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The Pantanal freshwater wetland is almost 10 times the size of the Everglades.

The Journey Begins

Cocoa-215x143Cocoa seeds © Ami Vitale
David and Goliath in the forest

Small farmers and ranchers of the Brazilian Amazon discover that it’s not necessary to own a big farm to have enough income and respect the environment.

ambassador-215x143Raimunda de Mello, Rural Land Registration Manager of Virada Verde Project, talking in an event promoted by TNC on Amazon. © Henrique Manreza
Meet the ambassador of the Responsible Sourcing in southern Pará

She defeats bumpy roads and convinces a lot of ranchers to comply with legislation – the only challenge is the dry season.

Amazon-deforestation-215x143São Félix do Xingu, in brazilian Amazon. © Haroldo Palo Jr
Amazon communities turn the tide against deforestation

As part of a Conservancy initiative, families and authorities of 12 municipalities in the Brazilian Amazon are joining forces to change practices in the field

Soy-215x143Responsible production of soy on Amazon, Brazil © Rafael Araújo/TNC
The green wave of Brazilian soy

A new phase of environmental advances is beginning to appear on hundreds of farms.

Carloto Family - 215x143Carloto's children playing on the family's farm in Paragominas, Pará. © Ami Vitale
A playground called Amazon

A family discovers together how to conserve - and have fun - in the largest rainforest of the world

Enock ExploreEnock Taurepang at CAFI © Lula Sampaio
From bows and arrows to pens and paper

How a young man found the tools to make big changes in an Amazon indigenous village

Anita Diederichsen FeatureAnita Diederichsen backpacking through the forests. © Anita Diederichsen's personal files
Behind the science with Anita Diederichsen

Anita Diederichsen is a TNC scientist who concentrates her efforts in the identification of priority areas to preserve as well as establishing measures over conservation progress. Learn more about her and her work reading this interview!

Fernando Veiga FeatureTNC's Fernando Veiga leads the campaign Plant A Billion Trees, in Brazil's endangered Atlantic Forest. © Alexander Rose/TNC
Fernando Veiga: Restoring the Atlantic Forest

Fernando Veiga, an environmental services manager, is leading the Conservancy’s campaign to restore one billion trees to Brazil’s endangered Atlantic Forest.

Paragominas Feature ImageAt the eastern Amazon Basin, TNC and its partners set a sustainable model for the whole region © Antônio Silva - Agência Pará
Jersey-sized conservation in the Amazon

The Nature Conservancy has been working alongside Brazil's Ministry of Environment in Paragominas to stop deforestation and implement the Farmland Environmental Registry. 

Açaízal Village Palm TreesA young boy from the Açaízal Village climbs a palm tree. © Haroldo Palo Jr.
Açaí: The Roots of a Super Fruit

We are helping local communities harvest this fruit in a sustainable and profitable way.

Paraná River ValleyParaná river valley shelters rare and endangered species of flora and fauna. © Scott Warren
Lending Nature a Helping Hand

How do you restore 865 acres of tropical forest grazed by cattle for 20 years?

Oiapoque BrazilIndigenous communities in Oiapoque have partnered with the Conservancy and local university researchers to develop a project to keep river turtle populations stable. © Fábio Maffei
River Turtles Stage a Comeback

We are working with community members and local partners to keep tracajá populations stable.

Atlantic ForestHillsides in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest have been cleared for ranching and plantations of exotic species like eucalyptus. ©Adriano Gambarini
Project Certified for Fighting Climate Change

A restoration project is not only boosting biodiversity, but also lowering emissions.

Atibania ReservoirAerial view of the Atibaina Reservoir near the town of Nazare Paulista. The reservoir is part of the Cantareira System, considered the largest system of public water supplies in Latin America which provides fifty percent of Sao Paulo's drinking water © Scott Warren
Joined by a Common Goal

These Conservancy partners, separated by thousands of miles, strive to stop deforestation in watersheds.

Soy Farm Pará BrazilPio Stefanello is one of the soy farmers working with the Conservancy in Santarém, in the state of Pará, Brazil. © Palani Mohan/Cargill Inc.
Responsible Soy in the Amazon

We are helping farmers to successfully comply with environmental legislation.

Soy Farm Pará BrazilCattle at ranch in the Pantanal, Brazil, South America. Flooded Grasslands. © Scott Warren
Responsible Sourcing of Agricultural Commodities

We are working to help supply markets that demand responsibly produced commodities.

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Arden OConnor 215x143Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

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