The colorful streets of Cali, Colombia were enlivened by Indigenous and frontline communities from across the globe converging at COP16, a key United Nations meeting on biological diversity.

They united to confront the corporate interests and extractivist economies that are driving both catastrophic global biodiversity loss and the climate crisis.

Indigenous peoples are risking their lives to defend global biodiversity and fight against the climate crisis, underscoring that protecting their land rights is the most effective way to safeguard remaining global biodiversity and our collective future.

Amazon Watch was honored to accompany our Indigenous partners from across the Amazon to amplify their frontline solutions and demands at public events, negotiations, and strategy sessions.