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May 2, 2023 at 6:46 PM

PHOTOS: Indigenous people celebrate land victories in Brazil!

PHOTOS: Indigenous people celebrate land victories in Brazil! "We will not solve 523 years of destruction in four years, but we will push on!" As our Amazon Watch team heads back home from Brazil, we’re celebrating a major victory for Indigen…
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April 27, 2023 at 4:49 PM

Support the Munduruku's next victory!

Support the Munduruku's next victory! "Everything I do in my activism is done with and for the collective... My struggle and my voice are part of collective processes. They exist because of and together with the traditional chiefs and other …
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April 26, 2023 at 7:26 PM

TAKE ACTION: Demarcation of Indigenous territories and mining out of the Amazon NOW!

TAKE ACTION: Demarcation of Indigenous territories and mining out of the Amazon NOW! The Munduruku are calling for the demarcation of their lands in defense of the Amazon and against destructive mining. Your solidarity was crucial in their m…
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April 25, 2023 at 5:52 PM

Brazilian Indigenous Leader Alessandra Munduruku Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize

Brazilian Indigenous Leader Alessandra Munduruku Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize Alessandra Korap Munduruku, leader of the Munduruku Indigenous peoples from the Brazilian Amazon, has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Pri…
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April 22, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Your donation: matched. Our Earth: defended.

Your donation: matched. Our Earth: defended. Happy Earth Day! Today, we celebrate Earth Defenders and their vital work protecting land, water, and life. Any true solution for the Amazon and our planet starts with solidarity with Indigenous p…
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April 20, 2023 at 10:03 PM

The Right to Decide: the U'wa of Colombia bring a key case to court after 25 years

The Right to Decide: the U'wa of Colombia bring a key case to court after 25 years “As the U’wa Nation, we have a special mission for the Blue Planet, our Mother Earth, which is to defend her, protect her, safeguard her. Not just for the U’w…
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April 18, 2023 at 5:40 PM

TAKE ACTION: Demand justice for Eduardo Mendúa!

TAKE ACTION: Demand justice for Eduardo Mendúa! On February 26, A’i Cofan leader Eduardo Mendúa was shot and killed after returning from a national meeting of Indigenous representatives. Eduardo, who came from a community living with the leg…
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April 12, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Support Indigenous peoples, support our planet (+ your gift is doubled!)

Support Indigenous peoples, support our planet (+ your gift is doubled!) As Indigenous peoples defend the Earth, they are defending culture, ancestral knowledge, biodiversity, and our collective future. We know that true solutions must recog…
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April 4, 2023 at 8:44 PM

The most important Earth Month for the Amazon – your gift doubled!

The most important Earth Month for the Amazon – your gift doubled! Happy Earth Month! We uplift and honor Earth Defenders in the Amazon and beyond who are keeping standing forests standing, protecting the Earth and our climate future. We all…
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March 31, 2023 at 5:54 PM

🚨 ACTION ALERT: Demand votes for climate justice and Indigenous rights this AGM season

🚨 ACTION ALERT: Demand votes for climate justice and Indigenous rights this AGM season This April and May, investors in Wall Street banks and insurance companies will vote on at least four shareholder proposals related to climate justice and…
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March 29, 2023 at 5:02 PM

Building solidarity for the Amazon this AGM season

Building solidarity for the Amazon this AGM season This month, a report released by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change outlined that “there is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustaina…
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March 27, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Amplify Indigenous Women's Voices: Donate Now and Double Your Impact!

Amplify Indigenous Women's Voices: Donate Now and Double Your Impact! Women and girls, and especially Black and Indigenous women, are the group most exposed to the impacts of our changing climate. Amazonian Indigenous women are on the front …
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March 24, 2023 at 9:27 PM

🚨 TAKE ACTION: Leonard Peltier can finally be free!

🚨 TAKE ACTION: Leonard Peltier can finally be free! We recently marked the 50th anniversary of the occupation at Wounded Knee in 1973, a historical moment that encouraged intense FBI harassment of activist members of the American Indian Move…
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March 23, 2023 at 11:17 PM

Climate justice requires women's leadership

Climate justice requires women's leadership “We will all be affected by climate change.” The truth is that some will face the impacts of this process much more than others. The consequences caused by climate change cut across race, gender, …
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March 21, 2023 at 2:00 PM

DONATE: Support Women Defenders resisting extraction in the Amazon!

DONATE: Support Women Defenders resisting extraction in the Amazon! Josefina Tunki is the first woman president of Pueblo Shuar Arutam, an organization representing some 12,000 people in 47 communities across the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amaz…
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March 16, 2023 at 11:08 PM

🚨 TAKE ACTION: Indigenous leader Josefina Tunki deserves our gratitude!

🚨 TAKE ACTION: Indigenous leader Josefina Tunki deserves our gratitude! This Women’s History Month, we celebrate the powerful leadership of one particular Indigenous woman who has faced the mining industry’s destruction while defending Indig…
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March 14, 2023 at 6:54 PM

Celebrate and support Women Defenders today!

