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Oil and Gas

Indigenous Women on the Front Lines: Olivia Bisa Tirko’s Fight for Land and Culture

Video Blog Olivia Bisa Tirko’s Fight for Land and Culture By highlighting the importance of women’s leadership and the passing of ancestral knowledge to future generations, Olivia is... March 8, 2025

Press Release Environmental Groups Call for Independent Trial Monitors in Greenpeace SLAPP Case North Dakota case raises major legal concerns regarding Indigenous rights, First Amendment, and free speech protections March 7, 2025

Stand with Defenders: Vote Today for Indigenous Rights and Thriving Rainforests

Blog Stand with Defenders: Vote Today for Indigenous Rights and Thriving Rainforests Amazon Watch is one of CREDO Mobile’s March grantees, which means that voters like you can help direct... March 7, 2025

Foreign Investors in Peru’s State Oil Company Risk Nation’s Turbulent Politics

News Foreign Investors in Peru’s State Oil Company Risk Nation’s Turbulent Politics In a region notorious for political instability, the South American country presents an extreme case March 4, 2025

Silencing Standing Rock: How 14 States Are Protecting Big Oil Over People

Blog Silencing Standing Rock: How 14 States Are Protecting Big Oil Rather than addressing the real dangers posed by DAPL and ET’s track record of environmental violations, these states... February 25, 2025

Ecuador: A Decisive Election for the Amazon

Blog Ecuador: A Decisive Election for the Amazon Amid rampant violence and the failure to implement the Yasuní referendum, Indigenous and frontline organizing will only intensify. February 13, 2025

Press Release Prominent Attorneys Monitor SLAPP Suit Against Greenpeace Group aims to bring transparency to North Dakota court in one of the most significant environmental and free... February 10, 2025

Yasuní: A Global Climate Victory at Risk

Blog Yasuní: A Global Climate Victory at Risk The people of Ecuador overwhelmingly voted to keep one of its largest oil reserves in the ground. It... January 22, 2025

Inspired by the Amazon Pearl

Blog Inspired by the Amazon Pearl Amidst threats against community leaders, Amazon Watch returned to the Colombian Amazon as a show of solidarity with... January 8, 2025

Grounding in Our Collective Power: Victories for the Amazon from 2024

Blog Grounding in Our Collective Power: Victories for the Amazon from 2024 Through bold campaigns, strategic advocacy, and unwavering solidarity with our Indigenous and local community partners, we achieved groundbreaking... January 7, 2025

Petroperú Minimizes Oil Spill in Piura: Damage Reported in 10 Thousand Square Meters of Sea and Four Beaches

News Petroperú Minimizes Oil Spill in Piura: Damage Reported in 10 Thousand Square Meters of Sea and Four Beaches The state-owned company claimed the spill on the northern coast of Peru "was under control," but the Environmental... December 23, 2024

Press Release Reaction to Inter-American Court of Human Rights Sentence in U’wa Case Statement by U.S.-based human rights organization Amazon Watch, which has accompanied the U'wa people since 1997 December 20, 2024

President Biden: Stand Up to Chevron and Pardon Steven Donziger

News President Biden: Stand Up to Chevron and Pardon Steven Donziger Chevron spent billions trying to destroy him after he won the largest pollution case in history. It’s time... December 13, 2024

Oil Spills, Indigenous Resistance, and the Fight for Justice in the Peruvian Amazon

Campaign Update Oil Spills, Indigenous Resistance, and the Fight for Justice in the Peruvian Amazon Indigenous communities of North Perú not only question when Petroperú will adequately attend to this oil spill, but... November 25, 2024

A Fossil-Free Amazon Has a Powerful New Ally

Blog A Fossil-Free Amazon Has a Powerful New Ally A powerful new configuration of Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future joined forces with Indigenous leaders at COP16 to... November 7, 2024

Press Release Amazon Watch Statement on UN Biodiversity COP16 Towards True Peace with Nature: Reflections and Urgent Actions Post-COP16 November 1, 2024

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