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Flooding Devastates Communities in the Amazon

Heavy rains have triggered landslides and severe flooding across multiple regions in the Amazon rainforest. Along the Ene River, Indigenous Asháninka communities – many of whom are Cool Earth partners, are in an urgent situation. Homes have been destroyed, crops…

5 climate activists you should follow right now

Get Inspired: 5 Climate Activists Making a Difference At Cool Earth, we know that protecting rainforests starts with supporting Indigenous and local communities who live there. But taking action for the planet also means amplifying voices leading the fight…

How Rainforest Water Tanks Transform Lives

Access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human right, yet many people living in the rainforest still lack this basic necessity. People just like Ruthie Simbili and her family who live in Sololo, a rainforest community in Papua New…

Illegal gold mining: the true cost on the rainforest

Illegal gold mining, an industry that has boomed over recent years, is destroying rainforests and endangering the lives of Indigenous communities. The price of gold has risen by 40% over the last year and has fuelled the demand for…

5 Things to Look Out for in 2025

Cool Earth’s Impact and Global Climate Action As we move into 2025, the climate crisis continues to pose an urgent challenge for our planet, but with it comes new opportunities to protect and preserve our most vital ecosystems. At Cool…

Indigenous Fire Fighters in the Amazon

Since 2021, Cool Earth and the Central Asháninka of the Ene River (CARE) have been on a mission to fight forest fires in the Peruvian Amazon with the PAAMARI programme – a powerful blend of ancestral Indigenous…

Cool Earth’s 2024 Impact

Thanks to your incredible support, 2024 has been a year of groundbreaking impact. Each achievement brings us closer to tackling the climate crisis while keeping rainforests standing strong. As a climate charity dedicated to protecting rainforests by supporting the people…

COP29 Roundup

Key takeaways from this years UN Climate Conference in Azerbaijan COP29, the latest global climate conference held in Baku, tackled some big issues, but left many people frustrated. Especially those countries already hit hardest by climate change. The…

Basic Income Pilot: One Year On

There’s a lot of talk globally at the moment that it is time to give money directly to people on the frontline of the climate crisis. At Cool Earth, we’re not just talking about it – we’ve been doing…