Eye on the Amazon

February 20, 2020 – Brazil's president once again attempts to erase the indigenous way of life through his policies and actions. "Is this what we want: to wipe out the indigenous peoples? Is this Brazil's policy?" asked Brazilian Congresswoman Joênia Wapichana.

January 31, 2020 – In direct response to our campaign demands, BlackRock – the largest asset management company and the largest investor in fossil fuel industries worldwide – publicly committed to "fundamentally reshape finance to deal with climate change."

January 16, 2020 – Various news outlets have noted that both the Australian and Amazon tragedies were related to climate change but failed to describe a key difference between them: the fires in Australia are almost exclusively wildfires, while those that ravaged the Brazilian Amazon were intentionally set by people, primarily for land speculation and agribusiness.

January 10, 2020 – For everyone that hosted a fundraiser, shared our videos and posts, or did something creative to spread awareness and protect the Amazon, thank you. This movement requires all hands on deck. We need to maintain the same sense of urgency in order to protect it and its indigenous peoples. Onward together!

December 21, 2019 – While the theme of COP25 was "Time for Action", world leaders failed to live up to this motto to address the climate emergency we are all facing. The world is on fire, and while civil society was crying out for emergency action, world leaders turned their heads.

December 12, 2019 – As the Amazon rainforest falls victim to the criminal Bolsonaro regime, forest defenders – from indigenous peoples and traditional communities to local NGOs – are being targeted by an unprecedented wave of violence and intimidation.