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August 5, 2021 at 6:28 PM

John, your voice is at the center of our struggle for the climate!

*|FIRST|*, your voice is at the center of our struggle for the climate! Due to decades of destruction, the Amazon rainforest now emits more carbon than it absorbs. This is not a natural phase of its life cycle. Financial institutions and corp…
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August 3, 2021 at 9:03 PM

Sign the petition to #DefundClimateChaos!

Sign the petition to #DefundClimateChaos! This November, the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement will begin in Glasgow, Scotland. The outcomes of these negotiations will determine our ability to combat the climate crisis, p…
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August 2, 2021 at 10:03 PM

TUES, AUG 3: Over 50k people have supported the #DeadlineGlasgow campaign! Will you join us?

TUES, AUG 3: Over 50k people have supported the #DeadlineGlasgow campaign! Will you join us? This fall, global leaders will unite in Glasgow for COP26, and we're tired of their empty promises. Amazon Watch is joining the Deadline Glasgow camp…
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July 29, 2021 at 5:01 PM

⏳ Countdown to Deadline Glasgow!

⏳ Countdown to Deadline Glasgow! The global climate and ecological crises are more alarming than ever. The Amazon rainforest now emits more carbon than it absorbs due to rampant burning and deforestation. Wildfires have engulfed the North Amer…
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July 23, 2021 at 9:33 PM

TUESDAY: Special invitation to a live conversation with the Kichwa people of Sarayaku (interpretation provided!)

TUESDAY: Special invitation to a live conversation with the Kichwa people of Sarayaku (interpretation provided!) In Ecuador's remote Amazon, the Kichwa people of Sarayaku have waged a successful decades-long battle against oil extraction in t…
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July 22, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Victories like these 👇 can end mining on Indigenous territories

Victories like these 👇 can end mining on Indigenous territories After months of pressure, British mining company Anglo American finally responded to the demands of Indigenous peoples and withdrew 27 mining research permits overlapping Indigeno…
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July 20, 2021 at 8:16 PM

TWITTER ACTION: Tell JPMorgan Chase to Stop Investing in Amazon Crude!

TWITTER ACTION: Tell JPMorgan Chase to Stop Investing in Amazon Crude! Our recent report with Stand.earth, Banking on Amazon Destruction, reveals the worst banks investing in oil extraction in the Amazon. Of these, JPMorgan Chase scored the l…
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July 13, 2021 at 4:31 PM

Demand an End to Banking on Amazon Destruction!

Demand an End to Banking on Amazon Destruction! The Amazon is at a tipping point, yet banks continue to fund and invest in Amazon oil. JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and HSBC are some of the worst actors when it come…
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July 8, 2021 at 5:38 PM

Is your bank using your money to profit from Amazon destruction?

Is your bank using your money to profit from Amazon destruction? The Amazon rainforest is at the tipping point – rapidly approaching an ecological point of no return when it will no longer be able to sustain itself, triggering a massic diebac…
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July 6, 2021 at 10:15 PM

If it's not careful, the wind industry could further climate chaos 💨

If it's not careful, the wind industry could further climate chaos 💨 As nations seek to position themselves as world leaders in the fight against climate change and the transition to renewable energy, some have invested heavily in wind farm co…
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July 2, 2021 at 3:30 PM

Human Rights and Land Rights Defenders Under Threat in Ecuador

Human Rights and Land Rights Defenders Under Threat in Ecuador "We are not terrorists. We are Ecuadorians. But we don't have peace of mind because we are threatened." Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world to be a defender o…
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June 30, 2021 at 1:27 AM

TAKE ACTION: The Fate of Brazil's Indigenous Lands Is on Trial Starting Tomorrow!

TAKE ACTION: The Fate of Brazil's Indigenous Lands Is on Trial Starting Tomorrow! Tomorrow, the Brazilian Supreme Court will begin ruling to determine the legal status of Indigenous peoples' land rights. Business interests and politicians are…
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June 29, 2021 at 6:57 PM

Do You Invest with BlackRock, Vanguard, or State Street? Tap Into Your Power to Help Protect the Amazon!

