Indigenous Group Rejects Ivanhoe's Rainforest Oil Project in Calgary

Ecuadorian tribal leader delivers opposition statement to company headquarters

May 9, 2012 | Amazon Watch

Calgary, Canada – A surprise guest met representatives of Canadian-based Ivanhoe Energy this morning at its Calgary headquarters to denounce the company's oil operations in Ecuador.More »

Conoco Drilling Threatens Water Source for Half Million in Peru

Peruvian citizens mobilize against exploration wells in sensitive areas of the Amazon

May 9, 2012 | Amazon Watch

San Francisco, CA – Grassroots opposition is mounting as ConocoPhillips' plans to drill for oil within the fresh-water source for Peru's largest rainforest city.More »

Achuar Leaders Demand Talisman Vacate Peruvian Amazon

Canadians support Achuar outside AGM, call on Talisman to respect indigenous rights

May 1, 2012 | Amazon Watch

Interviews, hi-res photos & b-roll available upon request  Calgary, Canada – Canadians rallied in support around Peruvian indigenous leaders who spoke out against Talisman in the company's Annual General Meeting of shareholders today. [...]More »

Amazonian Indigenous Visit Parliament, Demand Talisman Leave Territory

April 24, 2012 | Amazon Watch

Ottawa, Canada – Talisman Energy is creating environmental damage in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest and operating in Achuar indigenous territory without consent, a group of Achuar leaders claimed today during a press conference on Parliament Hill.More »

Protestors Target Mining Giant Vale in Brazil

Activists attend Rio shareholder meeting, call out company's severe labor, human rights and environmental violations

April 20, 2012 | Amazon Watch, International Rivers, Justiça Global

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – On Wednesday over 150 demonstrators from communities and workers affected by the operations of Brazilian multinational giant Vale staged a protest at its corporate headquarters in downtown Rio de Janeiro, coinciding with an annual shareholders meeting.More »

Judge Suspends Construction License for Controversial Teles Pires Dam in the Brazilian Amazon

Public Prosecutors and Federal Judge cite violations of indigenous peoples' rights, guaranteed by Brazilian Constitution and international law

March 30, 2012 | International Rivers

Brasilia, Brazil – A federal judge in Brazil has suspended the construction license of the Teles Pires hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon, citing violations of the rights of the Kayabi, Apiaká and Mundurucu indigenous peoples whose livelihoods are seriously threatened by the project.More »

No April Fool's Joke: Monsanto Voted Biggest "Corporate Fool" with the Worst Business Practices for 2012

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Chevron Are Runners-Up in Facebook Balloting

March 29, 2012 | Green America

Just in time for April Fool's Day, Green America announced the winners of its online contest to determine the biggest "Corporate Fool": Agricultural and chemical giant Monsanto came in first, followed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Chevron.More »

ILO Says Brazil Violated Convention 169 in Belo Monte Case

International Labor Organization confirms government violated indigenous rights

March 7, 2012 | Amazon Watch, International Rivers

Altamira, Brazil – A report released by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations for the International Labor Organization (ILO) found the Brazilian government directly violated the rights of indigenous communities in the Xingu region of the Amazon while plowing forward with the controversial Belo Monte Dam project.More »

Chevron Paid Thousands to Influence Government Trade Talks

February 24, 2012 | Amazon Watch, Rainforest Action Network

Washington, DC – Chevron Corp. paid thousands of dollars to sponsor an exclusive corporate reception today in Washington, DC, which will be attended by foreign ambassadors and U.S. state governors, in an effort to influence ongoing talks of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).More »

"Water is Life" Mobilization against Oil Threat to Water Supply in Peruvian Amazon

North American companies threaten to exploit oil on Nanay River, principle Iquitos water source

February 1, 2012 | Amazon Watch, Alianza Arkana

Iquitos, Peru – Today, hundreds of residents from the Amazonian city of Iquitos in Peru plan to converge on the streets to defend their human right to clean water and denounce ConocoPhillips, Gran Tierra and Talisman Energy. More »