Protect the Amazon

The Amazon rainforest, which plays a vital role in regulating the global climate, is being destroyed at an alarming rate by profit-driven corporations.

This November, world leaders will gather in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon for COP30 to shape the planet’s future. Demand urgent action to stop deforestation now.

Preserved Forest Area in the Realidade District. © Nilmar Lage / Greenpeace
Cattle Farm in the Amazon. © Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá

The Problem

The largest rainforest on Earth faces an urgent threat from industries like industrial-scale agriculture. They are ravaging the Amazon, home to the most diverse plants and wildlife in the world. They are cutting and burning down vast areas of forest, all for a quick profit. Scientists warn at this pace, the Amazon may soon be reaching a tipping point.

The Solution

This November at COP30, political leaders will meet in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, to decide the future of the planet. This is our chance to demand our political leaders move beyond words to urgent action. Join us in demanding that they respect and protect our future. Demand they take action to end forest destruction and support real solutions now

Munduruku and Greenpeace Demarcate Indigenous Lands in the Amazon. © Anderson Barbosa / Greenpeace
Respect the Amazon Expedition: São Raimundo Community. © Nilmar Lage / Greenpeace

Did you know that the Amazon is home to 40 million people?

And at 6.7 million square kilometres it is the largest tropical forest on the planet.

The Amazon is estimated to store about 123 billion tons of carbon, contributing to stabilising the climate around the world .

Concrete action must be taken at COP 30 in November to stop forest destruction.

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Videos

Respect the Amazon webinar: Greenpeace & Guardian

Listen to our webinar to hear firsthand from forest experts. Learn about the key threats destroying the Amazon rainforest, and how together, we can stop this precious forest from hurtling towards irreversible decline.