Do You Invest with BlackRock, Vanguard, or State Street? Tap Into Your Power to Help Protect the Amazon! Earlier this month, we released our Investing in Amazon Crude II report on three of the world's largest asset managers – BlackRock, Vangua…
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June 24, 2021 at 9:02 PM

Take action in solidarity with Indigenous peoples rising up for our Earth!

Take action in solidarity with Indigenous peoples rising up for our Earth! The Munduruku, Yanomami, Kayapó, and other Indigenous territories are under violent invasion in the Brazilian Amazon. Days ago, hundreds of Indigenous peoples arrived …
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June 22, 2021 at 8:13 PM

🌱 The Amazon will only pass the tipping point if we fail to act now. Join us!

🌱 The Amazon will only pass the tipping point if we fail to act now. Join us! "The Amazon is on fire, putting Indigenous lives, biodiversity, and the global climate at great risk. If we lose the Amazon, we lose the fight against climate chan…
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June 17, 2021 at 7:43 PM

Rise for the Earth! Huge Indigenous mobilization happening now in Brazil

Rise for the Earth! Huge Indigenous mobilization happening now in Brazil This week, hundreds of leaders from over 25 Indigenous nations are marching in Brazil's capital to call attention to the multiple emergencies they face and the government…
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June 16, 2021 at 5:16 PM

Indigenous Earth defenders meet challenges with ancient and new strategies

Indigenous Earth defenders meet challenges with ancient and new strategies Recent progress gives us hope that Peru will finally overcome the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. But recovery in the the Peruvian Amazon will be especially difficult, …
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June 10, 2021 at 8:44 PM

John: Together with the Kichwa, we can end Amazon oil!

*|FIRST|*: Together with the Kichwa, we can end Amazon oil! "Asset managers must stop supporting companies that violate human rights, commit genocide and ethnocide in our territories, disregard women's rights, and affect our environment. All…
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June 8, 2021 at 7:48 PM

Corporations profiting from Indigenous rights violations? Let them know that's not OK!

Corporations profiting from Indigenous rights violations? Let them know that's not OK! Tell the world's largest asset managers – BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street – to stop providing debt and equity investment in oil companies operating th…
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June 3, 2021 at 4:21 PM

Investing $46 Billion in Client Money on Amazon Destruction

Investing $46 Billion in Client Money on Amazon Destruction Amazon Watch's latest report exposes how the world's three largest asset managers profit by funding oil companies that drill in the Amazon rainforest, despite pledges to prioritize cl…
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June 2, 2021 at 9:12 PM

Mounting Violence by Brazil's Criminal Miners Endangers Indigenous Leaders

Mounting Violence by Brazil's Criminal Miners Endangers Indigenous Leaders Last weekend, tens of thousands of Brazilians took the streets in more than 200 cities and towns calling for the defense of democracy and human rights at a critical mom…
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May 27, 2021 at 8:58 PM

The Climate Kids Are Alright: How Nine Girls Beat the Oil Industry in the Ecuadorian Amazon

The Climate Kids Are Alright: How Nine Girls Beat the Oil Industry in the Ecuadorian Amazon In a major victory for the environment, human rights, and our climate, nine Amazonian girls just put an end to the oil industry's gas flaring in the Ec…
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May 25, 2021 at 9:33 PM

The Chevron-Ecuador Case Is Critical to the Climate Justice Movement

The Chevron-Ecuador Case Is Critical to the Climate Justice Movement Tomorrow will be Chevron's 11th shareholder meeting since it lost a historic $9.5 billion judgement for deliberately polluting the Ecuadorian Amazon. Since then, many more Ec…
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May 20, 2021 at 8:42 PM

TOMORROW: Stand against Chevron's environmental racism on #AntiChevronDay!

TOMORROW: Stand against Chevron's environmental racism on #AntiChevronDay! Given Chevron's corruption and pollution, we must all be #AntiChevron! Together on Global Anti-Chevron Day, we can guarantee that the board, CEO, and shareholders hear…
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May 18, 2021 at 9:30 PM

👏 VICTORY! The UNDP has severed its ties with oil company GeoPark!

