Dear friends,

I'm at the UN climate talks fighting to protect the Amazon and its peoples from destruction -- and I need your help to build Indigenous power in these historic negotiations. Join the WhatsApp channel below for updates and rapid-reponse actions that can help us save the Amazon and the planet!

I am Domingos Peas, Achuar Indigenous leader from the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Right now, I am in Dubai at the UN climate talks, fighting with my Indigenous brothers and sisters to protect the forest from destruction as it teeters on the edge of climate collapse. 

Indigenous voices are essential to global climate decisions– but too often they are ignored while governments and media rush to respond to rich countries and oil barons. 

And you can help us to end that NOW. Join the rapid-response channel below to help build Indigenous power at the COP28 climate summit, and let’s make sure that our call to protect the Amazon echoes around the world.

With Avaaz, we’ll be sending updates from Indigenous leaders on the ground, and urgent requests for action to pressure leaders to support Indigenous priorities -- like protecting the forest, enshrining Indigenous land rights, and ending drilling and mining in the Amazon.

Join now, and together we can remind world leaders: without the Amazon and its peoples, we lose the fight against climate change.

With hope, determination and a deep belief in justice,

Domingos Peas, Achuar leader - with Avaaz

MORE INFO:

• Here’s what’s at stake for Indigenous peoples at COP28 (Grist)
• Want COP28 to be successful? Listen to science and vulnerable communities, campaigners say (Euronews)
• King embarks on series of meetings during two-day Dubai tour ahead of COP28 (Yahoo)