Dear Friend,
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Discover how your support powered the fight to protect Avi Kwa Ame!
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A simple ‘thank you’ is just not enough for the work you’ve helped power with your support. As a dedicated member of Friends of the Earth, you have allowed us to fight for the future of our planet, the vulnerable species that inhabit it, and the most iconic and important natural spaces around us. Together, we are making strides in our work towards a healthier and more just world. See your impact.
You are powering change, Friend. Your donations supported efforts to protect our planet over corporate profits. You allowed us to keep up the fight to protect the natural spaces most important to communities from destructive development, critical habitats for local fauna, and ensured that future generations can enjoy these areas.
Thank you for making a difference!
Avi Kwa Ame, also known as Spirit Mountain, is considered sacred by 10 Yuman-speaking tribes and is a culturally important landmark for Mojave and Sothern Paiute people. It provides habitat for many species found nowhere else on Earth. But the threat of development would destroy the landscape and harm these communities.
Supporters like you refused to sit back and watch this threat become a reality. You amplified the voices of the communities urging President Biden to protect the land as a National Monument.
After President Biden announced his intention to officially designate Avi Kwa Ame as a National Monument during the White House Tribal Summit in November, we knew we couldn’t let up until he followed through.
Supporters like you sent over 33,000 messages directly to the White House in the following months, and Avi Kwa Ame was officially designated as a National Monument by President Biden in March. The declaration is the result of years-long advocacy campaigns led by Tribes, frontline and conservation groups working with the Honor Avi Kwa Ame coalition. These designations provide permanent land and resource protections in accordance with the Antiquities Act.
Read more about your impact on protecting Avi Kwa Ame for future generations!
Our work continues. In Alaska, the Willow Project will stain the Arctic with pollution and oil for all who call the region home -- including the area’s Indigenous residents. This project will decimate the ecosystems that have supported Indigenous Alaskans for millennia. And it threatens the already vulnerable caribou population -- a resource many local communities rely on. We are working to fight back, and with you by our side, I know we can prevail.
Fighting to save our planet is hard work. But your support inspires us every day, and we won’t give up until our planet is prioritized over private profit.
We could not do this work without you. Thank you for being there with us, persisting after every setback and celebrating every victory. We are so proud to work with you to make the world a better place.
Standing with you,
Raena Garcia,
Senior fossil fuels and lands campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
