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December 1, 2021 at 12:27 AM

John: Here's what you just made happen for the Amazon

*|FIRST|*: Here's what you just made happen for the Amazon Wow! Throughout November, and especially on this global day of giving, we have been so amazed by this community’s dedication to Indigenous rights, rainforest protection, and a livable…
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November 30, 2021 at 4:22 PM

John: Let's make #GivingTuesday magic happen for the Amazon!

*|FIRST|*: Let's make #GivingTuesday magic happen for the Amazon! "Governments need to reforest their minds and understand that climate change is already a reality, not a problem for the future. We are here to echo the call of Mother Earth b…
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November 29, 2021 at 10:06 PM

After COP26, the Struggle for Climate Justice Continues

After COP26, the Struggle for Climate Justice Continues "We are not the ones who are creating the pollution, the ones who are making the problem, but we are the people who are being killed by it. This is environmental genocide." Considering …
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November 25, 2021 at 4:15 PM

Let's show gratitude through solidarity

Let's show gratitude through solidarity On this day, many families across the U.S. gather to show gratitude and mourn/remember the country's history. Whether or not you are one of them, let’s take time today to center Indigenous voices and be…
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November 23, 2021 at 9:59 PM

John: One week left to see your impact TRIPLED!

*|FIRST|*: One week left to see your impact TRIPLED! "Indigenous peoples have done more than any government in the world in the fight against climate change." – Nina Gualinga Indigenous peoples face mounting threats from land invasions, dru…
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November 18, 2021 at 11:01 PM

"Alternative Development" in the Peruvian Amazon: Deforestation, Drugs, and Death

"Alternative Development" in the Peruvian Amazon: Deforestation, Drugs, and Death Over the last few decades, the Peruvian Amazon has become a hotspot for coca cultivation. Drug traffickers in the region have shown a willingness to destroy the…
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November 16, 2021 at 7:18 PM

Your donation for the Amazon today will automatically be TRIPLED!

Your donation for the Amazon today will automatically be TRIPLED! COP26 in Glasgow saw big wins for the fossil fuel industry. We must act now to prevent it from further drilling and extraction. With the Amazon rainforest at its tipping point,…
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November 11, 2021 at 11:16 PM

Ask your Rep to tell the U.S. Attorney General to #FreeDonziger!

Ask your Rep to tell the U.S. Attorney General to #FreeDonziger! Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger, who helped win the historic $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron for deliberate pollution of the Ecuadorian Amazon for over two decades, is…
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November 9, 2021 at 10:01 PM

John, do this today to TRIPLE your impact for the Amazon!

*|FIRST|*, do this today to TRIPLE your impact for the Amazon! In response to the urgency of the Amazon’s tipping point, generous donors are offering a triple match to help us meet our #GivingTuesday goal! Our largest match ever means that al…
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November 4, 2021 at 9:12 PM

Help raise $900,000 for the Amazon! All donations TRIPLED!

Help raise $900,000 for the Amazon! All donations TRIPLED! John, when you donate to Amazon Watch this month, your contribution will be matched three-to-one! This is the largest challenge grant we have ever received for Giving Tuesday. Let's ma…
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November 3, 2021 at 7:14 PM

Ecuador's last two isolated Indigenous peoples threatened by new oil drilling

Ecuador's last two isolated Indigenous peoples threatened by new oil drilling In late October, Ecuador’s right-wing president Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency, suspending civil liberties just as protests were ramping up against h…
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October 28, 2021 at 10:20 PM

This was not in Chevron's plan...

This was not in Chevron's plan... "Steven is supposed to report to prison today in what will go down as one of the gravest miscarriages of justice in American history. Chevron has been allowed to purchase our courts, and the White House and t…
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October 26, 2021 at 8:17 PM

We need your help to end Amazon oil and gas!

We need your help to end Amazon oil and gas! Several well known banks, including JPMorgan Chase in the U.S. and UBS in Europe, are complicit in major human rights and environmental violations in the Amazon due to their continued financing of o…
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October 22, 2021 at 9:01 PM

🚫 We're Ending Amazon Crude

🚫 We're Ending Amazon Crude On November 1, climate activists and policy makers from all over the world will be convening at the 26th annual Conference of the Parties (COP) in Glasgow, Scotland to address the climate crisis. Many of our Indigen…
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October 14, 2021 at 8:28 PM

OCT 20: How asset managers use your 💰 to fund climate chaos

OCT 20: How asset managers use your 💰 to fund climate chaos Join us on Wednesday, October 20, at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET for a webinar "BlackRock, Vanguard, and climate: How asset managers drive the climate crisis and violate Indigenous rights." It…
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October 13, 2021 at 5:01 PM

Flying Over the Amazon in Flames

Flying Over the Amazon in Flames In partnership with Brazilian allies, Amazon Watch organized a flight over the Amazon rainforest with experts and key journalists to expose fires, deforestation, illegal mining, and cattle ranching. We flew ove…
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October 11, 2021 at 6:24 PM

We Can Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Every Day!

