"This tragic incident is yet another case of an Indigenous leader who was targeted while advocating for a full land title for his community's territory in a contested area of the Peruvian Amazon."
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Indigenous Leadership at Climate Week: Amplifying Voices for Global Action
At New York's Climate Week, Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon demanded urgent solutions to the climate crisis, highlighting the destruction of the rainforest and calling for an end to fossil fuel extraction
The global shift in climate policy that we need will only happen if leaders listen to the voices of Indigenous and frontline communities, and if we collectively push for action.
Staring Down the Barrel: What Peruvian Oil Company’s Crisis Means for the Public
Fate of cash-strapped Petroperú holds major implications for national economy, Indigenous groups and the climate
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism | “In the long term, PetroPerú has a big problem: it is billions of dollars in debt, its core business is oil – and the world is decarbonizing”
Immediate Global Action Needed to Contain Amazon Fires Emergency
Amazon Fire Response Fund established for immediate relief
Amazon Watch stands with affected Indigenous peoples and traditional communities in calling on the governments of Amazon nations and the international community to take immediate action to address this crisis.
Amazon Fire Response Fund: Indigenous-Led Solutions for a Burning Rainforest
The newly-launched Amazon Fire Response fund will respond directly to the crisis across the Amazon by supporting critical short- and long-term solutions.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 28 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
From Crisis to Catastrophe: The Man-Made Inferno Devouring the Amazon
The Amazon’s crippling drought and explosive fires are the result of human-induced climate change, with drastic implications for us all
One commonality between Brazil and neighboring countries suffering from a scourge of drought and fires is a propensity to treat the symptom and not the illness.
Oil Circuit and Human Rights
Pipelines, spills and systematic violence against indigenous peoples in Peru
This report analyzes the impacts generated by oil infrastructure in the northern Peruvian Amazon with emphasis on the human rights of Indigenous peoples.
Deforestation Declines, but Fires Rage On in the Amazon
Why Peru's Amazon faces new fire patterns, and the urgent need to protect Indigenous lands for long-term survival
This is how climate change operates: the warming climate is causing more frequent droughts, which dry out the forest, leading to deeper and more widespread fires – further intensifying climate change. It’s a destructive feedback loop.
Daniel Noboa’s Calls for Renewable Energy Investments in Ecuador at Extreme Odds With Divisive Copper-Gold Project in Amazon
“Instead of appealing to foreign investors about renewables in Ecuador, the Noboa administration must first confront the alarming consequences of expanding mining into the Amazon."
Terror and Cocaine in the Peruvian Jungle
A new VICE documentary “Terror & Cocaine in the Peruvian Jungle” tells the story of Indigenous resistance to illegal economies in the Amazon. #AmazonUnderworld
Solaris Stock Drops To an All Time Low After Misleading Statement
“The company’s rosy and clear-cut description of its Warintza model is quickly falling apart in the eyes of investors and shareholders who have been fed inaccurate information for years. The share price plummeting to rock-bottom today is a testament to that.”
AIDESEP Declares Permanent State of Emergency Following the Murder of Kakataibo Leader
"The Kakataibo people will not allow any more assassinations or invasions. Our guards are mobilized and firm. We are forming new alliances with our Asháninka brothers to face the danger."
Kakataibo Indigenous Leaders Mobilize Against Coca Growers
"Kakataibo organizations have intensified their territorial control and protection operations. This included seizures of illegal timber, destruction of clandestine laboratories, burning of coca fields, control of roads, community patrols, and reconnaissance overflights."
Citi Shift on Amazon Oil Policy Will Still Allow Funding of Destruction
“This policy is a hollow promise that fails to state meaningful measures on how Citi will hold clients like Petroperú accountable for destructive Amazon oil expansion plans and contamination threatening Indigenous peoples today.”
2022-2023 Annual Report
For 26 years, Amazon Watch has worked in solidarity with Indigenous peoples to advance their territorial land rights in the Amazon Basin, defending this extraordinary biome from a range of threats.
