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Year: 2014

News The Amazon Oil Spills Overlooked by Environmental Leaders in Lima As global environmental delegates gather in Peru for the UN climate talks, five oil spills in the country’s... December 24, 2014

People Power for Climate Justice!

Blog People Power for Climate Justice! COP20 Lima and a call to action in 2015 December 24, 2014

Epic Chevron Battle Lands in Canadian Court

Blog Epic Chevron Battle Lands in Canadian Court Oil giant asks Canadian Supreme Court to rewrite laws in attempt to avoid seizure of assets by Ecuadorian... December 23, 2014

News Amazonian Tribe Take Initiative to Protect Their Lands from Dam Project The Munduruku Indians are gaining support as they fight the Brazilian government to stop their territory being submerged December 23, 2014

News Belo Monte, Brazil: The Tribes Living in the Shadow of a Megadam Next year the Belo Monte dam will flood vast swathes of Amazon rainforest. Indian tribes living on the... December 18, 2014

News Murder in the Rainforest At the U.N.'s latest climate talks, indigenous tribes showed again that they're frontline allies in the climate fight.... December 17, 2014

Indigenous Voices: A Call to Keep the Oil in the Ground

Video Blog Indigenous Voices: A Call to Keep the Oil in the Ground I walk a small path, surrounded by an infinite number of trees, plants and the scent of flowers.... December 12, 2014

News Thousands of Marchers Demand Just Solution at UN Climate Talks in Lima Indigenous peoples from the Andes to the Amazon joined trade unionists, students and women’s groups in demonstration in... December 11, 2014

Thousands in Lima March for Climate Justice!

Blog Thousands in Lima March for Climate Justice! Amazon Watch and indigenous allies joined thousands of marchers yesterday in defense of the rainforest and territorial rights... December 11, 2014

Press Release Chevron Maneuvering to Block Ecuadorian Villagers from Enforcing $9.5 Billion Judgment in Canadian Courts Supreme Court of Canada to Hear Arguments That Have Major Implications for Human Rights and Corporate Accountability December 11, 2014

COP20 Lima: Amazon Watch on Democracy Now!

Video Blog COP20 Lima: Amazon Watch on Democracy Now! "When we lose the Amazon, we not only create emissions, but we lose the climate stabilizing function of... December 10, 2014

News Fracking, REDD, Lima Climate Talks...All Slammed at Nature Rights Tribunal 13 judges meet in Peru to hear accusations that the rights of “Mother Earth” are being violated December 10, 2014

<em>¡Amazonía Viva!</em> Art and Action at COP20

Blog ¡Amazonía Viva! Art and Action at COP20 Yesterday hundreds of indigenous peoples from communities across the Amazon joined together on a beach in Lima, Peru... December 7, 2014

News Ecuador Indigenous Leader Found Dead Days Before Planned Lima Protest Shuar leader José Isidro Tendetza Antún missing since 28 NovemberActivists believe death linked to opposition to state-Chinese mine... December 7, 2014

Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change Revealed in Massive Art Action at COP20

Press Release Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change Revealed in Massive Art Action at COP20 Hundreds form massive "human banner" image citing importance of legal territorial rights for indigenous peoples in global climate... December 6, 2014

Ecuador’s Crackdown on Critics on Full Display as COP20 Climate Conference Begins

Blog Ecuador's Crackdown on Critics on Full Display as COP20 Climate Conference Begins UPDATE: Yasunidos and Climate Caravan arrive in Lima! December 5, 2014

<em>¡Amazonia Viva!</em> Amazon Watch at COP20

Blog ¡Amazonia Viva! Amazon Watch at COP20 Together with our indigenous allies from the Amazon and NGO allies from the north and south, Amazon Watch... December 4, 2014

After Years of Decline, Deforestation in the Amazon Might Be on the Rise Again

News After Years of Decline, Deforestation in the Amazon Might Be on the Rise Again "Brazil has been on a path of trying to bring down deforestation a lot," said Maira Irigaray, Brazil... December 4, 2014

Press Release Indigenous Peoples to Create Giant Human Banner Artwork at COP20 Calling for Territorial Rights to Slow Climate Change Amazonian and global indigenous peoples to form massive image in support of territorial rights as a key solution... December 4, 2014

Amazon Indigenous Land Loss Threatens Climate, Says Study

News Amazon Indigenous Land Loss Threatens Climate, Says Study Scientists say destroying indigenous areas of the Amazon rainforest will have an irreversible impact on the atmosphere of... December 3, 2014

Press Release Amazon Assembly Unifies Resistance to Dams on Brazil's Tapajós River Historic gathering builds opposition to government's plans for new mega-dam complex December 1, 2014

Resistance and Hope on the Tapajós River

Blog Resistance and Hope on the Tapajós River This week's "Caravan to Resist Dams in the Amazon" marked the largest political action ever staged in opposition... November 28, 2014

Activists Join Indigenous People to Protest Construction of Amazon Mega-Dam

Press Release Activists Join Indigenous People to Protest Construction of Amazon Mega-Dam Greenpeace join the Munduruku to protest against the construction of a hydroelectric project on Tapajós River in Pará... November 28, 2014

Peaceful Warriors: The Mundurukú Resist Dams With Strength and Art

Blog Peaceful Warriors: The Mundurukú Resist Dams With Strength and Art Today some 60 Mundurukú people and 10 activists gathered at an island near the proposed São Luiz do... November 27, 2014

Eye on Brazil: Tensions Escalate on the Tapajós River

Blog Eye on Brazil: Tensions Escalate on the Tapajós River The Brazilian government's decision to dam the Amazon's Tapajós River demonstrates a shocking disregard for the rights of... November 26, 2014

A Dam Revival, Despite Risks

News A Dam Revival, Despite Risks Private Funding Brings a Boom in Hydropower, With High Costs November 21, 2014

Report Ecuador's Forest Partners Program An  Overview  of  Socio  Bosque  Contracts  with  Indigenous  Communities November 20, 2014

Peru Activist Killings Condemned Ahead of Climate Talks

News Peru Activist Killings Condemned Ahead of Climate Talks At least 57 environmental activists have been murdered in Peru since 2002, a rights group said Monday, criticizing... November 20, 2014

Climate Change and the Importance of Indigenous Peoples in Seeking Solutions

Blog Climate Change and the Importance of Indigenous Peoples in Seeking Solutions "Today we are living through a key moment in history when we need to take action, and we... November 19, 2014

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