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Chevron's Chernobyl in the Amazon

For over three decades, Chevron chose profit over people. While drilling for oil in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest region, the company deliberately dumped billions of gallons of toxic wastewater into rivers and streams, spilled millions of gallons of crude oil, and abandoned hazardous waste in hundreds of unlined open-air pits littered throughout the region. The result was widespread devastation of the rainforest ecosystem and local indigenous communities, and one of the worst environmental disasters in history. More

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Statement on Excessive Judicial Order Demanding That Steven Donziger Surrender His Passport

June 12, 2019

"Chevron, with Kaplan's help is trying to make an example of Donziger as part of its strategy to escape justice for the worst oil-related environmental crime in history. The human rights community stands together in defense of Mr. Donziger's right to travel and speak out and continue to advocate for his clients about the injustices of this case."

The Chevron Way: Admit Nothing. Deny Everything. Make Counter-accusations.

May 30, 2019

Every year, a larger band of human rights and environmental activists show up at the Chevron shareholders meeting to stubbornly speak truth to power. It's essential to do so, as this is the one time that the Chevron CEO, board, and senior management are forced to listen to us.

Amazon Watch Statement on Canadian Supreme Court's Refusal to Hear Appeal Regarding Chevron Subsidiary in Enforcement Action

Supreme Court of Canada reinforces corporate impunity by protecting Chevron's Canadian assets. Ecuadorians maintain the right to enforce the judgment in Canada.

April 4, 2019

"The Canadian Supreme Court's denial is an affront to the very idea of corporate accountability and a message to anyone seeking justice from corporations responsible for environmental or human rights crimes. It does not, however, grant Chevron any actual victory in the Ecuador matter."

Chevron vs Ecuador: International Arbitration and Corporate Impunity

The infamous story of the environmental pollution of the Ecuadorian Amazon by Chevron-Texaco – which has come to be known as the "Ecuadorian Chernobyl" – is entering a new phase

March 27, 2019openDemocracy

"Justice as such does not exist, especially when the criminal is a transnational corporation and the victims are indigenous peoples, peasants, or nature."

Ecuador's Corruption Hangover

January 10, 2019

Despite efforts to curb corruption, President Moreno is following the same oil-stained playbook that helped get Ecuador into a cycle of debt and dependency. He has green-lighted new drilling in Yasuní National Park and plans to open up areas in the country's roadless southern rainforest, still hoping that Ecuador can drill its way to prosperity.

Investor Eye on the Amazon

A primer for shareholders concerned about rainforest protection and human rights

Fall 2018

The Investor Eye on the Amazon provides an update on our campaigns targeting corporations with ties to dirty industry in the Amazon, and it aims to serve as a resource for socially-responsible investors, industry analysts, and researchers looking to better understand the risks associated with investment in extractive industries - and their own portfolios’ ties to these industries - in the Amazon and beyond.

Amazon in Focus 2018

Fall 2018

While the threats to the Amazon and indigenous peoples seem daunting at times, we cannot lose sight of hope and victories on the horizon. And while the day-to-day isn't always good, there are still many reasons to be hopeful for the future of the Amazon. Indigenous peoples across the Amazon are resisting extraction and further destruction of their lands and promoting visionary solutions to protect their rights and territories.

Environmental Groups Oppose Chevron's Use of Dirty Tricks to Evade Justice in Ecuador

Organizations argue in legal filings that attacks against lawyer creates widespread silencing of voices calling for corporate accountability

September 27, 2018

Oakland, CA – Two environmental NGOs filed formal petitions this week before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights and the New York Bar opposing Chevron's attempts to use the legal system to attack those pushing the company to address its toxic legacy in the Amazon.

Trade Tribunal Validates Corporate Abuse of Amazonians by Ruling in Chevron's Favor

September 7, 2018

"It is absurd that an international trade tribunal can circumvent a sovereign democratic nation's independent judiciary. Ecuadorian courts were essentially found guilty of considering the evidence against Chevron and holding the company to account," said Amazon Watch Associate Director Paul Paz y Miño.

<em>The Last Guardians</em>: A Must-Watch Film Highlights the Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice

The Last Guardians: A Must-Watch Film Highlights the Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice

July 13, 2018

Now available for download and streaming, The Last Guardians takes viewers to the Ecuadorian Amazon to further understand the struggle of indigenous community members as they defend their land and culture against the threats they face from extractive industries.