{"id":75975,"date":"2025-06-25T20:36:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=75975"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:54:15","slug":"amazon-guardians-a-living-example-of-real-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/75975\/amazon-guardians-a-living-example-of-real-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Guardians: A living example of real solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last May, Greenpeace Brazil returned to the ancestral waters of the Juru\u00e1 River \u2014 the most curvy river in the world \u2014<\/strong> to spotlight something the world urgently needs to see: real, proven forest solutions already thriving in the heart of the Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Twenty-five years ago, the Middle Juru\u00e1 region, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas,<\/strong> was being devastated by deforestation. Today, it stands as a global example of sustainability<\/strong>, thanks to the strength, resistance, and organisation of Indigenous and riverside communities<\/strong> who protect and live with the forest.<\/p>\n\n

These communities are not just protecting nature \u2014 they are implementing successful climate and biodiversity solutions<\/strong>, rooted in traditional knowledge<\/strong> and community governance<\/strong>. But to scale these solutions, they need direct and adequate funding<\/strong>, without red tape, and that reaches the ground.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe want to echo to the world that solutions already exist in the Amazon and other tropical forests, but they need direct financial support that reaches the territories,\u201d <\/em>says R\u00f4mulo Batista, Greenpeace Brazil\u2019s Forest Solutions campaigner. \u201cCOP30 will be a decisive moment to ensure this support actually reaches the people who care for the forest.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n

The Amazon\u2019s Forest Solutions in Action<\/h2>\n\n

Over nearly 20 days, Greenpeace Brazil visited 7 riverside communities and 4 Deni Indigenous villages. What we found were inspiring activities that simultaneously generate income and preserve the forest \u2014 true \u201cforest solutions\u201d in practice:<\/p>\n\n