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Another Amazonian Indigenous Leader Is Murdered in Brazil

March 31, 2020

Zezico Rodrigues Guajajara, a prominent indigenous leader from Araribóia indigenous territory in Brazil's Amazonian state of Maranhão, was assassinated on Tuesday afternoon. His body was found near his village, Zutiwa, in the municipality of Arame. Zezico is the fifth indigenous Guajajara murdered in just the past five months.

Coronavirus, Land Invaders, and Missionaries… OUT!

Indigenous leaders are demanding that the Brazilian government remove illegal loggers and miners and prohibit missionary groups from entering their territories

March 26, 2020

Encouraged by Bolsonaro's project to open up indigenous territories for economic exploitation, non-indigenous people are putting more than 300,000 indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon at risk of contracting the novel coronavirus. What's worse is that the deforestation caused by these criminal industries is encroaching upon the territory of isolated communities.

Amazon Watch Joins Indigenous Partners' Demand That Outsiders Cease All Travel to Indigenous Territories Due to COVID-19 Threat

In a series of statements, PSA's, and social media outreach, indigenous peoples of the Brazilian, Peruvian, and Ecuadorian Amazon prepare to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus into their territories

March 24, 2020

"As humanity faces a global pandemic, indigenous peoples of the Amazon are among the planet's most vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus. We call on allies around the world to amplify the messages from indigenous peoples across the Amazon basin who are, once again, fighting for survival. We must mobilize to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in all indigenous territories and communities."

The Corona Connection

Forest loss drives viruses as well as climate change – and indigenous peoples are on the front lines of the destruction

March 18, 2020The Nation

"The coronavirus is now telling the world what we have been saying for thousands of years – that if we do not help protect biodiversity and nature, then we will face this and worse future threats," said Levi Sucre Romero, a BriBri indigenous person from Costa Rica.

International Women's Day Alliance of Indigenous Legislators from Brazil and the US

March 9, 2020

There has never been a more urgent time to support and highlight indigenous leaders like Congresswomen Wapichana and Haaland, who are the antithesis of Trump and Bolsonaro. The Brazilian president recently delivered a blatantly racist speech in which he stated that indigenous people, "are becoming human beings just like us."

Baby Steps from Leading Financiers Aren't Enough to Address the Climate Emergency

February 28, 2020

It shouldn't take a million baby steps for the finance sector to adopt measurable policies that prioritize indigenous rights and prohibit deforestation and fossil fuel extraction. JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock need to go much further. They need to stand up and make sweeping changes to their policies, now.

Haaland, Omar, and a Delegation of Brazilian Congresswomen Call for Global Solidarity in Support of Human Rights and Climate Justice

February 27, 2020

"We, indigenous peoples, are the main target of Bolsonaro’s government. The Amazon is on fire. Laws and policies to protect the environment and uphold our rights are being dismantled. Our institutions are being gutted. The President has taken action against demarcation of our lands, threatening our existence. This puts lives at risk, especially in the Amazon, where I come from," said Joênia Wapichana, the first indigenous congresswoman in Brazil.

Did U.S. Companies and Consumers Help Fuel the Fires in the Amazon Rainforest?

February 27, 2020CBS News

"In the Brazilian Amazon, which of course is where the fires that caught the world's attention in August are located, the main drivers [of deforestation] are the agribusiness industry," said Moira Birss of Amazon Watch.

Bolsonaro Threatens the Indigenous Right to Be

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.

BlackRock's Agribusiness Engagement Guidelines Draw Scrutiny from Environmental Groups

Amazon Watch and Friends of the Earth demand real action on deforestation and human rights

February 7, 2020

"BlackRock is clearly feeling the pressure from the climate and indigenous rights movement to align its investment practices with a sustainable world, which includes how it engages with and invests in agribusiness," said Moira Birss, Climate and Finance Director at Amazon Watch. "Its new statement identifies many of the key risk factors of the industry but does not include any actual commitments."