Amazon Under Siege
This report calls for a regional strategy centered on environmental protection, state-building, and community governance.
The post Amazon Under Siege first appeared on Amazon Watch.Tireless Resistance for Mother Nature
A picture is worth a thousand tears. That was what I felt traveling to Ecuadorian Amazon with Amazon Watch on a woman donors delegation last month where we traveled from the Andes to the Amazon and deep into the remote Kichwa community of Sarayaku.
The post Tireless Resistance for Mother Nature first appeared on Amazon Watch.Brasília Becomes Indigenous Territory
Last week, Brazil’s capital Brasília was transformed into a center of Indigenous resistance. With more than 7,000 Indigenous people occupying the capital, the 2026 Free Land Camp (ATL) pressured Brazil’s government to uphold native land rights
The post Brasília Becomes Indigenous Territory first appeared on Amazon Watch.In a Major March, Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples Demand Land Demarcation and the Cancellation of Ferrogrão
More than 7,000 Indigenous people marched through the streets of Brasília yesterday under the banner “Demarcate, Lula! A sovereign Brazil is one with demarcated and protected Indigenous lands.”
The post In a Major March, Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples Demand Land Demarcation and the Cancellation of Ferrogrão first appeared on Amazon Watch.Major Indigenous Protest in Brazil Targets Belo Sun Gold Mine Project
Thousands of Indigenous people marched in Brazil’s capital yesterday, during the second day of the 2026 Free Land Camp (ATL), the country’s largest Indigenous mobilization, to denounce land rights violations driven by large-scale mining, agribusiness, and logging projects.
The post Major Indigenous Protest in Brazil Targets Belo Sun Gold Mine Project first appeared on Amazon Watch.This Month Governments Meet to Plan a Fossil Fuel Phaseout. The Amazon Must Be Heard.
Indigenous peoples have demanded for decades that governments come together and commit to getting off fossil fuels. The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, taking place later this month in Santa Marta, Colombia, is a manifestation of that demand.
The post This Month Governments Meet to Plan a Fossil Fuel Phaseout. The Amazon Must Be Heard. first appeared on Amazon Watch.The Trump Doctrine in Latin America: Carry a Big Stick and Speak of “Total Extermination”
The Administration designated a dozen Latin American criminal cartels as terrorist organizations and launched Operation Southern Spear in September.
The post The Trump Doctrine in Latin America: Carry a Big Stick and Speak of “Total Extermination” first appeared on Amazon Watch.Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Peru Must Protect Kakataibo People in Isolation
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has issued a clear mandate, ordering the Peruvian State to protect the Kakataibo people living in voluntary isolation in the Kakataibo Indigenous Reserve.
The post Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Peru Must Protect Kakataibo People in Isolation first appeared on Amazon Watch.“The rainforest speaks with the voice of a woman.”
On International Women's Day, Indigenous women from across the Ecuadorian Amazon traveled by foot, car, and canoe to Puyo with a single, unified demand: No more oil in the Amazon.
The post “The rainforest speaks with the voice of a woman.” first appeared on Amazon Watch.Middle Xingu Indigenous Women Mark One Month of Mobilization Against Belo Sun’s Advance in the Amazon
One month into their occupation of the Altamira headquarters of Brazil’s National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI), Indigenous women from the Middle Xingu region led a peaceful action.
The post Middle Xingu Indigenous Women Mark One Month of Mobilization Against Belo Sun’s Advance in the Amazon first appeared on Amazon Watch.Bringing Down a Decree: Inside the Indigenous Victory on the Tapajós River
On January 30, I witnessed the inauguration of the Munduruku people’s Pariri Association headquarters at the Praia do Mangue Indigenous Reserve.
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