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April 18, 2024 at 7:19 PM

🛑 Resistance mounts to the Ferrogrão railway in the Brazilian Amazon

🛑 Resistance mounts to the Ferrogrão railway in the Brazilian Amazon As the world turns its eyes to Brazil for next year’s critical COP30 climate summit, the future of the Amazon and its peoples stand at a dangerous crossroads. Brazilian agr…

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April 16, 2024 at 5:53 PM

🛢️NO to oil! 🌱 YES to life! All Earth Month donations 🦎🦎 doubled!

🛢️NO to oil! 🌱 YES to life! All Earth Month donations 🦎🦎 doubled! Next week, we'll be in New York and Washington, DC alongside Olivia Bisa, the first woman president of the Chapra Nation in the Peruvian Amazon. Olivia has emerged as a powerfu…

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April 12, 2024 at 9:03 PM

Organizing in the aftermath of a massacre in the Colombian Amazon

Organizing in the aftermath of a massacre in the Colombian Amazon Deep in the Colombian Amazon, the Indigenous community of Lower Remanso is fighting for truth, justice, and reparations. Two years ago, their leader, Pablo Panduro, was shot a…

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April 10, 2024 at 8:48 PM

For the rights of the rainforest 🌎🌳Your gift today DOUBLED

For the rights of the rainforest 🌎🌳Your gift today DOUBLED Deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Kichwa people of Sarayaku are renowned for their long term resistance to oil extraction in their ancestral territory. Now, they’re advancing a decla…

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April 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM

🙌 Unity and resilience in the Peruvian Amazon

🙌 Unity and resilience in the Peruvian Amazon The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights this year casts a spotlight on the self-determination of Indigenous peoples, a fundamental pillar for the preservation of the Amazon and its custodians. I…

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April 2, 2024 at 5:00 PM

"Indigenous women carry the world on their backs" – Puyr Tembé

"Indigenous women carry the world on their backs" – Puyr Tembé Puyr Tembé is a leader from the Tembé Indigenous peoples of Alto Rio Guama in the Brazilian Amazon, where the rainforest's sacred biodiversity is threatened by intense logging. A…

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March 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM

✊ Indigenous women embody leadership, resistance, and resilience!

✊ Indigenous women embody leadership, resistance, and resilience! Across the Amazon and around the world, Indigenous women are leading solutions to protect biodiversity and our global climate amidst ongoing and increasing threats to their ri…

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March 22, 2024 at 6:52 PM

👷🚧 The Shuar are winning against Amazon mining!

👷🚧 The Shuar are winning against Amazon mining! The month of March marked a significant turning point for the Shuar Arutam People in its struggle against Canadian mining company Solaris Resources. Over three weeks, the Shuar launched a serie…

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March 14, 2024 at 9:06 PM

💪 Let's get this done! TAKE ACTION to stop the flow of money to Petroperú!

💪 Let's get this done! TAKE ACTION to stop the flow of money to Petroperú! If you haven't yet taken this action, there's still time! And if you have, please share it with your community. We're in this to win it! Autonomous Indigenous nation…

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March 12, 2024 at 10:00 PM

Strength in unity 🤝 Taking on Petroperú at its largest refinery

Strength in unity 🤝 Taking on Petroperú at its largest refinery On an airplane heading to the city of Talara on the north coast of Perú, dry mountains filled the view of my small airplane window. I asked my colleague Ricardo if the area used…

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March 8, 2024 at 12:36 AM

👎 Activists crash Canadian mining conference to denounce Amazon destruction

👎 Activists crash Canadian mining conference to denounce Amazon destruction This year's Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference came to a close yesterday, marking the end of the world’s largest gathering for mining compan…

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March 5, 2024 at 10:00 PM

Friday is International Women’s Day – support Indigenous Women Defenders!

Friday is International Women’s Day – support Indigenous Women Defenders! "We, as defenders of nature, of life, of the existence of humanity, we don’t count on legal support, since the Peruvian government and the companies are practically an…

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March 1, 2024 at 4:00 PM

🚧 TAKE ACTION: Stand with Indigenous rights against Solaris Resources!

