The Amazon

‘Indigenous Peoples, poor countries – those who contributed least to the crisis are the ones who show real ability to confront it,’ writes Jelson Oliveira, professor of philosophy at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR) and founding-director of the Hans Jonas Professorship.

The Amazon is a mirror reflecting the deep contradictions in our approach: development which is a monoculture of thought, authoritarianism disguised as progress, the extractive zeal that devours everything, including the future. The mirrors brought by the Xapiri to Yanomami shamans could help us to see, to listen, and to learn. Will the leaders who are gathering for COP30 in Belém be capable of looking into these mirrors?

In the lead-up to the COP30 Climate Summit, which will take place in Belém, Brazil, 10-21 November 2025, LAB joined forces with the NGO...

Bolivia’s Madidi National Park is considered to be the most biodiverse place on planet earth. The Uchupiamonas people, who call the park home, are in a constant battle against forces eager to exploit the protected area for its wildlife, hydroelectric potential, hardwoods, and gold. In the short film Voices for Madidi - Voces por el Madidi, we hear from environmental defenders on the frontlines. The director tells us more.

How to Save The Amazon: This testimony book by the assassinated journalist lays bare the tragedy of Amazônia – of which he himself came to be one of the most painful examples – but also its uniquely marvelous nature.

The COP30 climate summit, to be held this year in Belém, the ‘capital’ city of the Brazilian Amazon, comes at a critical moment, providing an opportunity to depart from the path of climate colonialism, end fossil fuel expansion, confront agribusiness and mining, and see the Amazon as a warning, a teacher and a mirror. But it risks becoming a spectacle of exclusion, greenwashing and government ‘performance’.

'It is difficult to come across a book as enlightening, far-reaching and appropriate as the Amazon in Times of War in accessing the complexity...

The Indigenous territory faced a severe humanitarian and environmental crisis with the invasion of around 20,000 illegal miners. Trained youths can now act as multipliers of drone monitoring and watch the land against new invasions.

As the 20th anniversary of the Amazon defender Sister Dorothy Strang, approached, LAB partner Agência Pública spoke to Brazil’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva. We asked the Minister about the row sparked by Petrobras’ ambition to explore for oil at the mouth of the Amazon. The issue resurfaced this week after President Lula signalled, in private and in public, that the licence will be granted soon.

Visions from the Amazon aims to offer a glimpse of how the Amazon is not a singular entity but a region of immense diversity shaped by a complex interplay of legal, hydrological, geological, and ecological boundaries,. Thus, the artists and artworks featured in this exhibition are linked to different communities and regions of the Amazon in Brazil, offering varied perspectives that reflect both the cultural vibrancy of the region and the pressing challenges it faces today.