More About Indigenous Rights

Australia and the Amazon: Two Terrible Tragedies With One Key Difference

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.

Protecting the Amazon Is Going to Take All of Us!

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!

The New Hope: Indigenous and Youth Voices Rise for Climate Justice Despite Failure of COP25

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.

Amazon Watch at COP25: People-Powered – Not False – Solutions

Amazon Watch was at COP25 in Madrid alongside indigenous youth, women, and elected leaders to amplify the critical importance of supporting indigenous peoples' rights and territories and the protection of the Amazon as urgent and necessary solutions to address the climate crisis.

Forest Defenders Increasingly Come Under Fire in Brazil's Lawless Amazon

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.

The Amazon Sacred Headwaters: Indigenous Rainforest “Territories for Life” Under Threat

Imminent new oil drilling in the western Amazon threatens the most biodiverse rainforest in the world, survival of indigenous peoples, and climate stability

At a time when the world needs to be racing to protect the Amazon, a new oil boom in the headwaters of the mighty Amazon River in Ecuador and Peru puts this area, known as the Amazon Sacred Headwaters, in great peril.

New Report at UN Climate Conference Exposes Plans to Drill for Oil in the Heart of the Amazon

"At a time when the world needs to be racing to protect the Amazon, a new oil boom in the headwaters of the mighty Amazon River in Ecuador and Peru puts this area, known as the Amazon Sacred Headwaters, in great peril."