👏 VICTORY! The UNDP has severed its ties with oil company GeoPark! You took action, and the United Nations Development Programme in Colombia responded! Chile-based oil company GeoPark is expanding destructive drilling deep into the Colombian …
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May 14, 2021 at 9:49 PM

What’s an AGM? BlackRock doesn't want you to know, but we do.

What’s an AGM? BlackRock doesn't want you to know, but we do. BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager, with massive investments that drive both environmental destruction and human rights violations in the Amazon and beyond. It has made…
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May 11, 2021 at 9:31 PM

🚫 Tell the UN: No blue-washing oil companies in Colombia!

🚫 Tell the UN: No blue-washing oil companies in Colombia! The images of protests and repression out of Colombia have been unsettling. People are rising up against economic and political injustices, including Indigenous peoples calling for the…
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May 6, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Blue-Washing? GeoPark Tries to Launder Its Image Through U.N. Collaboration

Blue-Washing? GeoPark Tries to Launder Its Image Through U.N. Collaboration "The oil companies are operating in the Amazon anyway, and we can help make sure they abide by human rights standards." Such was the rationale presented by the head of…
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May 4, 2021 at 8:04 PM

John: Help us celebrate our latest victory!

*|FIRST|*: Help us celebrate our latest victory! John, we did it! Together with allies across the U.S. and Brazil, we convinced Biden to choose the Amazon over Bolsonaro. With every win, we come one step closer to overcoming the crisis in the …
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April 29, 2021 at 9:55 PM

🎉 Biden Listened to Civil Society and Chose the Amazon!

🎉 Biden Listened to Civil Society and Chose the Amazon! During the weeks of intense mobilization and international organizing before President Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate last week, we joined the call for Biden to make a choice: the Amaz…
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April 27, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Rest in Power, María Taant

Rest in Power, María Taant In a moving tribute to their departed sister in struggle, Noemí Gualinga and Patricia Gualinga write: In our Indigenous worldviews, our grandmothers and grandfathers have taught us that when our people die, they retu…
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April 22, 2021 at 1:01 PM

🌎 How many more Earth Days does the Amazon have left?

🌎 How many more Earth Days does the Amazon have left? Today we celebrate our Mother Earth and all those who faithfully defend her! From a devastating pandemic to explosive burning seasons across the Amazon, these crises have shown us how much …
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April 20, 2021 at 9:53 PM

Defend Amazonian Earth Defenders This Earth Day!

Defend Amazonian Earth Defenders This Earth Day! This Earth Day, you can take action for our collective future by pledging your solidarity with Earth defenders. Indigenous peoples across the Amazon are confronting a human rights emergency. Fr…
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April 16, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Forced to Resist in the Peruvian Amazon

Forced to Resist in the Peruvian Amazon "Even if my blood is spilled, my community's land is going to be titled." A year has passed since the assassination of Indigenous Earth defender Arbildo Meléndez, a leader of the Cacataibo people in th…
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April 8, 2021 at 8:31 PM

Indigenous Peoples Fight for Justice a Year After Devastating Oil Spill

Indigenous Peoples Fight for Justice a Year After Devastating Oil Spill "Enough is enough! Oil extraction has only brought us misery. We need to put an end to this destruction and start protecting our rights, territories, and cultures." Hund…
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April 6, 2021 at 9:27 PM

Frontline Activists from Around the World Escalate Pressure on BlackRock

Frontline Activists from Around the World Escalate Pressure on BlackRock "While BlackRock makes pledges to ask portfolio companies to cut emissions in the future, our forests are being razed, our land is being stolen, and our people are being…
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March 31, 2021 at 8:05 PM

Donate and/or Vote: Recognize the power of Indigenous women!

Donate and/or Vote: Recognize the power of Indigenous women! Today is the FINAL day to have all donations matched in support of Indigenous women in the Amazon! Thanks to a generous donor, in support of women and their work on the front lines o…
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March 29, 2021 at 6:15 PM

Brazilian Indigenous Peoples Win Key Victory Against Mining Company

Brazilian Indigenous Peoples Win Key Victory Against Mining Company Canadian mining company Belo Sun suffered a setback in its plans to open a massive gold mine in the Xingu river: it lost authorization to meet with Indigenous communities duri…
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March 25, 2021 at 8:42 PM

Stand with Indigenous Women Defenders Today!

