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Let's take a moment to reflect on the beauty and importance of our planet’s rainforests. 🌳 With lush canopies, winding rivers, and teeming forest floors, these ecosystems provide homes to millions of plants and animals. Rainforests support local communities and are essential for combating climate change. Rainforests are considered the oldest living ecosystem on land — but they’ve never been in so much danger. External forces such as wildfires and human-caused deforestation are destroying them at an alarming rate. Our goal of protecting 30% of Earth by 2030 means saving rainforests and their incredible biodiversity. The Bezos Earth Fund is collaborating with partners, Indigenous peoples, and local communities across the world — including in the Brazilian Amazon, Tropical Andes, and Congo Basin — to safeguard these ecosystems and, ultimately, the health of the planet. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4lqrA6C #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Environment #30X30 #Amazon #TropicalAndes #CongoBasin

[GREAT NEWS FOR THE PERUVIAN AMAZON] Perú has just established the Velo de la Novia Regional Conservation Area, protecting nearly 15,000 hectares of Amazonian forest in the region of Ucayali. This new protected area is home to jaguars, endemic and threatened bird species, and more than 40 native plants. It strengthens ecological connectivity across north-central Peru, forming part of a larger conservation mosaic in the Amazon. Led by the Regional Government of Ucayali, with technical support from Nature and Culture International and funding from the Andes Amazon Fund, Re:wild, Conservación Internacional Perú, and the Bezos Earth Fund, this milestone marks a significant step for biodiversity protection in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ejvmMtVT

The Eastern Tropical Pacific corridor didn’t begin with a map. It began with a commitment – one that’s grown stronger across countries, administrations, and coastlines.   Nearly three years after the Glasgow COP26 commitment, the CMAR vision was center stage again, this time with new data, new allies, and a deeper sense of what’s possible. I joined ministers and partners for a panel on how four nations are working across jurisdictions to protect one of the richest marine ecosystems on Earth.   Since that pledge, CMAR countries have expanded marine protections to over 640,000 km² (an area larger than California). Scientific teams are mapping undersea mountain ranges and tracking sharks, turtles, and whales in real time. We’ve built shared platforms to measure recovery, and mobilized more than $165 million to strengthen governance and long-term stewardship.   What’s most powerful is what hasn’t changed. Four presidents, two technical secretaries, and several ministers later, the vision still holds. That’s why the Bezos Earth Fund remains committed.   Next: filling the gaps beyond national waters. And maybe – just maybe – Minister Juan Carlos Navarro will finally get his long-awaited trip to the Galápagos.   This panel was co-hosted by the Ministry of Environment of Panama, Government of the Republic of Panama, Ministry of Environment of Ecuador, Ministry of Environment of Colombia, Ministry of Environment of Costa Rica, Bezos Earth Fund, Enduring Earth, Fundación Pacífico, Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy, Re:wild, The World Bank, and Global Environment Facility.   #CMAR #UNOC2025 #MarineConservation #TransboundarySolutions #OceanStewardship

This panel at #UNOC3 brought the heat! Enforcement experts, marine scientists, and frontline conservation leaders working across four countries to protect one of the ocean’s most important migration corridors. We’re tracking hammerheads, mapping deep-sea mountains, and cracking down on illegal fishing, with cutting-edge tech and deep regional know-how. The folks on stage are just a fraction of the powerhouse community behind this work. I’m proud to be part of it. César Peñaherrera P. Karl Campbell Johanna Carrión @Alejandra Villalobos Digna Barsallo Stuart Banks Christopher Wilcox Rocío Lower Bezos Earth Fund

“Creating marine protected areas is only the beginning. What matters most is making them last.” – Hon. Mona Ainu’u, Minister of Natural Resources, Niue Across the Pacific, countries are doing the hard work of designing integrated ocean plans, building national systems, and pushing for durable finance – not just to meet a target, but to ensure long-term benefits for their communities. The Earth Fund is supporting this effort alongside regional partners, helping move from design to implementation, and from pledges to lasting systems that can hold. The conversation in Nice was honest and detailed. We talked about timelines. Trade-offs. What it takes to move from announcement to action. And what funders need to do differently to support that shift. 📸 Some moments at the Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity (UBPP) panel at #UNOC3. A special thank you to all of the leaders on the panel including: Hon. Maina Talia of Tuvalu Hon. Mosese Bulitavu of Fiji Hon. Mona Ainu’u of Niue H.E. Ilana Seid of Palau Hon. Jérémie Katidjo Monnier of New Caledonia Hon. Murray Watt of Australia SPC Director General Stuart Minchin Dr. Cristián Samper Karena Lyons, Fakasoa Tealei, Sivendra Michael, Coral Pasisi, Brendon Pasisi, Trina Leberer, Karena Lyons, Cristian Samper, Patricia Leon, Rocío Lower

