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December 3, 2020 at 6:12 PM

Manufacturing Consent of Indigenous Peoples

Manufacturing Consent of Indigenous Peoples Ecuador to Draft New Bill on the Consultation of Indigenous Peoples, Without Consulting Them Eight months after the COVID-19 crisis crippled Ecuador's economy, the country is pinning its post-pande…
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December 1, 2020 at 6:55 PM

It's #GivingTuesday, the last day to DOUBLE your donation for the Amazon!

It's #GivingTuesday, the last day to DOUBLE your donation for the Amazon! "They keep trying to silence our voices. Because they know that our voices are powerful." – Nina Gualinga This #GivingTuesday, every dollar donated will be doubled up …
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November 26, 2020 at 6:06 PM

Powerful Solidarity Among Indigenous Women

Powerful Solidarity Among Indigenous Women A message from Nina Gualinga Indigenous women in the Amazon have been at the forefront of the fight against climate change and the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, and today we are stepping up …
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November 24, 2020 at 7:46 PM

One Week Left to Double Every Dollar You Donate for the Amazon!

One Week Left to Double Every Dollar You Donate for the Amazon! For nearly 25 years, Amazon Watch has stood alongside Indigenous peoples in resistance, amplifying their message to the world: the most effective solution to protect the Amazon is…
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November 20, 2020 at 6:21 PM

VIDEO: Our Executive Director JUST Finished Testifying Before Congress

VIDEO: Our Executive Director JUST Finished Testifying Before Congress Our Executive Director, Leila Salazar-López, testified before Congress today on the status of Indigenous rights in the Amazon, speaking to the multiple threats against Indi…
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November 17, 2020 at 8:26 PM

Two weeks left to DOUBLE your impact and help us raise $100,000 to defend the Amazon and our climate!

Two weeks left to DOUBLE your impact and help us raise $100,000 to defend the Amazon and our climate! "The fires in the Amazon are a part of the big business of burning fueled by global financiers like BlackRock and encouraged by Bolsonaro an…
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November 13, 2020 at 6:45 PM

Will President-elect Biden Protect the Amazon and Stop the Money Pipeline?

Will President-elect Biden Protect the Amazon and Stop the Money Pipeline? President-elect Joe Biden managed to turn out a significant progressive base to secure the 2020 presidential election. For many voters, his commitments to address envir…
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November 10, 2020 at 9:13 PM

Every donation doubled until #GivingTuesday on Dec. 1 - that's up to $100,000 for the Amazon!

Every donation doubled until #GivingTuesday on Dec. 1 - that's up to $100,000 for the Amazon! #GivingTuesday is a generosity movement of people power transforming communities around the world. This December 1st, make a tax-deductible donation …
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November 6, 2020 at 8:22 PM

Donziger helped BEAT Chevron and now he's on trial for it - Call in Monday to support him!

Donziger helped BEAT Chevron and now he's on trial for it - Call in Monday to support him! Justice continues to be denied for the Ecuadorian people poisoned by Chevron's deliberate pollution, as the company persists in vilifying human rights …
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October 29, 2020 at 1:05 PM

Can BlackRock ignore thousands of tweets? Let's find out! 😉

Can BlackRock ignore thousands of tweets? Let's find out! 😉 Today we are taking online action against the six US firms investing in companies destroying the Amazon and violating Indigenous rights. Join the social media storm at 9 am PDT / noon…
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October 27, 2020 at 6:06 PM

Call Out U.S. Financial Institutions for Financing Amazon Destruction!

Call Out U.S. Financial Institutions for Financing Amazon Destruction! The destruction of the Amazon is the direct result of an intricate network of financial institutions and the companies they invest in that produce and export conflict comm…
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October 22, 2020 at 8:04 PM

📈 Amazon Fires Mapping: Exposing the Destruction with Data

📈 Amazon Fires Mapping: Exposing the Destruction with Data In a recent interview, Ricardo Salles, Brazil's Minister of Destruction (known officially as the country's Environment Minister), claimed that, "Brazil is an example in environmental …
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October 20, 2020 at 7:15 PM

🐯 The Amazon Is on the Ballot! VOTE Nov 3rd!

