Global lawmakers call for historic ban on fossil fuel expansion in Amazon

Published 12:54 on October 14, 2025 / Last updated at 12:54 on October 14, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), International (UN Climate Talks, UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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A coalition of more than 900 parliamentarians from 96 countries has issued a call to end all new oil and gas expansion across the Amazon Basin in a new roadmap published this week, warning that the world’s largest rainforest is nearing an irreversible tipping point.
A coalition of more than 900 parliamentarians from 96 countries has issued a call to end all new oil and gas expansion across the Amazon Basin in a new roadmap published this week, warning that the world’s largest rainforest is nearing an irreversible tipping point.


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