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Press Release Amazonian Indigenous Peoples Condemn Ecuador Mining Project at Toronto Conference The "consultation process" that was presented at the recent conference does not comply with international standards which guarantee... March 16, 2020

Respect Rights and Traditional Knowledge to Protect Mother Earth

Video Blog Respect Rights and Traditional Knowledge to Protect Mother Earth Once a year, the United Nations Headquarters in New York welcomes hundreds of indigenous leaders and representatives from... May 2, 2019

Defending Rights, Building Unity, and Protecting the Amazon Sacred Headwaters

Blog Defending Rights, Building Unity, and Protecting the Amazon Sacred Headwaters In the remote, roadless rainforest territories along the border between Ecuador and Peru, over a dozen indigenous nationalities... February 12, 2019

Ecuadorian Indigenous People File Legal Action Over Rainforest Mining Project

Press Release Ecuadorian Indigenous People File Legal Action Over Rainforest Mining Project The Shuar Indigenous people of Ecuador's southeastern Amazon-Andean corridor took legal action against the government today in Quito... February 12, 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

Today We Celebrate Life and Resistance on the Front Lines of Extraction

Blog Today We Celebrate Life and Resistance on the Front Lines of Extraction Día de los Muertos is traditionally a day for remembering and honoring those who have come before us.... November 1, 2018

Great News for Earth Defenders!

Blog Great News for Earth Defenders! Finally, we have some good news to report: Latin American and Caribbean countries are lining up to ratify... October 4, 2018

Visionary “Living Forest” Proposal to Be Launched by Kichwa People of Sarayaku in Ecuador

Press Release Visionary “Living Forest” Proposal to Be Launched by Kichwa People of Sarayaku in Ecuador Proposal for New International Category of Forest and Rights Protection to Be Presented to Government Officials and International... July 19, 2018

ENI-AGIP Oil Project Threatens Indigenous Territories in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Campaign Update ENI-AGIP Oil Project Threatens Indigenous Territories in the Ecuadorian Amazon Indigenous organizations have rejected the company's presence in their territories and an Indigenous leader has been subjected to... May 30, 2018

New Report Shines Light on Dark Days for Amazon Earth Defenders in Ecuador

Blog New Report Shines Light on Dark Days for Amazon Earth Defenders in Ecuador The Human Rights Watch report found that the Correa government "amassed broad powers to curb public debate of... April 18, 2018

Press Release Indigenous Amazonian Leaders at U.N. to Demand an End to Resource Extraction and Threats Against Rights Defenders Women's delegation from the Ecuadorian Amazon will bring call for permanent protection of rainforest lands to the U.N.... April 13, 2018

From Ecuador’s Amazon to President’s Palace, Indigenous Women Demand End to Drilling

News From Ecuador’s Amazon to President’s Palace, Indigenous Women Demand End to Drilling "Oil has not brought development for the Waorani" March 23, 2018

News Keep Off Our Land, Indigenous Women Tell Ecuador’s President Women's movement demands an end to unrestricted oil drilling and mining on Indigenous lands and action on violence... March 23, 2018

Press Release Amazonian Indigenous Women Take Demands for End to Oil and Mining Directly to Ecuador’s President In a Meeting with President Moreno, the Women Called for an Amazon Free of Natural Resource Extraction and... March 23, 2018

Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Indigenous Women at Risk in Ecuador

Blog Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Indigenous Women at Risk in Ecuador A call for international solidarity to protect the rights and lives of Earth Defenders March 15, 2018

“Indigenous peoples face horrid state violence. Through you, we stand up to this violence and demand a better future. Thank you for your great work!”