Celebrate and support Women Defenders today! "We gather together beginning at 3 a.m., grounded in our traditions, to share guayusa, chucula, and chumanga and acknowledge each other in this shared space as diverse Amazonian women. We are more…
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March 9, 2023 at 9:26 PM

Leaders across the Amazon mobilize for Women's Day!

Leaders across the Amazon mobilize for Women's Day! This International Women’s Day 2023, we celebrated Indigenous women as life-givers, wisdom keepers, and leaders while denouncing violence against women and Mother Earth. Across the Amazon, …
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March 8, 2023 at 6:20 PM

John: YOU can support Women Earth Defenders today!

*|FIRST|*: YOU can support Women Earth Defenders today! "For defending and protecting and respecting the rights of my organization, I am currently being threatened by the [mining] company. The Shuar Arutam people demand and cry out to the wo…
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March 7, 2023 at 7:42 PM

🙅 Women Defenders for territories free of mining!

🙅 Women Defenders for territories free of mining! Across the Amazon Basin, women are organizing in defense of life, rights, and territories, and are a critical part of the front lines movement resisting increasing threats such as mining. Min…
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March 3, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Action alert: Amplify Indigenous resistance to mining!

Action alert: Amplify Indigenous resistance to mining! Mining in the Amazon has terrible effects on the livelihoods and health of Indigenous peoples and frontline communities as well as the overall balance of the Amazon's biological diversit…
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February 23, 2023 at 6:04 PM

Protect the Amazon, transform our future

Protect the Amazon, transform our future “Here we have waterfalls, rivers, medicine. For us mining isn’t development. For us, the forest is life, it is our market.” – Josefina Tunki, President of the Shuar Arutam People Josefina Tunki, Presid…
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February 21, 2023 at 10:08 PM

Josefina Tunki testifies at the United Nations

Josefina Tunki testifies at the United Nations In the past two decades, economic and financial ties between China and Latin America have deepened to an unprecedented extent. Unfortunately, some of these investments have left behind human rig…
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February 16, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Illegal gold mining brought death, disease, and violence to the Yanomami in Brazil

Illegal gold mining brought death, disease, and violence to the Yanomami in Brazil The shocking images of death and destruction of the Yanomami people and their lands that recently swept the world reestablish a tragedy foretold. Illegal mine…
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February 14, 2023 at 7:19 PM

The transformative power of reciprocity and gratitude

The transformative power of reciprocity and gratitude “Gratitude is so much more than a polite thank you. It is the thread that connects us in a deep relationship. Gratitude and reciprocity are the currency for a giving economy or regenerati…
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February 2, 2023 at 6:25 PM

Will you be one of 100?

Will you be one of 100? Dear friend of the Amazon, At Amazon Watch, monthly donors sustain our movement to protect the rainforest and our climate. By becoming one of 100 new monthly donors, you are acting in solidarity with Indigenous peoples…
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January 31, 2023 at 7:03 PM

A different vision for solidarity with Indigenous peoples

A different vision for solidarity with Indigenous peoples “The defense of nature and human rights is not only facing Indigenous peoples. It is for everyone to face worldwide.” – Lineth Calapucha, Kichwa leader from Pastaza We’re releasing a …
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January 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Uýra will change the way you think

Uýra will change the way you think "Since Uýra was born, I aim to bring the message of the forest to people's eyes and hearts." As a supporter, you came to us because of your love for the rainforest. Today, we are sharing another beautiful …
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January 24, 2023 at 10:53 PM

Take action to protect the Amazon from destructive mining company Belo Sun!

Take action to protect the Amazon from destructive mining company Belo Sun! Canadian Mining Corp. Belo Sun is attempting to open Brazil’s largest open pit gold mine in the Xingu River Basin. The company’s sole project, the Volta Grande Proje…
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January 19, 2023 at 5:47 PM

John, you can help end mining in the Amazon!

*|FIRST|*, you can help end mining in the Amazon! Mining is an existential threat to the Amazon and its Indigenous inhabitants. So, what does it take to get mining out of the Amazon? Thanks to your support, Amazon Watch and our allies in the…
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January 17, 2023 at 11:17 PM

You + Canadian activists = #BeloSunOut!

You + Canadian activists = #BeloSunOut! With allies in power, including Environmental Minister Marina Silva and Indigenous Peoples' Minister Sonia Guajajara, what opportunities are now available to halt mining in the Amazon? In our most rec…
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January 13, 2023 at 9:03 PM

🚨 ACTION ALERT: Demand the U.S. State Department denounce the violent repression in Peru!

🚨 ACTION ALERT: Demand the U.S. State Department denounce the violent repression in Peru! The current Peruvian human rights emergency has seen over 45 deaths as military and police forces continue to respond to protests with extreme violence…
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January 12, 2023 at 11:35 PM

The massacre in Peru must be stopped!

The massacre in Peru must be stopped! Over the last few weeks, Peruvians have been living through an unprecedented political and social conflict that has already resulted in more than 40 deaths. The violence unleashed by the government of Di…
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January 10, 2023 at 6:16 PM

How We’re Ending Amazon Crude in 2023!