Stand with Indigenous Women Defenders Today! "Long before I was even aware of climate change, I was impacted by the oil industry as a child. When I was eight years old, an oil company entered our lands although we had made our opposition very…
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March 24, 2021 at 8:36 PM

Stop the Armed Invasion of Munduruku Territory in Brazil!

Stop the Armed Invasion of Munduruku Territory in Brazil! "I know you will continue to be part of this great battle. I look forward to fighting alongside.” – U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry, congratulating RFK Human Rights Awardee Alessandra Mu…
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March 22, 2021 at 4:46 PM

You Vote. They Donate. That Simple.

You Vote. They Donate. That Simple. "Amazon Watch stands with Indigenous peoples, like my people the Kayapó, and the peoples of the Amazon to protect the forest and nature." – Mayalu Txucarramãe We are rapidly approaching a tipping point fro…
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March 18, 2021 at 7:42 PM

Bolsonaro's Disingenuous Charm Offensive in Washington

Bolsonaro's Disingenuous Charm Offensive in Washington What does Brazilian President Bolsonaro – dubbed the "Trump of the Tropics" – do now that Donald Trump no longer occupies the White House? Steadfastly loyal to Trump, Bolsonaro was one of …
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March 16, 2021 at 9:01 PM

Two weeks left to double your donation on behalf of Indigenous women in the Amazon!

Two weeks left to double your donation on behalf of Indigenous women in the Amazon! "The forest is our mother. The forest is our life and our strength. Women protect the healthy soil and fresh air to protect our children and all life. Now is …
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February 25, 2021 at 8:46 PM

Electoral Upheaval Rocks Ecuador, as Indigenous and Environmental Defenders Score Huge Gains

Electoral Upheaval Rocks Ecuador, as Indigenous and Environmental Defenders Score Huge Gains "The electoral results confirm that the power of Indigenous peoples and the movement for change away from extraction that we've seen in the streets c…
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February 23, 2021 at 8:33 PM

FEB 26-27: Join Us for The Jungle Screams: Voices of the Amazon!

FEB 26-27: Join Us for The Jungle Screams: Voices of the Amazon! The Indigenous peoples of the Amazon continue to confront significant threats against their lives and the rainforest. Next weekend Indigenous people, communities, and organizati…
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February 19, 2021 at 9:28 PM

Justice for Isac Tembé!

Justice for Isac Tembé! "The military police murdered Isac Tembé twice: they killed him and then tried to kill his memory." Last Friday, Isac Tembé left his home on the Alto Rio Guama Indigenous Territory to go hunting nearby with a group of…
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February 16, 2021 at 9:39 PM

Join Chief Raoni Metuktire and Jane Goodall for a special virtual event for the Amazon!

Join Chief Raoni Metuktire and Jane Goodall for a special virtual event for the Amazon! Brazil’s Chief Raoni Metuktire, Jane Goodall, and global Indigenous rights and environmental justice movement leaders invite you to join them on February …
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February 11, 2021 at 8:18 PM

Ten Years Ago, Ecuadorian Communities Won a Historic Victory Against Chevron

Ten Years Ago, Ecuadorian Communities Won a Historic Victory Against Chevron "This is a great victory. Our fight won't stop until Chevron is held accountable and pays for all the damage it left in the Amazon rainforest." February 14, 2011, w…
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February 9, 2021 at 6:04 PM

Tell Natixis and UBS to Stop Financing Amazon Crude!

Tell Natixis and UBS to Stop Financing Amazon Crude! "This has been a long road of resistance and defense of the Amazon. It is important that these European banks stop supporting businesses that violate human rights.” Months after our resea…
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February 4, 2021 at 7:09 PM

John, please help prevent ethnocide in the Amazon!

*|FIRST|*, please help prevent ethnocide in the Amazon! "This pandemic is killing our brothers and sisters – our leaders – throughout the Amazon and if people don't help us defend it, we are going to disappear." Earlier this week we shared t…
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