Daring activists from Amazon Watch and RAN rappelled from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge this morning to hang a 50-foot banner demanding justice for Chevron's crimes in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
A law that creates a framework for consulting indigenous peoples is both an obligation of the state and a right of indigenous peoples. With the proposed consultation law Peru has an opportunity to lead the continent.
Carmen is visiting the US for the first time, bringing with her stories of a once-beautiful and fertile region, devastated by Chevron's operations, and confronting the oil giant directly at the company's shareholders meeting.
Servio lost both his parents and a sister to cancer that doctors have attributed to drinking water contaminated by toxic crude waste. Since that time, Curipoma has become an active voice for his community.
ChevronInEcuador.com | In less than one week, Amazon Watch and our allies at Rainforest Action Network will be supporting a delegation of courageous indigenous and campesino leaders as they journey from the remote Ecuadorian Amazon.
SFGate City Brights | Chevron has recently been found guilty of massive contamination of the Amazon and fined $18 billion. The company has vowed to fight the verdict "until Hell freezes over." This is both immoral and unwise.
During a recent visit to Peru, Amazon Watch Peru Program Coordinator Gregor MacLennan spoke to Péas Péas Ayui, who explains the Achuar’s opposition to oil drilling in their land.
International Rivers | The world's second-largest mining corporation, Vale, has stepped into one of the world's most controversial dams: Belo Monte. They are banking on the hope that the electricity from so-called "clean" dams can help power a record expansion of dirty mining in the Amazon.
Indigenous leaders and community representatives launched a new grassroots effort to stop what could be the largest wholesale auction of rainforest and indigenous lands in recent Ecuador history.
This month, CREDO Mobile has chosen Amazon Watch as one of their June nonprofits! Direct more of their generous $30,000 donation to support our work defending the Amazon and our climate in solidarity with Indigenous peoples.