🐯 The Amazon Is on the Ballot! VOTE Nov 3rd! In the U.S., we are rapidly approaching the most important election in a generation. In 14 days, we're voting for our elected representatives and for one of our planet's most important ecosystems: t…
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October 12, 2020 at 7:53 PM

Another Way to Support Indigenous Peoples and the Amazon Today!

Another Way to Support Indigenous Peoples and the Amazon Today! Today is Indigenous People's Day and we are proud to be a part of a movement that centers their struggles and honors their resilience. They put their lives on the line to defend M…
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October 8, 2020 at 7:55 PM

Say NO to Ecuador's Sham Oil Spill Cleanup!

Say NO to Ecuador's Sham Oil Spill Cleanup! In April, Ecuador's two major oil pipelines, operated by Petroecuador and OCP, ruptured. An estimated 16,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into the Napo and Coca rivers, affecting 27,000 Kichwa Indig…
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October 6, 2020 at 6:50 PM

✅ Vote as if the future of life on Earth depends on you!

✅ Vote as if the future of life on Earth depends on you! In the U.S., we are rapidly approaching the most important election in generations. We’re voting for our elected representatives and for policies that defend one of our planet’s most imp…
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October 1, 2020 at 7:31 PM

John: Gael García Bernal and Emma Thompson Send YOU a Hopeful Message from the Future!

*|FIRST|*: Gael García Bernal and Emma Thompson Send YOU a Hopeful Message from the Future! Our planet is on fire and we cannot breathe. From the criminal arson ravaging the Amazon rainforest to the wildfires raging on the US West Coast, our p…
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September 25, 2020 at 6:05 PM

The Shuar Arutam Will Not Be Divided by Canadian Mining Company Solaris Resources

The Shuar Arutam Will Not Be Divided by Canadian Mining Company Solaris Resources Amazon Watch, together with local and international organizations, has supported the Indigenous resistance by the Shuar Arutam against large-scale extractive pro…
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September 21, 2020 at 5:46 PM

✊ Rise Up for Climate Week and the Amazon!

✊ Rise Up for Climate Week and the Amazon! Starting today, climate activists and leaders around the world are coming together virtually for Climate Week! As the focus shifts to rebuilding from COVID-19 and the fires that continue to devastate …
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September 18, 2020 at 6:24 PM

Chevron Is Refusing to Pay for the "Amazon Chernobyl" – We Can Fight Back With Citizen Action!

Chevron Is Refusing to Pay for the "Amazon Chernobyl" – We Can Fight Back With Citizen Action! An Op-Ed in The Guardian by Actor and Activist Alec Baldwin and Paul Paz y Miño of Amazon Watch At a time when so many are protesting systemic rac…
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September 16, 2020 at 5:10 PM

As Our 🌎 Burns, BlackRock Makes 💲

As Our 🌎 Burns, BlackRock Makes 💲 "Indigenous peoples know and have been saying for quite some time that everything in this life is interconnected. When you destroy Mother Earth in one place, every part of the world feels this destruction." …
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September 9, 2020 at 6:48 PM

Help Us Stop the Burning 🔥 for Profit 💲

Help Us Stop the Burning 🔥 for Profit 💲 Today, many of us in the West Coast of the U.S. woke up to dark orange skies, clouded by smoke due to wildfires raging across several states. Indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon also awaken to dar…
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September 6, 2020 at 5:04 PM

🎥 ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT to Watch Yasuní Man and Support Indigenous COVID-19 Assistance!

🎥 ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT to Watch Yasuní Man and Support Indigenous COVID-19 Assistance! You're invited to the online release of Yasuní Man, now available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Vimeo. If you watch it before September 8th, a portion of…
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September 4, 2020 at 5:04 PM

Climate Activists Ramp Up Pressure on BlackRock During Fires Week of Action

Climate Activists Ramp Up Pressure on BlackRock During Fires Week of Action Tomorrow is Global Amazon Day and marks the close of the Fires Week of Action, a series of climate-related actions targeting the major corporations and financial insti…
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August 31, 2020 at 6:34 PM

TODAY: Join a Virtual Rally for Frontline Forest Defenders!

TODAY: Join a Virtual Rally for Frontline Forest Defenders! The fires raging from the Amazon to Indonesia are devastating to frontline and Indigenous communities – especially during a global pandemic. We want you to hear first-hand what’s hap…
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August 28, 2020 at 6:23 PM

🎥 WATCH the Online Premiere of Yasuní Man and Support Indigenous COVID-19 Assistance!

