Amazon Watch attended the Cancun climate talks where we worked to elevate the voices of our Amazonian Indigenous allies.
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Peru's Amazonian Tribes at Risk
In late October of 2010, Amazon Watch had the pleasure of helping to facilitate the visit of our long-time colleague Henderson Rengifo, currently a leader with AIDESEP and previous treasurer of FECONACO in northern Peru.
U'wa Return to California
Colombian indigenous leaders from the U'wa people visited friends old and new in San Francisco and Los Angeles in late September of 2010.
Photos from Our 2010 Annual Luncheon
Roberto "Berito" Cobaria and Gilberto Cobaria from the U'wa people of Colombia were our guest speakers. James Cameron joined the luncheon by video to present A Message from Pandora, a special feature about the battle to stop the Belo Monte Dam.
Achuar Photo Essay
For centuries the Achuar people have lived in harmony with the Amazon rainforest. But now, the unrelenting drive for oil has reached the deepest regions of their territory.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 28 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Peru Protest at the White House
A spirited protest at the White House during the visit of Peruvian president Alan Garcia with U.S. president Barack Obama.
Amazonian Indigenous Leaders Confront Oxy at 2010 AGM
Achuar Indigenous Leaders, Actress Daryl Hannah Demand Occidental Petroleum, Clean Up Pollution in Rainforest!
Chevron AGM 2010 Action
A powerful coalition of leaders from communities around the world negatively impacted by Chevron's operations gathered in Houston to confront the oil giant during its annual shareholders meeting.
Real Life Pandoras on Earth
Renowned director James Cameron and indigenous leaders from around the world engage in a panel discussion about the parallels between Avatar and real-life indigenous struggles.
U'wa Visit to NYC and Washington, DC
Photos from a week-long visit of U'wa Association leaders Gilberto Cobaría (President) and Berito Cobaría (International Coordinator) to the East Coast, co-facilitated by the National Museum of the American Indian and Amazon Watch.
Daysi Zapata and Lily Visit Washington, DC
Daysi Zapata (Aidesep VP) testified before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. House of Representatives, during hearing on Indigenous Peoples Rights in Latin America.
The Xingu and its People
For hundreds of years, the Xingu River basin has been home to a cross-section of Brazilian life, made up of rural and urban communities. The region reveals a diverse conglomeration of people, with varying levels of multilingualism and acculturation to the Brazilian mainstream.
Cameron Travels to the Xingu River
James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver and Joel David Moore travel with members of Amazon Watch to the Xingu River basin.
Ecuador Petition Delivery to Chevron Headquarters
Emergildo Criollo traveled to California recently from his indigenous village in Ecuador to the home of Chevron's new CEO John Watson and then to a meeting with state lawmakers, demanding that the oil giant Chevron "... take responsibility for their actions and clean up our rivers and forests – our homes."
A Glimpse of Achuar Life
The Achuar are an indigenous people who live in the Pastaza, Corrientes and Morona river basins in the Amazon Rainforest on both sides of the Peru-Ecuador border. These photos give a glimpse of life in an Achuar community on the river Huasaga, in the Pastaza river basin.
2009 Copenhagen UN Climate Summit
Amazon Watch accompanies Ecuadorian indigenous colleagues Tito Puanchir and Marlon Santi to the summit.
Meeting of Peoples Affected by Financing from Brazil's Development Bank (BNDES)
Photos from a November gathering of Brazilian and other South American community representatives negatively affected by projects financed by BNDES.
Demonstrations and Repression of Protestors in Ecuador
The incident near the town of Macas in Southern Ecuadorian Amazon has reportedly left at least one Shuar indigenous protester dead, and dozens injured from both sides.
Affected Communities March Against Chevron Corruption in Ecuador
Over 400 people from indigenous and farming communities around Lago Agrio, Ecuador, marched to a toxic dump site today to protest Chevron's on-going attempts to derail the $27 billion lawsuit that will soon come to a close after more than 16 years of courtroom struggle.
Amo Amazonia
Hundreds of people form a human banner in Peru to draw attention to plight of the Amazon.
CRUDE Premiere Events
Photos from opening night of CRUDE in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City.
Contamination and failed cleanup by OXY and Pluspetrol in Corrientes, Peru
These photos show some sites in oil block 1-AB visited by E-Tech International to evaluate the effectiveness of Pluspetrol's cleanup of OXY's legacy.
The Madeira River Complex, Brazil and Bolivia
Photos from an Amazon Watch trip through the Madeira River basin to bring back stories of anguish and hope in the fight to stop the construction of two mega-hydroelectric dams on the Amazon's principal tributary.
Peruvian Police Fire on Unarmed Indigenous Tribes' Oil and Gas Protest
At approximately 5 am this morning, the Peruvian military police staged a violent raid on a group of indigenous people at a peaceful blockade on a road outside of Bagua, in a remote area of northern Peruvian Amazon.
Chevron AGM 2009 Action
Representatives of indigenous and farming communities from Ecuador's Amazon have brought their 15-year battle for justice to Chevron's doorstep.
Protests in Peru
Awajun indigenous protesters in Bagua, northern Peru, where armed police put many of them into hospital in a May 10th attack on their peaceful blockade of the Corral Quemado Bridge.
Ecuador Oil Spill Pollutes River in the Amazon
A rupture in Ecuador's second largest oil pipeline polluted the Santa Rosa river in the lush Amazon jungle and shut off the flow of crude to a Pacific port in the city of Esmeraldas.
S.O.S. Amazon
View photos of indigenous people from across Latin America leading over 1000 participants of the World Social Forum to form human banners, using their bodies to draw attention to the increasingly precarious situation of the Amazon rainforest.
Urubamba River Peru Field Investigation
Amazon Watch and the local communities are deeply concerned that the impacts of the existing Camisea gas project are likely to be compounded by additional oil operations planned nearby by Spain's Repsol and Brazil's Petrobras.
