Jonathan Watts

Jonathan Watts, a cocreator of Sumaúma.com and the Rainforest Journalism Fund, is the Amazon rain forest–based global environment editor of The Guardian.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, speaks during the COP30 Leaders Summit in Belem, Para state, Brazil, on November. 6, 2025.

At COP30, Will Lula Be a Rain Forest Champion? At COP30, Will Lula Be a Rain Forest Champion?

During this term, Brazil’s president has reduced deforestation but he is government is pushing projects that would open up the Amazon to extractivism.

Nov 8, 2025 / Jonathan Watts

How to Save the Amazon

How to Save the Amazon How to Save the Amazon

Listen to the people who live there, the slain journalist Dom Phillips advised.

Jun 12, 2025 / Jonathan Watts

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