Today, we're announcing some amazing news: a group of generous donors is offering an unprecedented $1 million dollar match for the entire month of June! Will you join this incredible opportunity to support Indigenous rights in the Amazon by making a donation today?

This is the largest match in Amazon Watch's history – in recognition of this historic moment and urgent need to permanently protect our Indigenous partners' lands and lives.

100% of your donation will be MATCHED through June 30 and goes directly to our program work.

Why this match now? In the past few months we've seen positive advances in Brazil including the demarcation of six Indigenous territories – more than 1.5 million acres of land – and many more in process. At the same time, we're seeing Brazilian lawmakers caving to mining and agribusiness interests and threatening to roll back constitutional rights by legalizing land grabs and destructive development in Indigenous territories.

Watch a brief video update from Leila

Our Indigenous partners' message is clear: allies have to do everything we can to resist these rollbacks and advance land demarcation, the Brazilian process of formally recognizing Indigenous lands. We will not back down. Our team is on the ground in Brazil to override this most recent attempt at slashing Indigenous rights and to continue to move forward with demarcating Indigenous lands.

Here's where you come in. When you make a donation from now through June 30, your gift will be matched! All funds raised toward the $1 million goal will directly fund programs to:

• resist the marco temporal (“Time Limit Trick”), which would roll back Indigenous land rights across Brazil and legalize land grabbing, extraction, and violence
• secure land rights for Indigenous peoples across the Amazon
• mobilize solidarity funds directly to Indigenous peoples and specifically Indigenous women

Indigenous peoples are facing backlash throughout the Amazon because they are achieving major wins for Indigenous rights, climate justice, and the rainforest itself. We are stepping up our solidarity to fortify the positive movement toward permanent protection of Indigenous lands and people and curtail regressive anti-Indigenous policies.

Your gift today is the best way to act in direct solidarity with Indigenous Earth Defenders of the Amazon. Please consider making a donation by June 30 to have your gift matched!

Thank you for your solidarity for the Amazon and for being part of the June $1 Million Challenge!

For the Amazon,

Leila Salazar-López
Executive Director

 
P.S. Can your donation go even further for the Amazon? Many employers match employee giving. The email receipt you’ll receive for your donation is often all you need to see your gift matched again!