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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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November 17, 2022 at 8:46 PM

🙈 Vanguard executives refuse to address its Amazon destruction

🙈 Vanguard executives refuse to address its Amazon destruction A Peruvian delegation of Indigenous leaders and fishing communities is in the United States right now, confronting investors with first-hand testimony on how their communities ar…
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November 15, 2022 at 2:43 PM

Giving Tuesday is 2 weeks away! Together we can raise $200,000 for the Amazon!

Giving Tuesday is 2 weeks away! Together we can raise $200,000 for the Amazon! Dear friend of the Amazon – A group of generous donors inspired by the work of Amazonian Earth Defenders has offered to match all donations up to $100,000 through…
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November 10, 2022 at 7:24 PM

Direct grants for social justice!

Direct grants for social justice! Dear friend of the Amazon,Next week, Achuar and Wampis Indigenous leaders will travel to the U.S. from Peru to meet with Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and, if it accepts the meeting, Vanguard – major financiers …
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November 7, 2022 at 9:37 PM

🚨 Action Alert: Join the #WeekOfSolidarity and amplify Indigenous voices!

🚨 Action Alert: Join the #WeekOfSolidarity and amplify Indigenous voices! Next week, a delegation including Achuar and Wampis Indigenous leaders will travel from Peru intending to meet with asset manager Vanguard and various international ba…
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November 2, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Be a part of Brazil's future today!

Be a part of Brazil's future today! "Congratulations to those who accepted the invitation to rebuild our Brazil. Love won over hate. Long live democracy!" – Joenia Wapichana, first Indigenous woman deputy elected to the Brazilian National C…
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November 1, 2022 at 8:39 PM

🎉 Bolsonaro loses presidency in win for the Amazon!

🎉 Bolsonaro loses presidency in win for the Amazon! “This is a victory of love, of hope, of truth, of freedom, and of our fragile democracy that is now being strengthened.” – Sonia Guajajara, Congresswoman-elect In the most important electi…
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October 26, 2022 at 8:00 PM

🎥 WATCH: Petroperú blames Indigenous communities for its oil spills

🎥 WATCH: Petroperú blames Indigenous communities for its oil spills We recently wrote to you exposing the ways that state-owned oil company Petroperú tries to deny that it is engaged in violations of Indigenous rights and destruction of the …
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October 20, 2022 at 8:27 PM

Sarayaku's visionary "Living Forest" is what the world needs now!

Sarayaku's visionary "Living Forest" is what the world needs now! This summer, as the world grappled with suffocating heat and drought, historic floods, and explosive wildfires, a timely gathering was underway in the Ecuadorian Amazon celebr…
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October 18, 2022 at 6:16 PM

Defend Yasuní today!

Defend Yasuní today! Today, we have two new reasons to have hope for an end to oil drilling in Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, and we invite you to turn hope into triumph with us. Two court decisio…
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October 13, 2022 at 5:01 PM

A people's referendum could stop drilling in Ecuador's Yasuní National Park

A people's referendum could stop drilling in Ecuador's Yasuní National Park Defenders of Yasuní National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon, one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet, have two new reasons to hope that oil drilling…
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October 10, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Join With Women Defenders on Indigenous Peoples Day!

Join With Women Defenders on Indigenous Peoples Day! "Extractive violence against the land and violence against Indigenous women go hand and hand. We believe that healing women is also healing the earth." – Nina Gualinga, Kichwa women defen…
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October 6, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Indigenous "Headdress Caucus" headed to Brazil's Congress in crucial and precarious election

Indigenous "Headdress Caucus" headed to Brazil's Congress in crucial and precarious election Last Sunday, Brazil went to the polls in a historic election that saw the victory of members of Brazil’s Indigenous “headdress” caucus in São Paulo …
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September 30, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Indigenous leaders hold corporate sponsors of Climate Week accountable

Indigenous leaders hold corporate sponsors of Climate Week accountable After years of virtual events, thousands gathered in New York City for Climate Week 2022 and the United Nations General Assembly to hold global leaders accountable for th…
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September 29, 2022 at 5:18 PM

YOU DID IT! Ecuadorians defend their right to make Chevron pay!

YOU DID IT! Ecuadorians defend their right to make Chevron pay! Several days ago we asked you to take urgent action to tell the government of Ecuador to hold Chevron accountable for its deliberate Amazon pollution. Great news: it did! Just i…
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September 27, 2022 at 5:51 PM

DONATE: Victories at Climate Week NYC

DONATE: Victories at Climate Week NYC "At this moment, the presidents of countries throughout the world are at the UN's headquarters, many of them saying lies, creating false expectations that we are not in crisis... We're here to tell peop…
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September 22, 2022 at 9:03 PM

The people of Ecuador must not be forced to pay to clean up Chevron's toxic waste!

The people of Ecuador must not be forced to pay to clean up Chevron's toxic waste! In 2011, we celebrated a massive victory for the rainforest. Chevron was found liable for its deliberate pollution of the Ecuadorian Amazon and was ordered to…
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September 20, 2022 at 9:27 PM

Investors confronted with Petroperú's latest oil spills at Climate Week

Investors confronted with Petroperú's latest oil spills at Climate Week Climate Week is underway in New York City, and today Amazon Watch released a scathing report demonstrating the extreme risks of investing in Peruvian state-owned oil com…
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September 16, 2022 at 5:04 PM

Join Amazonian leaders at Climate Week (in NYC or at home!)

