoid the tipping point

June 29, 2025

Bogotá, Colombia (June 5, 2025) — The Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) and the Pan-Amazonian Social Forum (FOSPA) through its Climate Change, Biodiversity and Amazon Initiative…

COICA and the Science Panel for the Amazon join forces to promote the protection and restoration of at least 80% of Amazonia as a measure to avoid a tipping point

May 7, 2025

Quito, Ecuador (May 5, 2025)  Within the framework of the Science Panel for the Amazon workshop held in Quito, Ecuador, from April 8 to 10, 2025, during the III Conference…

Emergency action to restore 80% of ecological integrity in Amazonia by 2030 preventing cascading tipping points

April 2, 2025

Today we celebrate with our global community, the IUCN approval in the first instance of a new motion calling an “Emergency action to restore 80% of ecological integrity in Amazonia…

Colombian band Aterciopelados supports the initiative Amazonia for Life: Protect 80% by 2025

July 3, 2024

Colombian band Aterciopelados declared their support for the Amazon for Life initiative during their participation in London Climate Action Week 2024 (June 22-30), where the coalition was represented by the…