We Can Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Every Day! Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day and we are honored to be in solidarity with our partners in the Amazon, every single day. Although the rainforest and its people are facing multiple threats, we ar…
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October 5, 2021 at 7:12 PM

A "2x4 between the eyes" and 6 months in jail for beating Chevron in court

A "2x4 between the eyes" and 6 months in jail for beating Chevron in court On Friday, Judge Preska sentenced human rights attorney Steven Donziger to the maximum sentence of six months in federal prison for misdemeanor contempt of court charge…
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September 28, 2021 at 8:50 PM

Amazonía is too precious to destroy for oil! #EndAmazonCrude

Amazonía is too precious to destroy for oil! #EndAmazonCrude "Any bank that continues to support the fossil fuel industries that are destroying the largest tropical rainforest in the world cannot declare itself an ally in the fight to protec…
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September 23, 2021 at 9:44 PM

It's Climate Week: Demand an end to banking on Amazon destruction!

It's Climate Week: Demand an end to banking on Amazon destruction! It's Climate Week 2021, a week dedicated to showcase global actions taking place to address the current climate emergency. On Tuesday, Indigenous leaders, in partnership with …
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September 21, 2021 at 7:53 PM

Ecuador's new president flings open the door to fossil fuel extraction

Ecuador's new president flings open the door to fossil fuel extraction During his first 100 days in office, Ecuador's new president, Guillermo Lasso, made it clear that his government's economic policy will be based on extracting more and more…
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September 16, 2021 at 7:44 PM

Protecting 80% of the Amazon by 2025 and Ending Amazon Crude are closer than you think 🎉

Protecting 80% of the Amazon by 2025 and Ending Amazon Crude are closer than you think 🎉 For over 25 years, when Indigenous communities across the Amazon have called on our solidarity, we have amplified that call directly to you. Most recentl…
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September 16, 2021 at 12:37 AM

We're going to End Amazon Crude. Here's how.

We're going to End Amazon Crude. Here's how. Join a webinar hosted by Amazon Watch and Stand.earth to hear from Indigenous leaders and environmental activists about the campaign's plans to End Amazon Crude financing and banking. We'll be join…
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September 15, 2021 at 3:16 PM

The Global Week of Action: A Call from Indigenous Peoples

The Global Week of Action: A Call from Indigenous Peoples The Amazon has already lost 17 percent of its forest cover and an additional 17 percent of its rainforests have been degraded. If deforestation increases and surpasses the 20-25 percent…
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September 3, 2021 at 3:02 PM

✊ "The Struggle of Indigenous Peoples Is a Struggle for the Future of Humanity"

✊ "The Struggle of Indigenous Peoples Is a Struggle for the Future of Humanity" Last week, six thousand Indigenous people of 176 distinct ethnicities from all regions of Brazil set up camp in the heart of Brazil's capital to insist that their …
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September 2, 2021 at 11:39 PM

How can we protect 80% of the Amazon by 2025 and what is "Net Zero"?

How can we protect 80% of the Amazon by 2025 and what is "Net Zero"? Join the Global Week of Action for the Amazon September 5 – 11 in solidarity with Indigenous and frontline communities. Learn about critical issues facing the Amazon, its In…
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August 31, 2021 at 9:22 PM

🔥 Finance fans the flames of forest fires

🔥 Finance fans the flames of forest fires We are living in a world on fire. Over the past year, over 1,000 major fires have ravaged the Amazon rainforest, destroying millions of acres. At the same time, the North American west has seen its mos…
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August 27, 2021 at 7:12 PM

Step up for the Amazon during this year's Global Week of Action!

Step up for the Amazon during this year's Global Week of Action! The Amazon is in a state of emergency due to attacks on the rights, lives, and territories of Indigenous and forest peoples. In response, we're inviting you to join us and take …
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August 24, 2021 at 8:43 PM

Brazil's Indigenous history didn't start in 1988!

Brazil's Indigenous history didn't start in 1988! "We know it is a risk for us to gather in the middle of the pandemic. But we have no choice. Either we protest, or we perish. And so we protest." This week, Indigenous peoples from across Bra…
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August 19, 2021 at 8:07 PM

We're going to look back and know we did everything we could for Amazonía 🌿✊

We're going to look back and know we did everything we could for Amazonía 🌿✊ "We know it is a risk for us to gather during the pandemic. But we have no choice. Either we protest, or we perish. And so we protest." We're facing a climate cris…
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August 17, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Stay Connected, Stay Active for the Amazon on the NooWorld App

Stay Connected, Stay Active for the Amazon on the NooWorld App A recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report stated that the Earth is warmer than it's been in 125,000 years. Fires are raging across the world and the Amaz…
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August 12, 2021 at 7:54 PM

🔥 Fires rage worldwide, but there is still time to act!

🔥 Fires rage worldwide, but there is still time to act! From the U.S. to Brazil, Siberia to Turkey, Italy to Greece, we're witnessing fires raging across the globe, consuming forests, lives, wildlife, and our future. Fires have also razed natu…
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August 10, 2021 at 6:36 PM

Chevron built the movement to end oil 😉

Chevron built the movement to end oil 😉 Last Friday saw the anniversary of a shameful chapter in the U.S. legal system and further proof of the dangerous control the fossil fuel industry has over government, as human rights lawyer Steven Donzi…
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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, …