Join Amazonian leaders at Climate Week (in NYC or at home!) Next week, government, business, and civil society leaders will meet in New York for Climate Week and the 77th U.N. General Assembly. Amazon Watch will be there in solidarity with I…
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September 14, 2022 at 6:33 PM

Tell Wall Street to Defund Deforestation

Tell Wall Street to Defund Deforestation By now, you know the story: financial institutions like banks and asset managers are driving climate chaos by pouring billions of dollars into fossil fuels. From fossil fuels to mining to big agribusi…
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September 13, 2022 at 9:46 PM

A year without new oil or mining destruction in the Amazon? 😨

A year without new oil or mining destruction in the Amazon? 😨 Ecuador’s Indigenous movement and the Lasso government have agreed to a temporary moratorium on all new oil and mining concessions. This major development puts the country’s plans…
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September 12, 2022 at 7:36 PM

🚨 ACTION ALERT: Tell Vanguard to stop financing environmental destruction!

🚨 ACTION ALERT: Tell Vanguard to stop financing environmental destruction! Asset manager Vanguard is complicit in human rights abuses through direct financing of extractive industries causing irreparable damage to our climate and harming fro…
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September 9, 2022 at 7:33 PM

Vanguard funds Indigenous rights violations in Peru's Amazon

Vanguard funds Indigenous rights violations in Peru's Amazon For decades, the Indigenous Achuar and Wampis peoples of the Peruvian Amazon have beat back a steady stream of oil companies attempting to drill on Block 64, an oil block created o…
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September 7, 2022 at 7:13 PM

The voices of Amazonian peoples led this year's Pan-Amazon Social Forum

The voices of Amazonian peoples led this year's Pan-Amazon Social Forum The 10th Pan-Amazon Social Forum (X FOSPA) took place in Belém, Pará, in Brazil at the end of July. The meeting brought together traditional peoples and communities from…
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September 5, 2022 at 7:50 PM

Take action starting today - Global Day of Action for the Amazon! 🎉

Take action starting today - Global Day of Action for the Amazon! 🎉 Today is the Global Day of Action for the Amazon, and urgent action is needed because the rainforest is in a state of emergency and at a tipping point due to attacks on the …
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September 1, 2022 at 9:01 PM

Invite a friend to join the Global Day of Action for the Amazon! 🌳

Invite a friend to join the Global Day of Action for the Amazon! 🌳 Join a call from Amazonian Earth Defenders starting September 5 for the Global Day of Action for the Amazon, a day asking the international community to #Act4Amazonia. This e…
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August 30, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Oil in the Peruvian Amazon: Obscene Profits 💰 Through Immoral Strategies 😡

Oil in the Peruvian Amazon: Obscene Profits 💰 Through Immoral Strategies 😡 In countries like Peru, the high price of oil is driving a new wave of regressive legal attacks benefiting the oil industry that threaten the environment and Indigeno…
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August 25, 2022 at 7:59 PM

🌳 YOU can do something about the fires in the Amazon!

🌳 YOU can do something about the fires in the Amazon! On Tuesday, there were 3,358 fires in the Brazilian Amazon, setting a horrifying record under Jair Bolsonaro. Since 2019, the Brazilian Amazon has seen record-breaking levels of fires and…
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August 23, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Record fires under Bolsonaro, again 🔥

Record fires under Bolsonaro, again 🔥 Since 2019, the Brazilian Amazon has seen record-breaking levels of fires and destruction. Under the Bolsonaro administration, the levels of destruction have skyrocketed and continue to worsen each year …
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August 18, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Take action for Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation!

Take action for Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation! Yasuní National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon is a haven of biodiversity and home to the Indigenous people who protect it – including Ecuador’s last peoples in voluntary isolation, th…
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August 16, 2022 at 8:07 PM

🎬 WATCH NOW: Is Amazon oil Ecuador's curse of abundance?

🎬 WATCH NOW: Is Amazon oil Ecuador's curse of abundance? Yasuní National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon is a haven of biodiversity and home to the Indigenous people who protect it – including Ecuador’s last peoples in voluntary isolation, the …
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August 11, 2022 at 9:21 PM

🎥 NEW ACTION: John, tell banks to End Amazon Crude financing!

🎥 NEW ACTION: *|FIRST|*, tell banks to End Amazon Crude financing! At the end of September 2022, the president of Petroperú will be in New York City meeting with and encouraging banks to finance the oil company’s future operations. Join us in…
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August 9, 2022 at 5:46 PM

DONATE: Celebrate Indigenous futures every day

DONATE: Celebrate Indigenous futures every day On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we uplift Indigenous peoples’ self-determination as the solution to the crises facing the Amazon. Each of us has a role to play in protect…
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August 5, 2022 at 2:45 PM

Securing justice for Dom and Bruno in DC

Securing justice for Dom and Bruno in DC “We hold the Bolsonaro administration responsible for the crimes that happened, and this is not mere discourse. It’s an analysis of reality. It’s an analysis of the facts we have.” – Eliesio Marubo, U…