AQ maps the Pan-Amazon region and tracks key indicators on the Brazilian Amazon and Belém, host of the November COP30 summit.

The California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, following a visit this week by Indigenous leaders from Ecuador.

The preservation push in Ecuador comes as another South American country that includes part of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, is moving ahead with plans to further develop oil resources.

Moreover, together with Sani Lodge, it is one of the alternatives the community has to keep their territory oil free, protecting around 31,000 hectares (76,600 acres) of Amazon rainforest.

The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest – spanning 6.9 million square kilometres (2.72 million square miles) across nine countries and covering around 40% of the South American continent.