The global pandemic could mean ethnocide for the Amazon's indigenous peoples if swift action is not taken. Amazon Watch is working on a variety of urgent initiatives in response to emerging needs.
Indigenous leaders are demanding that the Brazilian government remove illegal loggers and miners and prohibit missionary groups from entering their territories.
An Amazon Watch reports identifies five financial institutions actively accelerating climate change and human rights abuses by financing Amazon crude oil extraction projects.
Salomé Aranda is facing threats and intimidation because of her courageous and effective work to protect her people's rainforest territories and defend their rights and our global climate.
Why Jair Bolsonaro's Presidency Threatens Disaster for the Brazilian Amazon
The Amazon is the world's largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest, and there is no effective solution to climate change that does not include protecting the Amazon.
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