Amazon Frontlines
Forests and Landscapes Fund • Colombia + 2 countries
Protecting the Amazon rainforest
Amazon Frontlines works alongside Indigenous communities in the Upper Amazon to secure land rights, defend territories, and protect biodiversity. The project provides direct support to Indigenous-led land patrols, legal advocacy efforts, and cultural resilience initiatives to counter deforestation and resource exploitation. Through strategic partnerships and advocacy, the initiative strengthens Indigenous leadership in environmental governance.
The NTF supports Amazon Frontlines because empowering Indigenous communities is one of the most effective ways to protect the Amazon. Indigenous groups have safeguarded these forests for millennia, yet they face increasing threats from extractive industries and weak enforcement of land rights. This initiative builds on proven successes, ensuring that Indigenous leaders have the legal and practical tools to protect their territories and maintain environmental stability.
Mariana Fernandez
Senior Impact Manager
Stop deforestation and overexploitation
Globally we deforest around 10 million hectares per year, roughly the size of Portugal, and most of this deforestation occurs in the tropics. This has severe effects for our climate, biodiversity and forest-dependent communities. The overexploitation and unsustainable use needs to be urgently addressed to protect our forests. Milkywire supports organizations that fight to stop deforestation and overexploitation of forests to secure local livelihoods and wildlife habitats.
Stop deforestation and overexploitation
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Stop deforestation and overexploitation
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Stop deforestation and overexploitation
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