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Peru’s Amazon is under attack.

Canadian company First Quantum Minerals Perú is threatening to rip open the precious rainforest for mining, polluting vital water sources and killing wildlife like the vulnerable black spider monkey.

But the Indigenous peoples of the Shawi Nation have a watertight plan to beat this bully in court. We can help them win – then supercharge their alliance’s efforts to protect a massive 86 MILLION acres of Amazon rainforest!

They just need to prove the land belongs to the Shawi Nation and demonstrate they weren’t consulted about these mining plans – and they’re asking for our help to do it. With a people-powered legal fund for research, lawyers, and court fees we can help them get one step closer to winning!

Can you chip in to save the Amazon – and fight against corporate exploitation everywhere?

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Known as the Earth’s lungs, the Amazon rainforest is a crucial carbon sink and rain machine, teeming with thousands of species vital to all life on Earth. After Brazil, Peru is home to the second-largest area of the Amazon – but it’s fast disappearing. Millions of acres have been destroyed by mining and logging companies.

Now, the Shawi Nation, which holds 200 Indigenous communities, is facing an existential threat. The Peruvian government has granted 11 mining concessions to First Quantum on Indigenous lands WITHOUT consulting local communities.

Locals are living in fear of an open-pit mine at the headwaters of the stunning Cachiyacu River poisoning their drinking water and destroying their way of life.

It’s totally wrong and communities are fighting hard against this toxic mining giant to prove it. With the Ekō community behind them they could supercharge their efforts, immediately hiring lawyers to block exploitation of their land before it begins – and kick First Quantum out forever.

The company is already scrambling after it was forced to drop its mining projects in Panama following a huge backlash from locals. So we know the Shawi Nation has a real chance of winning this!

Their lands are part of the 86 million acres of Amazon rainforest that our partners the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance are working around the clock to defend. We can help them win this crucial fight, then keep going until every single acre is protected.

Can you chip in to unite with Indigenous communities and save the world’s forests?

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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.