🚧 TAKE ACTION: Stand with Indigenous rights against Solaris Resources! We need your urgent support to stand in solidarity with the Shuar Arutam People of Ecuador in their fight against Solaris Resources Inc.'s Warintza mining project. …

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February 14, 2024 at 7:05 PM

💔 Happy anniversary, Chevron!

💔 Happy anniversary, Chevron! On the 13th anniversary of the historic $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron, Ecuador's current government could betray its own people in favor of big oil interests Thirteen years ago today, Ecuadorian Indigen…

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February 13, 2024 at 6:49 PM

✊ Indigenous Earth Defenders protect the Amazon

✊ Indigenous Earth Defenders protect the Amazon In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, Olivia Bisa stands as a beacon of courage and resilience. The first female president of the Chapra Nation, her tireless efforts to address the devastating o…

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February 9, 2024 at 6:58 PM

🛢️ TAKE ACTION to stop drilling in Yasuní!

🛢️ TAKE ACTION to stop drilling in Yasuní! Despite a historic referendum in August 2023, in which Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted to keep over 700 million barrels of crude oil permanently in the ground underneath Yasuní National Park, the g…

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February 8, 2024 at 5:06 PM

Keep your eye on the Amazon: What's in store for 2024

Keep your eye on the Amazon: What's in store for 2024 Protecting the world’s remaining rainforests has never been more important. When Indigenous peoples’ rights are recognized, the rainforests in their ancestral territories remain standing.…

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February 6, 2024 at 8:26 PM

🎥 Guardians unite! Defending the Xingu against Belo Sun

🎥 Guardians unite! Defending the Xingu against Belo Sun Last month, we returned from the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, where the urgency of safeguarding the Volta Grande do Xingu region has become more evident than ever. During three critic…

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February 1, 2024 at 8:24 PM

🛑 Belo Sun Mining seeks to criminalize Amazon defenders!

🛑 Belo Sun Mining seeks to criminalize Amazon defenders! In a blatant effort to intimidate and silence its critics, Belo Sun Mining has filed a criminal lawsuit targeting more than 30 people – most of them small-scale farmers – as well as co…

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January 30, 2024 at 10:12 PM

🚧 Despite victory in a historic referendum, Ecuador's Yasuní is again at risk

🚧 Despite victory in a historic referendum, Ecuador's Yasuní is again at risk Ecuador's president announces plans to ignore the popular vote and continue drilling for oil in one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, home to Indigenous…

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January 29, 2024 at 8:44 PM

Petroperú is desperate. 💸 Let’s cut off funding for oil drilling in the Amazon!

Petroperú is desperate. 💸 Let’s cut off funding for oil drilling in the Amazon! How do we stop a major oil company seeking to plunder the Amazon? One way is to dry up the flow of money for their disastrous projects. Right now, state oil comp…

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January 25, 2024 at 8:41 PM

💸 Petroperú is desperate for cash, but we're going to End Amazon Crude!

💸 Petroperú is desperate for cash, but we're going to End Amazon Crude! Last year, Peruvian state-owned oil company Petroperú faced one of its worst financial crises. It had accumulated up to $6.5 billion in debt for its Talara Refinery Proj…

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January 22, 2024 at 7:29 PM

Violence in Ecuador brings significant risks for Indigenous peoples

Violence in Ecuador brings significant risks for Indigenous peoples Ecuador has captured international attention with its recent declaration of an “internal armed conflict” in response to a dramatic increase in gang violence. This declaratio…

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January 18, 2024 at 10:34 PM

Indigenous rights battle resumes in Brazilian Supreme Court

Indigenous rights battle resumes in Brazilian Supreme Court The continuing struggle against “Marco Temporal” and escalating anti-Indigenous politics 2023 will be remembered as the year when the Brazilian Supreme Court finally concluded the …

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January 11, 2024 at 6:21 PM

🤝 Solidarity, advocacy, and resistance in the Amazon and beyond

🤝 Solidarity, advocacy, and resistance in the Amazon and beyond Amazon Watch mobilizes solidarity to address our grassroots Amazonian partners’ priorities via our Amazon Defenders Fund (ADF). This solidarity grantmaking is built upon a multi…

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January 4, 2024 at 8:30 PM

🚨 TAKE ACTION: Stop the flow of money to oil company Petroperú!

