STOCKSHOTS of the Pira Paran rainforest, in Colombia's southeastern department of Vaupes, which is home to six Indigenous ethnic group and covers an area of 7,100 km2. This area of the Colombian Amazon is key to curbing climate change because of the capacity of its trees to absorb greenhouse gases. The UN's COP28 climate conference has formally launched a "loss and damage" fund long sought by vulnerable nations devastated by natural disasters linked to global warming. STOCKSHOTS COLOMBIA'S PIRA PARAN RAINFOREST