The latest version of our Eye on the Amazon enewsletter is out and online. Among other developments, it highlights the historic agreement the Government of Ecuador has made with the United Nations to create a trust fund in exchange for refraining from drilling for oil in the Yasuni National Park.
Eye on the Amazon
Treehugger.com on James Cameron's Fight Against the Belo Monte Dam
As many supporters of Amazon Watch know by now, Avatar director and powerhouse filmmaker James Cameron has joined forces with us on a critical campaign in Brazil. Treehugger.com takes a look at Cameron's work today.
A Big Push to Stop the Belo Monte Monster Dam
It's a big day for Amazon Watch and our Brazil campaign team. We're involved in a major push to highlight the struggle against the Belo Monte Monster Dam in the Brazilian Amazon.
A Photo Essay of Achuar Life and Resistance to Oil Drilling
Amazon Watch's Corporate Campaigns Director Mitch Anderson recently traveled deep into the heart of the territory of the Achuar people in Peru, and he has posted a moving photo essay about his recent visit.
Journalist Exposes How Chevron Tried to Recruit Her as a Spy
Today, Democracy Now! covered Chevron's attempt to hire a journalist to turn corporate spy to undermine the rule of law in Ecuador. Mary Cuddehe, the journalist who turned down the offer and exposed the effort in The Atlantic magazine, appears, along with Han Shan, Coordinator of Amazon Watch's Clean Up Ecuador Campaign.
