News Criminal Networks Threaten the Amazon. Indigenous Leaders Want the U.N. To Act. October 18, 2026
News The Return of the Brazilian Far Right Is a Climate Catastrophe Lula’s loss will be a disaster for the Amazon rainforest, and could accelerate global warming dramatically October 12, 2026
Blog Brazil’s Far-Right Gains Threaten Indigenous Rights. The Struggle Continues. “We are at a decisive moment. The results of the first round showed that the threats to our... October 7, 2026
News The Belo Sun Case Reaches Brazil’s Supreme Court Federal prosecutors are asking the court to “urgently” suspend Belo Sun’s installation license. The request was signed by... September 14, 2026
News Canadian Mining Company Changes President in Brazil Amid Xingu Dispute Canadian mining company Belo Sun has changed the leadership of its operations in Brazil. The move comes as... June 8, 2026
News Brazilian Court To Rule on Whether Belo Sun’s Amazon Gold Mine Stays Suspended Scientists said that any dam failure could send toxic waste rapidly into the river, threatening Indigenous and riverine... May 18, 2026
Blog This Month Governments Meet to Plan a Fossil Fuel Phaseout. The Amazon Must Be Heard. Indigenous peoples have demanded for decades that governments come together and commit to getting off fossil fuels. The... April 7, 2026
Blog Bringing Down a Decree: Inside the Indigenous Victory on the Tapajós River On January 30, I witnessed the inauguration of the Munduruku people’s Pariri Association headquarters at the Praia do... March 17, 2026
News “The River Won”: How Campaigners in the Brazilian Amazon Stopped Privatisation of Waterway "A victory for life.” That was the triumphal message from Indigenous campaigners in the Brazilian Amazon this week... February 27, 2026
News Indigenous Brazilians Protest Amazon River Dredging for Grain Exports Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of... February 4, 2026
News Indigenous Protesters Block Cargill Facility in Brazil Over President Lula’s Decree Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting for almost a week at a Cargill facility in Brazil against... January 28, 2026
Campaign Update What Brazil’s New Legal Landscape Means for the Amazon and Its Peoples Despite clear warnings from research institutions, Brazil is moving closer to licensing a mega-project based on incomplete and... January 27, 2026
Campaign Update Small Steps Made, Big Leaps Needed: JPMorgan Chase Reveals Policy Shifts World’s largest fossil financier responds following Indigenous-led bank advocacy against fossil fuel expansion in the Peruvian Amazon December 19, 2025
Press Release Ecuador’s Government Celebrates Its Defeat in Chevron Arbitration While the Company Applauds a $220 Million Award Communities won their lawsuit, yet the country is being forced to pay the company responsible for one of... December 9, 2025
Press Release Amazon Watch Responds to Reports That Ecuador Told To Pay $220 Million to Chevron “A debt is owed to the Amazonian families still waiting for truth, justice, and full reparation." December 9, 2025
Press Release California Senate Passes SR 51, Responding to Indigenous Call to End Amazon Crude Imports “This is the first step in ending California’s addiction to Amazon crude. Consuming oil from the Amazon is... August 26, 2025
Press Release Indigenous Nations of Ecuador and Peru Reject Cross-Border Oil Deal “This deal has no consent, no legitimacy, and will face legal and social resistance every step of the... August 19, 2025