This year, millions of hectares of the Amazon rainforest tragically burned. The Amazon is fast approaching an ecological tipping point that would spell doom for our global climate. But that is not the whole story. 2019 was also a wake-up call. Will you answer it with us?

Year after year, Amazon Watch's work with our indigenous allies has proven to be the most effective way to permanently protect the forest. Our campaigns target the drivers of deforestation, and we make sure that the voices of indigenous peoples are present and heard – from oil company board rooms to the United Nations, and everywhere else that people rise up in defense of the planet.

Until the end of the year, every donation you make will be matched, and every dollar will go directly to our program work to defend the Amazon and indigenous rights.

If you haven't already, please consider making a monthly commitment to sustain this important work. In just a few days, we will begin not just a new year, but a new decade that will decide the fate of the Amazon and our planet.

From exposing global financiers like BlackRock who fund deforestation in Brazil to stopping oil companies like GeoPark from drilling for oil in Peru, we are pushing back hard and achieving important victories. We must continue this momentum because there is much more to do in 2020.

Indigenous peoples are the key to creating a healthy and thriving Amazon rainforest. By supporting our work, you are helping to achieve a livable planet. Please join us at this most critical of times!

For the Amazon,

Leila Salazar-López
Executive Director