Press Releases

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

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.

BlackRock Targeted as Largest Driver of Climate Destruction in New Campaign

Leading climate groups call out the world’s largest owner of fossil fuel companies, tell BlackRock CEO to walk the talk

New York, NY – A campaign launching today is holding BlackRock accountable as the single largest contributor to climate destruction. The campaign, BlackRock's Big Problem, asserts that as the world's biggest owner of fossil fuel companies, BlackRock is putting the planet on a path towards runaway climate change. The campaign launches as world leaders in climate policy, solutions and finance gather in New York for Climate Week.

New Report: Northern Consumers Finance Assault on Brazilian Amazon and Its Peoples

Brazilian politicians pushing environmental and rights rollbacks gain direct economic benefits from these policy changes that allow them to produce more agricultural commodities for the global market, report shows

Oakland, CA – A hard-hitting report published today unmasks key Brazilian political actors behind an ongoing assault on the Amazon rainforest and exposes the global corporate and financial entities that support them. The report from Amazon Watch reveals how the supply chains of leading brand names like Coca-Cola, and the portfolios of asset managers such as BlackRock, finance the political agenda of a powerful congressional bloc whose actions imperil the world's largest rainforest, indigenous rights, and global climate stability.

Indigenous, Frontline Community Groups and Climate Leaders Decry Greenwashed Climate Summit, Deliver Open Letter to Gov. Brown

In open letter to Brown, communities most affected by climate change demand real people- and earth-based solutions

San Francisco, CA – On day three of the Solidarity to Solutions Week countering the upcoming Global Action Climate Summit, frontline leaders hosted a rally and delivered an open letter rejecting the Governor's Climate and Forest Task Force and demanding its cancellation.

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

"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.

Wampis and Achuar Peoples Demand Annulment of Oil Block 64 to Be Operated by GeoPark

110 organized communities opposed the exploitation and transportation of oil within their territories

Representatives of the Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wampis Nation and the Federation of Achuar Nationalities of Peru are sounding the alarm about a non-representative commission of indigenous people who are trying to dialogue with the government to demand benefits from oil activities.

International Coalition Asks Ecuador's President Moreno to Protect Earth Defenders from Attacks

Quito, Ecuador – Today, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, an international coalition launched a campaign calling on Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno to implement three policies to protect Earth Defenders – those who dedicate their lives to protecting human rights and nature, many of whom are indigenous leaders.

Statement on the Entry of GeoPark into the Wampis Nation

The authorities of the communities of the Wampis Nation, found within the Morona district of the Loreto region, would like to address public opinion to express our rejection of the oil company GeoPark's entry into oil concession Block 64.

Protesters Occupy Ecuador's Environment Ministry Over Expanded Oil Drilling in Yasuní National Park

Quito, Ecuador – Environmentalists occupied the lobby of Ecuador's Environmental Ministry on Tuesday to protest a pending environmental license that would open the Ishpingo oil field inside the world-renowned Yasuní National Park.