🚨 TAKE ACTION: Stop the flow of money to oil company Petroperú! 2024 has arrived and there’s no time to waste before taking action to defend the Amazon and Indigenous rights! Our Indigenous allies in the Peruvian Amazon have put out a call t…

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January 2, 2024 at 8:04 PM

🕊️ A vision for the Amazon and a better world

🕊️ A vision for the Amazon and a better world Thank you! As we celebrate the arrival of the new year, we’d like to share our warmest greetings and heartfelt gratitude for your support in 2023. Thanks to this amazing community, we met our ye…

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January 1, 2024 at 2:30 AM

🍾 Before you pop the champagne and ring in the new year...

🍾 Before you pop the champagne and ring in the new year… There is a little time left to make a U.S. tax-deductible donation to Amazon Watch this year! Your donation will be doubled by generous donors until midnight tonight, going twice as far…

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December 31, 2023 at 2:53 PM

⏳ A few hours left to have your gift matched!

⏳ A few hours left to have your gift matched! No matter where you are in the world, you are connected to the Amazon. With incredible biodiversity, 20% of the planet’s flowing fresh water, and lush tropical rainforests, it is one of Earth’s mo…

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December 29, 2023 at 2:16 PM

🌈 A new era of hope for the Amazon

🌈 A new era of hope for the Amazon The Amazon rainforest connects us all. Its biodiversity, flowing fresh water, and beautiful rainforests are vital for our climate and Earth. And Indigenous peoples are leading the movement to protect it for …

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December 28, 2023 at 5:15 PM

💚 Building on 2023's lessons towards a turning point for the Amazon in 2024

💚 Building on 2023's lessons towards a turning point for the Amazon in 2024 “We are committed, we are inspired, and we are grateful. Thank you for partnering with us on this critical work for all of our collective future!” As 2023 closes, i…

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December 26, 2023 at 4:15 PM

🌲 One simple action for the Amazon

🌲 One simple action for the Amazon During a challenging year, we saw the power of Indigenous solutions shine. Ecuadorians voted to halt a major oil drilling project in Yasuní National Park, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. Indigen…

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December 21, 2023 at 1:30 PM

2024 could be the endgame for Indigenous land rights in Brazil

2024 could be the endgame for Indigenous land rights in Brazil “Defeated are those who don't fight!” 2024 is poised to be a period of heightened mobilization and resistance for Brazil’s Indigenous peoples, as they continue to confront the c…

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December 19, 2023 at 2:01 PM

We're on the path to an Amazon free of oil drilling. Will you join us?

We're on the path to an Amazon free of oil drilling. Will you join us? "Without Indigenous peoples, there are no solutions to the climate crisis!" – Sonia Guajajara at COP28 Amazon Watch and Indigenous partners are coming back from COP28, t…

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December 14, 2023 at 9:25 PM

Indigenous women leaders took center stage at COP28 ✊✊✊

Indigenous women leaders took center stage at COP28 ✊✊✊ “Without Indigenous peoples, there are no solutions to the climate crisis!” COP28 in Dubai was a lesson in contradiction. On one hand, there were unprecedented and powerful advances – …

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December 12, 2023 at 6:31 PM

Donations doubled 💃💃 Let’s End Amazon Crude!

Donations doubled 💃💃 Let’s End Amazon Crude! Dear friend, What brings you hope for the Amazon? This year, we celebrated as rainforest advocates like you faced down the oil industry, when Ecuador became the first country to vote to keep oil i…

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December 11, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Urgent Twitter Action 🚨 No to Mining in Shuar Arutam Territory!

