Press Releases
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Isolated peoples may pay the price for oil and gas expansion in Amazonia
New maps show fossil fuel concessions overlapping the territories of "Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact" (PIACI), threatening not only global climate and biodiversity but an entire way of life.
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Is there still time to stop oil drilling in one of the Congo Basin’s most biodiverse national parks?
New maps and technical analysis by Earth Insight show the Conkouati oil exploration permit overlaps 26% of Conkouati-Douli National Park and over 1,000 km2 of undisturbed tropical forest.
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Heatmap shows Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) expansion in globally-important marine biodiversity hotspots
New LNG developments lock in fossil fuels and threaten fisheries, human health, ecosystems, and the global climate
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Protected Areas Worldwide Remain Unprotected From Fossil Fuel Expansion
December 3, 2023 - New research maps fossil fuel threats to vital strongholds for biodiversity with huge climate implications.
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New report shows threats to the Three Basins
October 24, 2023 - New maps reveal large parts of the world's tropical forests threatened by fossil fuel, mining, and extractive industries.
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World Environment Day: A make or break moment
June 5, 2023 - Fossil fuel expansion in the Amazon and Congo basins is an existential threat to climate and communities
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Tropical forests have reached a crisis point
December 12, 2022 - An area six times the size of the UK threatened and tens of millions of Indigenous and local community members at risk.
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Congo's forests are in the crosshairs of oil and gas
November 10, 2022 - New maps and report show the Congo Basin is the epicenter of oil and gas expansion threats to tropical forests in Africa, and likely the world.
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Leaders call on banks not to fund oil and gas expansion in Congo and Amazon
October 24, 2022 - Indigenous and local leaders name lending practices of banks and financial institutions as critical factors in oil & gas expansion in vital forest basins.