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Ecuador Revives Plans for Amazon Oil Expansion

Blog Ecuador Revives Plans for Amazon Oil Expansion Indigenous organizations denounce government plan to launch new oil auction in December October 13, 2026

California Lawmakers Seek to Curb Oil Imports from Amazon

News California Lawmakers Seek to Curb Oil Imports from Amazon “Consuming oil from the Amazon is incompatible with climate leadership. As the world’s fourth-largest economy, California is sending... August 27, 2025

California Senate Passes SR 51, Responding to Indigenous Call to End Amazon Crude Imports

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

Indigenous Groups Demand Action from South American Leaders at Amazon Summit

News Indigenous Groups Demand Action from South American Leaders at Amazon Summit “There is no solution to any of the threats the Amazon is facing without its communities.” August 19, 2025

Indigenous Nations of Ecuador and Peru Reject Cross-Border Oil Deal, Urge California to End Amazon Crude Imports

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

A Historic Alliance for the Amazon: Indigenous Nations Reject Binational Oil Agreement

Audio Blog A Historic Alliance for the Amazon “This deal has no consent, no legitimacy, and will face legal and social resistance every step of the... August 19, 2025

Connecting Frontline Struggles and Fenceline Communities of California’s Oil Addiction

Blog Connecting Frontline Struggles and Fenceline Communities of California’s Oil Addiction Delegation of Amazonian Indigenous leaders to California builds solidarity and accountability over the state's consumption of Amazon crude June 26, 2025

Our Voice Is Our Power

Blog Our Voice Is Our Power Indigenous women in the Amazon have been at the forefront of the fight against climate change and the... November 26, 2020

Amazonian Women Mobilize in Quito to Demand Justice and Support for Earth Defenders

Photo Gallery Blog Amazonian Women Mobilize to Demand Justice and Support for Earth Defenders The Amazonian women joined the march with the goal of amplifying their voices of resistance against extractivism March 19, 2020

Press Release Indigenous Opposition Forces Andes Petroleum Out of Controversial Rainforest Oil Block Oil company's departure latest in wave of indigenous resistance that has shelved new Ecuador drilling plans November 6, 2019

Amazonians Rising Up and Winning Against Oil!

Blog Amazonians Rising Up and Winning Against Oil! "The government tried to sell our lands to the oil companies without our permission. Our rainforest is our... June 18, 2019

Press Release Statement Regarding Decision to Delay Licensing of Ecuadorian Oil Blocks 86 and 87 "The decision to put a hold on auctioning blocks 86 and 87 shows that the advocacy made by... May 10, 2019

Indigenous Groups in Ecuador Convene to Talk Resistance in the Amazon

News Indigenous Groups in Ecuador Convene to Talk Resistance in the Amazon "The Shiwiar, Sapara and Kichwa nationalities of Kawsak Sacha decide to leave the oil in the subsoil and... April 1, 2019

Portraits: Women Defenders of the Amazon

Blog Portraits: Women Defenders of the Amazon For decades, oil companies have taken advantage of the resource-rich land of the western Amazon, violating the basic... December 20, 2018

Ecuador’s Indigenous March Over 600km to Demand an End to Mining

News Ecuador’s Indigenous March Over 600km to Demand an End to Mining "They're still in the construction phase and the environmental impacts are very severe," said Carlos Mazabanda, Amazon Watch's... November 16, 2018

Press Release Ecuador Reduces Plan for New Oil Blocks in Amazon Rainforest Under Pressure from Indigenous Peoples Oakland, CA – Ecuador's Hydrocarbon Minister Carlos Pérez unexpectedly announced that the oil auction planned for the end... October 24, 2018

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