Urgent Twitter Action 🚨 No to Mining in Shuar Arutam Territory! Canadian Mining company Solaris Resources recently announced its intentions to advance exploration of the Warintza mining project on Indigenous Shuar Arutam (PSHA) territory, lo…

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December 7, 2023 at 10:58 PM

Indigenous nations fight to stop the flow of money to Petroperú

Indigenous nations fight to stop the flow of money to Petroperú As part of our End Amazon Crude campaign, Amazon Watch is launching a new public action in partnership with the Sacred Headwaters Initiative and Indigenous nations of Peru. This…

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December 5, 2023 at 6:29 PM

Indigenous women fighting for our planet at COP28

Indigenous women fighting for our planet at COP28 "We fight for territory, because whoever has territory has a place to return to. Those who have a place to return to, have a mother, have refuge and healing." – Célia Xakriabá We are so grat…

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November 30, 2023 at 6:54 PM

Indigenous women 👭🏻 reforesting 🌳 hearts ❤️ and minds 🧠 to heal Mother Earth 🌎

Indigenous women 👭🏻 reforesting 🌳 hearts ❤️ and minds 🧠 to heal Mother Earth 🌎 “The struggle for Mother Earth is the mother of all struggles!” This September, over 8,000 Indigenous women representing 247 nationalities from all of the biomes…

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November 28, 2023 at 3:36 PM

It's #GivingTuesday! Show your support for women 🌎 defenders! ❤️🌳

It's #GivingTuesday! Show your support for women 🌎 defenders! ❤️🌳 "For caring for our territory and conserving our ways of life, we are subjected to constant persecution." – Josefina Tunki Happy #GivingTuesday! Last week, I wrote to you abo…

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November 23, 2023 at 6:01 PM

Honoring Indigenous peoples through solidarity

Honoring Indigenous peoples through solidarity Today is a day that looks and feels different for everyone. Some gather to give thanks, and some mourn and reflect on this country’s history. But whatever it looks like for you, don’t forget to …

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November 21, 2023 at 6:01 PM

1️⃣ week left for #GivingTuesday MATCH! Support women 🌎 defenders!🌳

1️⃣ week left for #GivingTuesday MATCH! Support women 🌎 defenders!🌳 "I want to make clear here that we will not stop fighting to defend our home. As a spokesperson for my territory, I am one of the many women, children, midwives, youths, hea…

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November 16, 2023 at 7:40 PM

🪓 The growing threat of organized crime in the Amazon

🪓 The growing threat of organized crime in the Amazon Although it has been present in the region for many years, organized crime has recently become a major threat to the Amazon and Indigenous rights and territories. Our upcoming report, Ama…

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November 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM

👭 We’re on the path to 2025. Join us + get matched!

👭 We’re on the path to 2025. Join us + get matched! Indigenous leaders have called on Amazon Watch to join them in two weeks at COP28, the UN’s climate change conference, to bring our legal and advocacy expertise to amplify Indigenous voices…

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November 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM

"False positives" in the Colombian Amazon

"False positives" in the Colombian Amazon This week, we accompanied Colombian grassroots Indigenous and campesino spokespeople to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The human rights situation in Colombia has been dire for decades…

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November 7, 2023 at 8:33 PM

💕 ALL GIFTS DOUBLED: The Amazon is on the global stage in 3 weeks!

💕 ALL GIFTS DOUBLED: The Amazon is on the global stage in 3 weeks! Last week, I wrote to you about amazing progress in Brazil – more than 800,000 hectares of Indigenous lands have been recognized this year! On the heels of these victories, A…

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November 3, 2023 at 7:34 PM

🐬 Indigenous territories can stop droughts in the Amazon

🐬 Indigenous territories can stop droughts in the Amazon Last month, over 100 Amazonian river dolphins were found dead in a lake in the Brazilian Amazon. Their fate was due to a combination of heat and low water levels from what many conside…

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October 31, 2023 at 5:09 PM

John, this is how we protect the Amazon!

*|FIRST|*, this is how we protect the Amazon! It's been a historic year for Indigenous land rights in Brazil. Thanks to the leadership of Indigenous peoples, the government officially recognized over two million acres of ancestral Indigenous…

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October 26, 2023 at 8:17 PM

7 urgent challenges for the new Ecuadorian government

7 urgent challenges for the new Ecuadorian government On October 15, following a tumultuous and violent electoral process, Daniel Noboa was elected to be Ecuador’s new president. As the son of the banana magnate, he unmistakably represents t…

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