🎥 WATCH the Online Premiere of Yasuní Man and Support Indigenous COVID-19 Assistance! You're invited to the online release of Yasuní Man, now available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Vimeo. For the next week only, a portion of the procee…
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August 25, 2020 at 10:14 PM

Support Indigenous Sovereignty During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Support Indigenous Sovereignty During the COVID-19 Pandemic Cesar Augusto Jojaje, a leader of the Ese Eja Indigenous people, had a vision to reunite his nation that had been dispersed in communities along the Tambopata and Heath Rivers in the …
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August 18, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Trading in Pollution: European Banks Bankroll Billions in Amazon Oil

Trading in Pollution: European Banks Bankroll Billions in Amazon Oil "I wonder if the executives of banks in Europe know the real cost of their financing. How can they possibly sleep peacefully knowing their money leaves thousands of Indigeno…
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August 13, 2020 at 7:48 PM

VIDEO + ACTION: Tell European Banks to Stop Financing the Amazon Oil Trade!

VIDEO + ACTION: Tell European Banks to Stop Financing the Amazon Oil Trade! On top of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic spreading into their ancestral territories, Indigenous peoples in the Amazon are also suffering the consequences of devas…
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August 7, 2020 at 5:35 PM

ONE YEAR Under House Arrest with NO TRIAL: #FreeDonziger!

ONE YEAR Under House Arrest with NO TRIAL: #FreeDonziger! U.S. human rights lawyer Steven Donziger has been placed under house arrest for ONE YEAR without trial in retaliation for a historic environmental court judgment against Chevron. Donzi…
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July 30, 2020 at 8:35 PM

AUG 6: Webinar on Big Oil's Political Prisoner Steven Donziger

AUG 6: Webinar on Big Oil's Political Prisoner Steven Donziger Webinar: Judicial Corruption in the U.S. Big Oil's Political Prisoner Steven Donziger Under House Arrest for One Year Join special guest Roger Waters and other activist leaders onl…
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July 28, 2020 at 4:21 PM

✏ PETITION CLOSING SOON: Demand U.S. Companies Stop Financing Amazon Destruction!

✏ PETITION CLOSING SOON: Demand U.S. Companies Stop Financing Amazon Destruction! The fires that devastated the Amazon in the summer of 2019 were deliberately set by criminal arsonists, lighting up deforested areas of the rainforest for agric…
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July 24, 2020 at 4:04 PM

#AdiosGeoPark: Peruvian Indigenous Peoples Expel Another Oil Company!

#AdiosGeoPark: Peruvian Indigenous Peoples Expel Another Oil Company! Amid many horrifying stories emerging from the Amazon – including the recent COVID-19 deaths of Indigenous elders from Ecuador to Brazil – there are also important victories…
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July 23, 2020 at 3:35 PM

⏰ The survival of the Amazon and its Indigenous inhabitants depends on what we do together now

⏰ The survival of the Amazon and its Indigenous inhabitants depends on what we do together now The Amazon is in crisis. It has been for some time. For nearly a quarter-century, Amazon Watch has sounded the alarm that the forest and its Indigen…
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July 20, 2020 at 8:33 PM

NEW REPORT: Responding to the Amazon in Crisis – from Tipping Point to Turning Point

NEW REPORT: Responding to the Amazon in Crisis – from Tipping Point to Turning Point The Amazon and its peoples are in crisis. Following the rampant deforestation and unprecedented fires that ravaged the Amazon rainforest last year, we are fas…
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July 16, 2020 at 6:38 PM

✏ SIGN THE PETITION: Demand U.S. Companies Stop Financing Amazon Destruction!

✏ SIGN THE PETITION: Demand U.S. Companies Stop Financing Amazon Destruction! The fires that devastated the Amazon in the summer of 2019 were deliberately set by criminal arsonists, lighting up deforested areas of the rainforest for agricultu…
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July 14, 2020 at 7:23 PM

The Munduruku and Kayapo Are Fighting to Protect Their Past and Future

The Munduruku and Kayapo Are Fighting to Protect Their Past and Future We are witnessing the devastating effects of negligent and narcissistic government leadership, as COVID-19 cases continue to explode from the U.S. to the Amazon. Scientists…
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July 7, 2020 at 6:01 PM

Call for an #AmazonCeasefire!

