We can summarize 2025 as a year of intense work, consolidation, and preparation for what lies ahead. The Transboundary Commission brings together knowledge, capacity, and influence to contribute to the protection of the forest, our homelands, and the our forest people's diverse ways of life in the face of intense pressures. To make these contributions, the CT plans for the future, systemizes our convictions, and strengthens our collaborations to overcome challenges and guarantee socio-environmental rights.

Recent satellite detections have warned of increased deforestation linked to illegal mining, the construction of clandestine airstrips, and the expansion of illicit crops along the illegal UC-105 road, which aims to connect Nueva Italia with Puerto Breu, in the district of Yurúa (Ucayali). The Indigenous community Sawawo Hito 40 has documented the opening of an access road and new deforestation within its territory.

“We don’t want mining invading our territory.” The warning issued by Francisco Piyãko, an Ashaninka leader, coordinator of the Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Juruá River (OPIRJ), and founding member of the Transboundary Commission, captures the renewed concern along the Acre–Peru border after ORAU reported new occurrences of mining activities in the area surrounding the UC-105 highway.

The Juruá–Yurúa–Alto Tamaya Transboundary Commission gave voice to Indigenous peoples of the Brazil–Peru Amazon in a recent interview with the climate-focused channel Climate Change TV. The conversation emphasized that the Amazon rainforest is not only a national heritage, but a common good of humanity, whose preservation requires respect for cultural diversity and the active participation of Indigenous peoples in decision-making.

With the goal of expanding dialogue and strengthening the defense of border territories in Alto Juruá (Acre/Brazil), Yurúa, and Alto Tamaya (Ucayali/Peru) in the face of pressures that affect the rights and ways of life of Indigenous peoples, the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA) signed, during COP30, a Letter of Intent with Indigenous organizations from both countries. The initiative paves the way for scientific and technical cooperation aimed at generating knowledge about this region.

During COP30, in Belém (PA), leaders of the Juruá–Yurúa–Alto Tamaya Transboundary Commission and the Union of Indigenous Peoples of the Javari Valley (UNIVAJA) met to discuss joint strategies for the protection of territories along the border between Brazil and Peru — one of the regions with the greatest concentration of biological and cultural diversity on the planet. The meeting took place at a time of increasing pressure on the region

Throughout the Conference, from November 10 to 18, the Juruá–Yurúa–Alto Tamaya Transboundary Commission will lead at least five events across different spaces — from the Blue Zone to the Museum of the Amazons, including the People’s COP, the Peoples’ Summit, and the Belém+10 Pavilion. These activities place the knowledge and practices of the border peoples at the center of the global climate debate.

In June 2025, a delegation of leaders from the Alto Juruá / Yurúa / Alto Tamaya Transboundary Commission traveled to Lima, Peru, to present their work and strengthen cooperation for the protection of the Amazon region. Over the course of a week, they held eighteen meetings with national agencies, non-governmental organizations, international governance institutions, and media outlets.

The Transboundary Commission held its 9th official meeting in Sawawo, Peru — the largest since its creation. Leaders from thirteen Indigenous peoples from the border areas between Peru and Brazil took part. The meeting focused on strengthening alliances and building shared strategies for a collective, prosperous, and sustainable future. This initiative reaffirms the commitment to advancing a unified front in defense of the environment and their shared territories.

In April 2025, leaders of the Transboundary Commission traveled to Brasília, Brazil, for a series of meetings with government representatives and partner institutions. The discussions centered on strengthening cross-border coordination, environmental protection, and the recognition of Indigenous leadership in decision-making spaces.