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An intuitive interface to facilitate decision making and promote responsible, sustainable investment in the Amazon.
Platform shows in a planetary scale climatic and humanitarian risks – such as refugee fluxes, terrorism, among others – in the last three decades.
EcoCrime Data shows how land grabbing, illegal logging, wildcat mining and the illicit wildlife trade are damaging our climate.
Research with 287 defenders of the Amazon points out that almost half suffered some type of violence between 2021 and 2022
Climate Change and Security in West Africa shows how the region is beset by threats, but also responding with innovative solutions. Supported by Switzerland, the initiative provides an evidence-base and powerful visual tools to explain what’s at stake.
Illegal gold mining in the Amazon has caused the destruction of the forest and lives. Explore our Illegal Mining page to know more.
The Guidance note on combating environmental crime: Lessons from fighting illegal gold in the Amazon Basin lists 12 measures already in place that can be valuable for law enforcement, criminal justice and environmental protection authorities to learn from each other, cooperate and coordinate activities within and across countries.
Between 2018 and 2019, the Institute constantly increased its capabilities to carry out data-based analysis of climate threats and environmental crimes. It also strengthened its data collection and produced research, documentaries and editorials on the specific challenges faced by the Amazon and Sahel, as well as developed partnerships at the United Nations, with business groups and non-governmental organizations.
Climate Security Publications
Who Defends the Defenders?
Environmental and human rights defenders play a critical role in combating ecosystem degradation and mitigating climate change. They serve as central members of their communities, organizing others to...
Key Takeaways for Enhancing Security Governance in the Amazon
The Amazon faces a variety of security challenges, ranging from historical issues such as high homicide rates, theft, drug trafficking, and violence against women to new threats to the region’s rich...
Operation Curupira: An Integrated Approach to Combat Deforestation in Southern Pará
Deforestation in the Amazon region, especially in the State of Pará, poses a significant environmental challenge. Until 2022, Pará led deforestation among the Amazon states, driven by a series of interconnected...
Dynamics of the Ecosystem of Environmental Crimes in the Brazilian Legal Amazon
The Brazilian Legal Amazon is the site of a complex ecosystem of environmental and related non-environmental crimes that impact both the environment and the people living there. Organized environmental...
Tropical Forests Mechanism: a new approach for funding forest conservation
Amazon 2030, with the support of BVRio and Igarapé Institute, released today a concept note on a Tropical Forests Mechanism (TFM) aimed at supporting nature finance at scale to guarantee the maintenance...
Challenges and Recommendations for the Amazon through the voices of women defenders of human rights and the environment
In the Colombian Amazon, women defenders play a crucial role in combating climate change by protecting their territories and communities. Given that Colombia ranks among the most dangerous countries for...
Stolen Amazon: the roots of environmental crime in Bolivia
This study on Bolivia, in partnership with InSight Crime, provides a comprehensive overview of the complex network of actors, including state and non-state entities, and the relationships that perpetuate...
Follow the Money: Environmental Crimes and Illicit Economic Activities in Brazilian Amazon Production Chains
In 2022, according to the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the Brazilian Amazon experienced 11,594 square kilometers of deforestation, a reduction of just over 11% from the previous year....
Violence Against Women in the Legal Amazon in the Last Five Years
The Amazon, known for its biodiversity, is the scene of intense geopolitical disputes around the exploitation of its natural resources, involving various significant economic actors, illicit groups, and...
Challenges and Recommendations for the Amazon – Peru
Women in the Peruvian Amazon face multiple pressures – environmental, economic, and social. Against a backdrop of profound social inequality in Peruvian society, exacerbated by the historical marginalization...
Global incentive mechanism to protect standing forests
The planet’s future hinges on safeguarding the remaining tropical forests. These forests, crucial for reducing global temperature by at least 1°C, are home for two-thirds of global biodiversity and...
Challenges and recommendations for the Amazon - Brazil
In the Amazon, women face a dual challenge. On one side, there are social expectations regarding their role in society; on the other, the risks and vulnerabilities that the multiplicity of identities they...
Brazil’s critical and strategic minerals in a changing world
Featuring a diversified supply of strategic minerals – raw materials in demand for the transition to green energy – Brazil is witnessing a growing demand for crucial minerals in a decarbonized world. The...
Stolen Amazon: the roots of environmental crime in the tri-border regions
Deep in the heart of the Amazon basin lie two tri-border regions, where environmental crimes and their perpetrators know no national boundaries. In these vast jungle areas, isolated stretches of critical...
Follow the money: how environmental crime is handled by anti-money laundering systems in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru
Environmental crime in the Amazon has become one of the largest illicit economies in the world, generating annual profits estimated at between $110 billion and $281 billion. However, only 6.3% of money...
Guide for the Protection of Human Rights and Environmental Defenders in the Amazon - Colombia
In the Amazon Basin, women stand out as the main defenders of the forests, their biome, and their people. This makes them targets of various types of violence. The Guide to Protecting Human Rights and...
Guide for the Protection of Human Rights and Environmental Defenders in the Amazon - Peru
In the Amazon Basin, women stand out as the main defenders of the forests, their biome, and their people. This makes them targets of various types of violence. The Guide to Protecting Human Rights and...
