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Year: 2015

Fierce Determination: Learning from an Indigenous Woman Warrior

Video Blog Fierce Determination: Learning from an Indigenous Woman Warrior "The land is for the people who are living in the rainforest...My territory is already contaminated. How can... November 6, 2015

This Epic Environmental Lawsuit Just Got a Bit More Complicated

News This Epic Environmental Lawsuit Just Got a Bit More Complicated During the tribunal, Chevron's key witness admitted that there is no evidence to corroborate allegations that he received... November 6, 2015

Amazon Rainforest Defense Now Part of Activists’ Global Strategy to Defeat Fossil Fuel Industry

News Amazon Rainforest Defense Now Part of Activists’ Global Strategy to Defeat Fossil Fuel Industry The fate of the world's climate and the Amazon Rainforest are intertwined. That was the message brought by... October 29, 2015

News Ecuador’s Oil Polarizes the Country Oil is one of Ecuador’s most controversial and polarizing topics. On one hand the country is dependent on... October 28, 2015

News Video "Yes, I Lied": Vindicating Villagers, Star Chevron Witness Busted for Perjury In what is being called "a dramatic turn" in a protracted legal battle, documents publicized Monday reveal that... October 28, 2015

Game Over: Chevron’s RICO Case Spectacularly Implodes as Corrupt Ex-Judge Admits to Making It Up in Exchange for Chevron Payoff

Video Blog Game Over: Chevron's RICO Case Spectacularly Implodes as Corrupt Ex-Judge Admits to Making It Up in Exchange for Chevron Payoff Chevron's polluted house of cards has come crashing down around them. Guerra is a liar – and he... October 26, 2015

Chevron’s Star Witness Admits to Lying in the Amazon Pollution Case

News Chevron's Star Witness Admits to Lying in the Amazon Pollution Case In testimony given before the international tribunal, Guerra has now admitted that there is no evidence to corroborate... October 26, 2015

Chevron’s Star Witness in Retaliatory RICO Case Recants Accusations Against Ecuadorians and Their Counsel

Press Release Chevron's Star Witness in Retaliatory RICO Case Recants Accusations Against Ecuadorians and Their Counsel Newly released transcripts reveal stunning admission under oath, leave Chevron case in shambles as communities move closer to... October 26, 2015

Amazon Fracking Scheme Encounters Stiff Resistance in Brazil

Blog Amazon Fracking Scheme Encounters Stiff Resistance in Brazil In an act of defiance targeting the Brazilian Oil and Gas Agency, Brazilian indigenous leaders and activists interrupted... October 21, 2015

There Is Persistent Contamination at Former Chevron Sites in the Amazon

News There Is Persistent Contamination at Former Chevron Sites in the Amazon "In terms of what they found, it absolutely affirms everything that the court system in Ecuador, and Ecuador's... October 20, 2015

Blog How They Won What we can learn from the U'wa and Achuar Victories in 2015 October 15, 2015

How These Women Are Saving the Amazon

Blog How These Women Are Saving the Amazon "People see indigenous people as very primitive. And many times the government, well, our president, he has called... October 14, 2015

Indigenous Women Fulfilling Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor

Blog Indigenous Women Fulfilling Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor As Indigenous Women of the Americas, we understand the responsibilities toward the sacred system of life given to... October 12, 2015

The Unseen Truth: Mega-dams and Human Rights

Blog The Unseen Truth: Mega-dams and Human Rights For the people who once lived within and relied upon the forest for survival, industrial development such as... October 7, 2015

News How Hydroelectric Power May Undermine Brazil's Pledge to Slash Greenhouse Gases "Brazil is putting these dams into the energy mix, without so much as looking at their carbon footprints,"... October 5, 2015

Journey to Ecuador’s Secret Oil Road

Video Blog Journey to Ecuador’s Secret Oil Road In an exclusive investigation for reported.ly, journalist Nina Bigalke traveled to an oil concession deep in the Amazon... October 1, 2015

Greenpeace Report Slams Brazil Plan for Tapajos Dam in Amazon

News Greenpeace Report Slams Brazil Plan for Tapajos Dam in Amazon Greenpeace called on Brazilian authorities on Tuesday to reject an environmental assessment for a hydroelectric dam on the... September 30, 2015

Press Release Brazilian Indigenous Resistance Movement Wins Prominent UN Environmental Prize 2015 Equator Prize recognizes Munduruku efforts to defend the Tapajós River from new wave of Amazon mega-dams September 30, 2015

Keep It in the Ground

Blog Keep It in the Ground What becomes of places like the Amazon Basin that don't have major oil reserves, but are vital for... September 29, 2015

"The Green Inferno" – Even Worse Than We Anticipated

Blog "The Green Inferno" – Even Worse Than We Anticipated Publicity for "The Green Inferno," the latest film by "torture porn" film director Eli Roth, left our team... September 25, 2015

Amazon in Focus 2015

Report Amazon in Focus 2015 The past year saw many important victories for our partners, yet the next several years will be critical... September 24, 2015

Amazon Watch’s 10th Annual Luncheon

Photo Gallery Amazon Watch's 10th Annual Luncheon Thank you to all who joined Amazon Watch at our 10th Annual Luncheon at the gorgeous Bently Reserve... September 24, 2015

Victory on the Xingu: Belo Monte Denied Operational License

Blog Victory on the Xingu: Belo Monte Denied Operational License Recently we asked the international community to take action by urging the Brazilian environmental agency IBAMA to reject... September 23, 2015

Campaign Update Ecuadorian Government Promotes Farce in an Attempt to Divide CONFENIAE Pese a los evidentes intentos que tras este teatro ha movido el gobierno, financiando logística y movilización de... September 15, 2015

Recollections of Home: Thoughts on the Flooding of Altamira and the Belo Monte Dam

Blog Recollections of Home: Thoughts on the Flooding of Altamira and the Belo Monte Dam Antonia Melo is standing on her front porch. Behind her sits a room full of memories and photos.... September 10, 2015

Canada Decision Is Message to Chevron: Stop Deaths in Ecuador Now!

Blog Canada Decision Is Message to Chevron: Stop Deaths in Ecuador Now! In light of yet another of Chevron's courtroom setbacks in the Ecuador pollution case, company CEO John Watson... September 10, 2015

News Supreme Court of Canada Ruling Says Ecuadorian Villages Can Sue Chevron Paul Paz y Miño of Amazon Watch and Dimitri Lascaris, Green Party Candidate for London West, Ontario, discuss... September 10, 2015

Block 192: Government in Disarray; Indigenous Indignant

Blog Block 192: Government in Disarray; Indigenous Indignant Peru's government and its Congress appear to be at loggerheads over control of Block 192, the country's main... September 9, 2015

Ecuadoreans Can Sue Chevron in Canada, Supreme Court Rules

News Ecuadoreans Can Sue Chevron in Canada, Supreme Court Rules Ecuadorean villagers can sue Chevron and its Canadian subsidiary in an Ontario court to enforce a $9.5-billion (U.S.)... September 4, 2015

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