Call for an #AmazonCeasefire! A year ago, the world awoke to one of the worst environmental disasters in a generation, as São Paulo's afternoon sky was plunged into darkness from the fires that raged across the Brazilian Amazon. The devastatio…
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July 2, 2020 at 8:47 PM

#MinersOutCovidOut! Mining on Indigenous Territories Brings Devastation and Violence

#MinersOutCovidOut! Mining on Indigenous Territories Brings Devastation and Violence Indigenous people across the Amazon are battling the coronavirus pandemic. They are losing their elders and with them, their living "libraries" and the memori…
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June 25, 2020 at 9:03 PM

"No One Is Free Until We Are All Free": The Movement for Black Lives and the Climate Justice Movement Are Inextricably Linked

"No One Is Free Until We Are All Free": The Movement for Black Lives and the Climate Justice Movement Are Inextricably Linked The United States is in the midst of what some are now calling a "new civil rights movement." Sparked by outrage at t…
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June 23, 2020 at 9:32 PM

JUNE 30: Watch Award-Winning Documentary Alongside Ecuadorian Indigenous Activists

JUNE 30: Watch Award-Winning Documentary Alongside Ecuadorian Indigenous Activists Indigenous communities across the Ecuadorian Amazon are sheltering in place to avoid the spread of COVID-19, while also facing the largest oil spill in the last…
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June 17, 2020 at 4:28 PM

Take Action in Defense of Black Lives This Juneteenth!

Take Action in Defense of Black Lives This Juneteenth! In response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Riah Milton, Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery, Robert Fuller, Malcolm Harsch, Oluwatoyin Sa…
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June 16, 2020 at 4:22 PM

Chevron Is a Champion of Environmental Racism

Chevron Is a Champion of Environmental Racism The murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have catalyzed a seismic and long-overdue shift in support for the Movement for Black Lives and to defund the police. At the same time, the climate ju…
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June 11, 2020 at 6:21 PM

The U'wa Community's Nonviolent Resistance to COVID-19 and Attacks in Colombia

The U'wa Community's Nonviolent Resistance to COVID-19 and Attacks in Colombia The U'wa Indigenous Guard were formed to nonviolently defend U'wa territory from a multitude of external threats from extractive companies and unwanted "eco-tourist…
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June 5, 2020 at 5:12 PM

This World Environment Day: Act for Nature and Its Earth Defenders!

This World Environment Day: Act for Nature and Its Earth Defenders! Today is World Environment Day, and indigenous people are facing yet another extreme threat to their physical and cultural survival as COVID-19 continues to spread across the…
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June 2, 2020 at 9:27 PM

Statement in Solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement

Statement in Solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement We at Amazon Watch condemn police brutality and express our solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States and around the world. We share the collective grief a…
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May 28, 2020 at 9:24 PM

An Effective Response to Crisis in the Amazon Requires Global Collaboration

An Effective Response to Crisis in the Amazon Requires Global Collaboration When the novel coronavirus first began to emerge as a global pandemic, its spread also carried centuries of collective memories of the diseases that previously decimat…
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May 21, 2020 at 1:59 PM

TODAY is Anti-Chevron Day! Join the online actions against Chevron's abuses

TODAY is Anti-Chevron Day! Join the online actions against Chevron's abuses Good morning! Today is an international day of protest against Chevron's abuses by communities all over the world. The company will hold its annual shareholder meeting…
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May 20, 2020 at 7:39 PM

Oxygen for Ucayali: The Global Crises Exposed by COVID-19

Oxygen for Ucayali: The Global Crises Exposed by COVID-19 Recently, "Oxygen for Ucayali" has been the rallying cry on social media by a group of Shipibo and Ashaninka indigenous leaders and activists. Disaster capitalists across Peru are takin…
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May 19, 2020 at 4:25 PM

TOMORROW: Join Us Online for the People's Assembly on BlackRock!

TOMORROW: Join Us Online for the People's Assembly on BlackRock! BlackRock is one of the largest drivers of Amazon destruction, given its heavy investment in both fossil fuels and deforestation commodities in the region. In January, BlackRock…