How We’re Ending Amazon Crude in 2023! There are several reasons to be optimistic about Ending Amazon Crude, and Ecuador is a great example. A recent court decision revived a case that would force a national vote on whether to maintain the c…
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January 5, 2023 at 10:16 PM

Brazil at a turning point: "Never again without us!"

Brazil at a turning point: "Never again without us!" Hand in hand with Brazil’s new president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the great Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire walked up the ramp at Lula’s swearing-in ceremony on January 1, 2023. Witnes…
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January 3, 2023 at 6:21 PM

We met our goal! A note of thanks.

We met our goal! A note of thanks. Thanks to the generous support of so many people we met our $225,000 match in December. Thank you! Dear friend, As your fellow and sister Amazon Watch supporters, we know how the strength of our community…
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January 1, 2023 at 1:00 AM

A few hours left to have your tax-deductible donation matched!

A few hours left to have your tax-deductible donation matched! Generous donors are matching all donations made to Amazon Watch through midnight tonight. There is still time to make a tax-deductible gift this year and have your impact doubled…
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December 31, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Start 2023 strong for the Amazon rainforest!

Start 2023 strong for the Amazon rainforest! Will you join us in starting 2023 strong for the Amazon? A group of your fellow Amazon Watch supporters is matching all donations made through midnight tonight up to $225,000, and thanks to the ge…
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December 27, 2022 at 10:20 PM

With just one click, you can directly support Indigenous communities today

With just one click, you can directly support Indigenous communities today Dear friend of the Amazon – Many people want to support Indigenous and forest peoples resisting Amazon destruction, as the environmental and human rights crisis accel…
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December 20, 2022 at 2:31 PM

A request for you from Helena Gualinga of Sarayaku

A request for you from Helena Gualinga of Sarayaku Dear friend of the Amazon, My name is Helena Gualinga, a youth climate advocate from the Kichwa community of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Today, I’m writing to ask for your solidarity.…
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December 15, 2022 at 7:59 PM

📢 Indigenous peoples of the Amazon made themselves heard at COP15

📢 Indigenous peoples of the Amazon made themselves heard at COP15 “Standing in Belo Sun’s way is Amazon Watch, an Oakland-based nonprofit with an established track record of pushing international miners out of Indigenous territory by deployi…
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December 13, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Your gift matched: here's how you’ll support Siona Indigenous Guards

Your gift matched: here's how you’ll support Siona Indigenous Guards In solidarity with Amazonian Earth Defenders, generous donors are matching all donations up to $225,000 through December 31, and we’re almost halfway to our goal! Will you …
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December 8, 2022 at 6:55 PM

A powerful beacon of hope in the Colombian Amazon

A powerful beacon of hope in the Colombian Amazon For most of us, the close roar of a black panther would provoke instant fear. For the Siona Indigenous people of the Buenavista reserve, the proximity of big cats is exciting. It means the ca…
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December 6, 2022 at 2:45 PM

Help protect the rainforest in 2023!

Help protect the rainforest in 2023! Dear friend – In solidarity with Amazonian Indigenous peoples defending their rights and keeping standing forests standing, generous donors have offered to match all donations made through December 31, up…
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December 3, 2022 at 7:26 PM

Reflections on Human Rights and Hope from COP27

Reflections on Human Rights and Hope from COP27 “I envision a future where we do not have fear another flood, another fire, or finding another murdered protector of the Amazon. I envision a future where our children, your children do not hav…
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November 30, 2022 at 7:02 PM

You did it!

You did it! “Gratitude is so much more than a polite thank you. It is the thread that connects us in a deep relationship. Gratitude and reciprocity are the currency for a giving economy or regenerative economy.” – Angela Martínez, Amazon De…
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November 29, 2022 at 2:16 PM

Make this Giving Tuesday for Earth Defenders! Donations doubled! 🌳🌳

Make this Giving Tuesday for Earth Defenders! Donations doubled! 🌳🌳 Dear friend of the Amazon – In solidarity with Indigenous, forest, and traditional Amazonian peoples, a group of your fellow supporters is matching all Giving Tuesday donati…
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November 28, 2022 at 4:57 PM

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! All donations go directly to the Amazon!

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! All donations go directly to the Amazon! Dear friend of the Amazon – A group of generous donors who are inspired by the work of Amazonian Earth Defenders has offered to match all donations up to $100,000 through G…
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November 24, 2022 at 2:15 PM

🙏 We are thankful for your solidarity and support!

🙏 We are thankful for your solidarity and support! We are so grateful to you – the movement to protect the Amazon and Indigenous rights! In the last few years, our movement has grown in ways we only dreamt of a decade ago. Tens of thousands …
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November 22, 2022 at 2:16 PM

Our message is simple.

Our message is simple. Dear friend – Our message is simple: We all need the Amazon. Will you join us with a gift today to ensure its future? PLEASE GIVE TODAY! All donations matched through Giving Tuesday on November 29. We couldn’t d…
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