(New York, October 30, 2025) — The Brazilian government, which will host the COP30 global climate summit in a little over a week in Pará state, should act urgently and decisively to uphold unmet commitments to frontline Amazon communities that live in and protect the rainforest, Climate Rights International said in a report and accompanying video released today.

The 86-page report, “Chainsaws, Smoke, and Silence: How Brazil’s Neglect of Community Conservation Models Fuels Deforestation and Violence in the Amazon,” describes how Brazil’s community conservation areas, which are supposed to link secure land rights with forest protection, are under attack in Pará state. Covering around 10 million hectares, these conservation areas preserve vast stretches of forest but face relentless pressure as armed invaders destabilize collective management, illegal land sales fracture communities and fuel conflict, and environmental defenders are threatened or killed. Fear keeps many residents from entering forest areas central to their livelihoods and identity.

As the Amazon heads towards a tipping point, community conservation areas meant to safeguard large portions of the rainforest are being undercut by government neglect and outside invaders,” said Sarah Sax, Researcher at Climate Rights International. “The government’s failure to protect these communities is compounding its broader failure to adequately protect the rainforest.”

The new report is based on more than 50 interviews with residents of Pará’s community conservation areas, interviews with experts and officials, and analysis of official deforestation and conflict data. It documents emblematic cases to show how community conservation models are being undermined by invasions, land grabbing, and violence.