Three of the countries that shaped who I am – Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica – now stand with Ecuador in shaping something far greater: a connected marine corridor that is becoming a global model for transboundary ocean conservation. At the UN Ocean Conference, alongside ministers, donors, and local partners, I had the privilege of joining Patricia Leon in moderating a breakfast with the Connect to Protect Coalition. What began as a political commitment at COP26 in Glasgow is now a living network of ten marine protected areas, stretching across more than 1,000 kilometers of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, covering an area of 640,000 km2, and area larger than California. This progress reflects years of steady leadership. It also reflects trust. The coalition marked a powerful milestone: more than $165 million in aligned investment to strengthen regional governance, advance science-based conservation, and build lasting financing mechanisms. We are anchoring a permanent CMAR Secretariat. We are backing the designation of a transboundary biosphere reserve. And governments have agreed to work on a legally binding agreement to give this vision legal force. This is conservation guided by a shared compass and a clear horizon. I’m proud to walk this path with so many who believe – as I do – that cooperation across borders is not only critical, but possible. #UNOC3 #30x30 #CMAR #EasternTropicalPacific Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Action Fund, Blue Nature Alliance, CAF -banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe-, Enduring Earth, KfW, Global Environment Facility, Green Climate Fund, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Islas Secas Foundation, Oceans 5, Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy, Re:wild, Shark Conservation Fund (SCF), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The World Bank, and Wyss Foundation.

From Serendipity to Speed: AI is Transforming Materials Discovery 🧪   What if the next breakthrough material didn’t take decades to discover—but days? At the Bezos Earth Fund, we're investing in how AI is accelerating materials science, helping to unlock cleaner, safer, and more sustainable solutions for the planet.   In a think piece, Nicole Iseppi, Director of Energy and Innovation unpacks how we're moving from accidental discoveries to intentional innovation: https://bit.ly/4dW4eDx    #AIforClimate #SustainableInnovation #MaterialsDiscovery

The ocean won’t wait for consensus. And neither should we. Here in Nice – across the One Ocean Science Congress, the Blue Economy Finance Forum, and the UN Ocean Conference – scientists, policymakers, NGOs, and community leaders are rallying around a single urgent truth: the ocean is under growing strain, and our response must move faster. Marine biodiversity has dropped by more than half in one generation. The chemistry of the sea is shifting. Fish stocks are vanishing, and with them, the food security and livelihoods of millions. Still, there are signs of hope. Countries are coming together to safeguard migratory corridors in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Pacific Island nations and territories are shaping the world’s most ambitious marine conservation agenda, grounded in traditional governance. And more countries are ratifying the High Seas Treaty, opening the door to protect life in waters beyond national jurisdiction. At the Bezos Earth Fund, we’re helping advance this work through science-based planning, durable finance, and deep partnerships with Indigenous and local communities. The ocean stabilizes our climate, feeds billions, and connects us all – no matter where we live. This World Ocean Day, I’ve shared some reflections on what it will take to meet this moment. We need to move faster, and we need to be bolder. 🔗 We need to act like the ocean’s future Is on the line – because it is: https://bit.ly/44ezo4H. #WorldOceanDay #OceanConservation #UNOceanConference #UNOC3 #30x30

The ocean is central to life on Earth, but its ability to sustain us is slipping. In a new piece, Dr. Cristian Samper reflects on what it means to protect the ocean in a time of accelerating loss – and why this work demands urgency, collaboration, and staying power. From local communities restoring mangroves to nations forging transboundary protections, he makes one thing clear: the solutions are within reach. 📖 Read the full piece: https://bit.ly/44ezo4H. #WorldOceanDay #ProtectOurOcean #UNOC2025

In the past few weeks, more than two million acres (800,000+ hectares) of land across Ecuador and Bolivia have received formal protection – a powerful milestone for conservation in the Andes-Amazon region. This protection recognizes what local communities have known all along: these places matter. They include cloud forests where rare orchids bloom, rivers where pink dolphins swim, and dry forests that Indigenous communities have protected for generations. Each of these new designations moves us closer to 30x30, the global goal to conserve 30% of the planet’s land and sea by 2030. This kind of progress doesn’t happen alone. The Bezos Earth Fund is honored to be part of it, alongside partners like BirdLife International, Birdlife Americas, Fundación Natura Bolivia, Re:wild, Fundación Ecominga, and Wildlife Conservation Society. This is what meaningful, community-led conservation looks like – rooted in place, driven by people, and built to last.