Campaign Updates

Forests and Human Rights: Principles for Asset Managers

Forests and Human Rights: Principles for Asset Managers BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has no clear policy on forests, land, and human rights of Indigenous... June 22, 2020

Investor Eye on the Amazon

Investor Eye on the Amazon A primer for shareholders concerned about rainforest protection and human rights May 14, 2020

Statement in Solidarity With Amazonian Indigenous Peoples Facing the Novel Coronavirus In solidarity with Indigenous organizations, federations and nationalities of the Amazon who have expressed deep concern about the... April 8, 2020

Damn Those Who Celebrate Belo Monte!

Protest Statement: Damn Those Who Celebrate Belo Monte! A Statement of Protest from Movimento Xingu Vivo para Sempre (Xingu Alive Forever Movement) November 26, 2019

Declaration for the Protection of the Amazon Sacred Headwaters We, the Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador and Peru together with our allies, call on the global community for... October 15, 2019

The Women of the Amazon Have Come in Peace

The Women of the Amazon Have Come in Peace Quito, Ecuador – We are women of peace, defenders of our territories and our families. We are making... October 12, 2019

Amazon Women Defenders Urge President Lenin Moreno to Respect Human Rights and to Listen to the People Puyo, Pastaza – The Amazon Women Defenders of the Rainforest are concerned about the current situation in Ecuador... October 8, 2019

Amazon Watch Statement on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) and the Use of Market Mechanisms We cannot simply offset our way to a climate stable world. We need real climate action that addresses... April 22, 2019

Investor Eye on the Amazon

Investor Eye on the Amazon The Investor Eye on the Amazon provides an update on our campaigns targeting corporations with ties to dirty... December 20, 2018

The Shiwiar Nation of Ecuador Raises Its Voice Against Oil Drilling in Its Territory

The Shiwiar Nation of Ecuador Raises Its Voice Against Oil Drilling in Its Territory "It was not a consultation, they came only with offers that we know are false. We were not... July 9, 2018

Letter to Ecuadorian President Moreno in Support of the Sapara Nation We write you to express our support for the Sapara Nation and for their demand for an end... June 27, 2018

Worldwide Solidarity with Indigenous Leaders Threatened by Chinese Mining Project in Ecuador This morning in Quito, indigenous, campesino, and civil society organizations delivered an international sign-on letter signed by 132... June 21, 2018

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

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

Investor Eye on the Amazon

Spring 2018 Investor Eye on the Amazon A primer for shareholders concerned about rainforest protection and human rights April 2, 2018

Letter from Leading Environment and Human Rights Groups: Ending Amazon Crude Is Key to Fossil-Free Movement

Letter from Leading Environment and Human Rights Groups on Ending Amazon Crude We write to you – entities involved in the processing, use, regulation, and financing of Amazon crude –... March 5, 2018

Indigenous March in Ecuador Yields a Major Victory as President Commits to No New Mining Concessions on Indigenous Lands!

Indigenous March in Ecuador Yields a Major Victory as President Commits to No New Mining Concessions on Indigenous Lands! Today's meeting and surprise announcement jump-starts a renewed dialogue between the indigenous movement and the government. Many other... December 11, 2017

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