Rivers are the plumbing of the planet. The International Day of Action for Rivers is the annual audit of this global infrastructure. Learn the mechanics of river health and the data behind the flow.
The battle for the Amazon’s future is playing out at its mouth. This vital ecosystem—home to Indigenous and Quilombola communities, a massive coral reef, and unique mangroves—is the target of Brazil’s state-owned oil company, Petrobras. The pursuit of a new multi-billion-barrel oil frontier clashes directly with the health of the world’s most critical river, testing Brazil’s climate promises and risking catastrophic, widespread environmental destruction.
