For Lula to be a climate leader, he must phase out oil
At COP28, the Brazilian president has sent mixed messages by aligning with OPEC. If he really wants to tackle the growing threat of droughts and floods, he must set a clear fossil-free, pro-nature direction for the UN climate summit he will host in Belém in 2025
Amazonian Whodunnit
Humanity is to blame for the slow death of the rainforest, but we are not equally responsible. The fingerprints of carbon inequality are all over this crime scene
SUMAÚMA – the year in images
On the one-year anniversary of our Amazon-centred news community, our co-founder Jonathan Watts shares some of his favourite images from a year of enormous - and mostly positive change - that you dear readers helped to make possible
Ecuador votes yes for life and no for fossil fuels
The referendum to halt oil drilling in the Yasuni national park is a victory for the Amazon forest, indigenous communities and climate activists. Brazil’s president Lula would do well to heed the lesson it teaches about stranded assets
Climate jolt from El Niño
Amazon needs to prepare for unusual heat and drought as the fire season approaches
Nature is climate: We forget that at our peril
The disaster in São Paulo reminds us that we must reinforce the Amazon rainforest and other natural pillars that ‘hold up the sky'
To understand why coup-mongers are afraid of Lula 3, look at the Amazon
In the wake of the rampage by Bolsonaro supporters in Brasilia, SUMAÚMA examines why the new government's focus on the rainforest and other biomes has spurred a violent and illegal backlash
Lula 3: A fresh start for the Amazon?
After the birth of a new government in Brazil, SUMAÚMA examines the baby steps and giant strides it has taken for the rainforest and its people
The New Year resolutions Lula should make for the Amazon
When Bolsonaro leaves office on New Year's Eve, the new president will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prevent the Amazon from slipping past the point of no return. Lula's transition team has ambitious plans, but with more outside help SUMAÚMA believes they could and should go further
Gold and Beef: Ronaldo’s recipe for disaster
Former Brazil striker claims he ate gold leaf steak with current members of the national team to inspire people, but his choice could hardly have been worse