Guide for the Protection of Human Rights and Environmental Defenders in the Amazon - Brasil
In the Amazon Basin, women stand out as the main defenders of the forests, their biome, and their people. This makes them targets of various types of violence. The Guide to Protecting Human Rights and...
Global Futures Bulletin: Money laundering from environmental crime
Money laundering involves concealing the origins of illegally obtained funds, while illicit financial flows impact developed and developing countries alike as criminal proceeds traverse international borders....
Follow the money: connecting anti-money laundering systems to disrupt environmental crime in the Amazon
Environmental crime became the world’s third most lucrative illicit economy after drug trafficking and smuggling, with estimates of $110 to $281 billion in annual profits. Between 2006 and 2016, environmental...
Global Futures Bulletin: The Amazon Climate Bomb
Rampant deforestation and degradation are pushing the Amazon Basin to a dangerous tipping point that could jeopardize its vast carbon capture and water production potential, with serious consequences for...
Inventory of data on economic activity and deforestation in the Amazon Basin
Multiple factors shape land change and land use patterns in the Amazon Basin.This note aims to identify data sources for two specific phenomena: changes in land cover and GHG emissions. It also considers...
Global Futures Bulletin: Climate migration and displacement
The Igarapé Institute is launching the latest edition of the Global Futures Bulletin at COP27. Published quarterly, this report draws attention to the world’s greatest challenges and innovative solutions,...
Stolen Amazon: the roots of environmental crime in five countries
Because illegal deforestation does not respect borders, InSight Crime and the Igarapé Institute have launched an investigation into environmental crimes across five Amazonian countries: Ecuador, Venezuela,...
Connecting the Dots: Territories and Trajectories of Environmental Crime in the Brazilian Amazon and Beyond
A regional ecosystem of crime has spread to 24 states and 254 cities throughout Brazil A new study by the Igarapé institute analyzing more than 300 Federal Police operations between 2016 and 2021 found...
Recidivism and Re-entry Into Prison in Brazil: What Studies Say About the Factors That Contribute to This Trajectory
Groundbreaking research by the Igarapé Institute analyzes the determinants of re-entry into the Brazilian prison system The Igarapé Institute has published a systematic review of the Brazilian academic...
The roots of environmental crime in the Peruvian Amazon
Peru’s 70 million hectares of rainforest are being razed at an alarming rate. In 2020, the country saw a record 203,000 hectares destroyed, a nearly 40 percent jump from 2019. “The roots of environmental...
The ecosystem of environmental crime in the Amazon: an analysis of illicit rainforest economies in Brazil
Researchers analyzed data from 369 the Federal Police (PF) operations carried out between 2016 and 2021 Environmental crimes are rarely committed isolated from other offenses. Amazon deforestation is not...
The Greater Horn on the Edge: visualizing climate stress and insecurity
The Igarapé Institute, together with Kenya and Switzerland, releases the artcile “The Geater Horn on the Edge: visualizing climate stress and insecurity”, a publication...
Guidance note on combating environmental crime: Lessons from fighting illegal gold mining in the Amazon Basin
The Igarapé Institute, in a partnership with INTERPOL, releases the “Guidance note on combating environmental crime: lessons from fighting illegal gold mining in the Amazon Basin”. The publication...
Green, Clean and Safe - Analytical Dimensions and Metrics for 21st Century Brazilian Agriculture
The Igarapé Institute has launched an initiative to enhance transparency, traceability and legal enforcement within complex commodities supply chains. It includes the development of new approaches to analytical...
The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Colombian Amazon
The publication is the first in a series of studies that highlight how environmental crimes harm ecosystems and communities
Climate change and crime in cities
Climate change is already disrupting citiesaround the world. Continued greenhouse gas emissions and warming are intensifying heat islands, contributing to water shortages, rising seas, increasing flood-related...
Illegal Gold That Undermines Forests and Lives in the Amazon: An Overview of Irregular Mining and its Impacts on Indigenous Populations
The Brazilian Amazon is rife with illegal gold mining operations, with 321 identified points of illegal, active and inactive mines arranged in the 9 states that comprise the Brazilian Amazon Basin. This...
Assessing the relationships between climate change and security in West Africa
Read the latest Igarape Institute article, in which Robert Muggah and Peter Schmidt analyze these complex relationships.
Technology Solutions for Supply Chain Traceability in the Brazilian Amazon: Opportunities for the Financial Sector
The Amazon is reaching a point that may be irreversible, in which its biome, and with it the global climate, will suffer irreparable damage, negatively impacting not only local communities, but also entire...
Igarape Institute releases new study on environmental crime in the Amazon Basin
A new paper from the Igarape Institute - Environmental Crime in the Amazon Basin: a Typology for Research, Policy and Action - introduces a typology to help better understand the scope and scale of the...
Climate and Security in latin America and the Caribbean
The articles in this volume explore how climate contributes to insecurity in the LAC region. They resulted from a partnership between the Igarapé Institute and the Instituto Clima e Sociedade (iCS), both...
Implementing the “Women, Peace and Security” agenda in Brazil
This article presents an analysis of the content of the National Plan of Action (NAP) on women, peace and security, a document adopted by Brazil on March 8, 2017, in response to United Nations calls for...
Achieving Gender Equality
Esta Nota Estratégica tem como objetivo destacar boas práticas na implementação de diferentes planos nacionais de ação (PNA's).
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