Indigenous Women Denounce Violence and Call for Gender Justice in the Peruvian Amazon
Peruvian authorities initially tried to minimize revelations of violence and sexual abuse at Indigenous public schools, but activists and civil society are not letting them cover it up
In recent weeks, the Awajún and Wampís Women's Council made a shocking public denunciation of 524 cases of rape and abuse of children who attended public schools since 2010.
Investor Eye on the Amazon
Updates for shareholders and activists concerned about rainforest protection and human rights
The companies and banks behind Amazon destruction are feeling the heat as this year’s season of shareholder meetings comes to a close.
Ecuadorian Indigenous Organizations Deny "Agreement" Announced by Solaris Resources
AGM to occur amidst financial setbacks, decreasing share prices, and social conflicts resulting from flagship mining project in the Ecuadorian Amazon
“Solaris has entered our territories illegally and without consultation, co-opting former leaders, dividing communities and families, and provoking confrontations."
A Journey of Trust and Resolve: Supporting the Chapra’s Fight for Their Land
Chapra assembly unites to demand land titling and reparation for oil spills
Amazon Watch was honored to participate in the Third Shaniishinshi of the Chapra Nation. No other organization had ever attended an assembly like this one before.
A Message of Thanks from Indigenous Earth Defender Miguel Guimaraes!
"It’s a joy for me that so many people from around the world know about the situation we are facing in the Peruvian Amazon. Thank you so much for all the support!”
Solaris Resources Faces Major Setback As Deal With Zijin Mining Falls Through
Project controversies, regulatory delay, and investor skepticism doom CAD$130 million deal over Ecuadorian Amazon project
Canada’s Solaris Resources announced yesterday that a CAD$130 million investment deal with Chinese firm Zijin Mining was dead, abruptly ending a much touted infusion of capital needed to advance its flagship Warintza project.
Over 30% of JPMorgan Investors Support Resolution on Indigenous Rights
Over 30% investors at the biggest U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase have backed a resolution on Indigenous rights, which was presented by a Peruvian Amazon leader facing death threats over her opposition to oil drilling.
Wall Street Banks Fund the Destruction of Our Indigenous Land
Newsweek | As representatives of communities who pay the highest costs of this toxic business, Indigenous Peoples demand banks prohibit new financing of Petroperú, and prevent its clients from pursuing new oil expansion.
Oil Debt: Financing Amazon Destruction
A new documentary highlights the efforts of the Achuar, Wampís, and Chapra nations from the Peruvian Amazon against state-run oil company Petroperú and its financiers
The 2024 Banking on Climate Chaos report is the most comprehensive analysis of the financial institutions backing the fossil fuel industry and the policies of the world’s 60 largest banks enabling this financing.
Safeguarding the Right to Self-determination at UNPFII
At the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Amazon Watch amplified Indigenous voices of strong female leaders underscoring the urgency of safeguarding the right to self-determination on the path to COP30
Achieving Indigenous autonomies and territorial governance, where self-determination is exercised, requires dismantling the mandates imposed by colonial and extractivist states and transforming them based on indigenous worldviews of harmony and collectivity.
Delegation Travels from Peru to Confront U.S. Bank Executives Directly
The delegation made it crystal clear to bank executives and the international stage: “We will not permit new oil extraction. Ever.”
Investors Slam JPMorgan Chase for Canceling Meeting with Amazon Indigenous Leaders
The filers of a shareholder resolution at JPMorgan Chase on Indigenous rights have criticized the bank for canceling a scheduled meeting with Indigenous leaders from Peru’s Amazon region.
New Report Exposes Risks of Investing in Petroperú Amid Controversial Oil Expansion in Amazon Basin
Amazonian Indigenous and coastal leaders travel to New York to call on leading U.S. commercial banks to halt new financing for Petroperú
Today, Amazon Watch released a new report exposing the elevated risks of financially supporting state-run oil company Petroperú) amid its controversial plans to expedite new oil drilling in the Amazon.
Assessing Petroperú’s Financial, Legal, Environmental, and Social Risks
Petroperú has plunged into massive indebtedness to complete its Talara Refinery Modernization Project and is now financially obligated to maximize its oil production to sustain itself, despite growing Indigenous and community opposition.
