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As Amazon Watch turns 30, we share stories from our partners and allies reflecting on the true meaning of solidarity and the connections that have endured many years to help defend the Amazon and Indigenous rights. #AmazonWatch30 WATCH at amazonwatch.org/stories-of-s…

Stories of Solidarity | Amazon Watch

As Amazon Watch turns 30, we share stories from our partners and allies reflecting on the true meaning of solidarity and the connections that have endured many years to help defend the Amazon and...

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For 30yrs, the U’wa people of Colombia & Amazon Watch have stood together– frm resisting oil & gas extraction on U’wa lands to a historic human rights victory. U’wa leader Aura Tegría: “These are all places that we’ve walked together.” #StoriesOfSolidarity piped.video/FN3axDzTEpA?is=v2ZR…

30 Years of Solidarity | Aura Tegría on Resistance, Friendship, and Defending Mother Earth

U’wa leader and lawyer Aura Tegría Cristancho reflects on 30 years ...

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BREAKING: Juma Xipaia Denounces Canada’s Belo Sun Mining Corp in New York Event. #ClimateWeek #DefendTheAmazon amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09…

Juma Xipaia Denounces Canada’s Belo Sun Mining Corp in New York Event | Amazon Watch

“Listen to the Indigenous peoples who are saying no to this project of death,” said Juma Xipaia, founder of Instituto Juma.

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$345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace Should Be Overturned, Lawyers Say A group of civil-rights and free-speech lawyers accused the judge of bias and “general incompetence.” @Greenpeace nytimes.com/2026/09/22/clima…

$345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace Should Be Overturned, Lawyers Say (Gift Article)

A group of civil-rights and free-speech lawyers accused the judge of bias and “general incompetence.”

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Amazon Watch will be at NY #ClimateWeek next week. Join us and take action for the climate, the Amazon, and Indigenous rights! Learn more about the events here: amazonwatch.org/get-involved…

Events | Amazon Watch

Amazon Watch organizes and participates in local, national, and international events on a regular basis.

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The Peruvian government will answer to the @CorteIDH for violating the rights of an Indigenous group living in voluntary isolation. The Mashco Piro case will be heard on Sept 24-25, in Uruguay, following a complaint filed by @FENAMAD1 & #EarthRights. 🔗 tinyurl.com/MashcoPiro-ENG
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Indigenous peoples across the Amazon have delivered a mandate the world cannot ignore: protect their territories, respect their right to say no, and end fossil fuel extraction in the Amazon. Their rights are our collective future. #EyeOnTheAmazon amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09…

Indigenous Peoples Delivered a Mandate the World Cannot Ignore | Amazon Watch

At its core, the Mandate asserts that Indigenous peoples’ territories, their governance systems, and their knowledge are most effective for protecting the Amazon and their living territories.

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BREAKING: Amazon Indigenous Community Turns Resistance to Illegal Gold Mining Into a Global Anthem “...what we must defend is life. And what is life? It is water. That is why we fight– because... we stand between life & death, above all for our children.” amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09…

Amazon Indigenous Community Turns Resistance to Illegal Gold Mining Into a Global Anthem | Amazon...

"We are defending the life of the entire planet, that is why we ask ourselves: will we one day make a soup of gold or a soup of dollars?"

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A mineral can be critical without every mine being justified. The Amazon’s rivers, forests & Indigenous territories are critical. A just transition must respect rights & consent–not turn “green mining” into resource colonialism. #AmazonFreeFromExtraction abcnews.com/Business/wireSto…
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"Fire and drought risks will rise rapidly in the coming months, supercharged by the climate crisis and deforestation. Traditional communities & rural producers alike will be threatened, but the government also needs to consider small, remote settlements." sumauma.com/en/a-amazonia-pr…

The Amazon must brace for a “Godzilla” El Niño - SUMAÚMA

Fire and drought risks will rise rapidly in the coming months, supercharged by the climate crisis and deforestation. Traditional communities and rural producers alike will be threatened, but the...

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It’s time to replace the culture of extraction with one of reciprocity. 🐆💚 On Sept. 12, we're joining @PachamamaOrg’s 30th Anniversary Celebration to honor 30 years of partnership with Indigenous leaders in the Amazon. 🔗 Sign up to join the livestream: bit.ly/tpa-30th-livestream

30th Anniversary Livestream

Join the 30th Anniversary celebration on September 12 — livestream online or host a local watch party — and honor 30 years of partnership with Indigenous leaders.

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"Polls suggest a tight race and Trump and his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, have been accused of trying to tip the scales in Bolsonaro’s favour by launching an overt campaign of economic and diplomatic pressure against Lula." theguardian.com/world/2026/s…

Echoes of cold war as US accused of meddling in another Brazilian election

Claims that Trump and Rubio are trying to influence result have parallels with CIA intervention 64 years ago

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BREAKING: 30ft Rio de Janeiro mural unveiled symbolizing the struggle of Indigenous, Quilombola & riverine women to defend Amazonian rivers frm industrial threats. "Defending territory means defending its waters, forests, people & all forms of life..." amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09…
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In case anyone needed another reason... theguardian.com/food/2026/au…

UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns

Brazil has failed to prove compliance with EU rules on use of antibiotics in cattle and poultry farming

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"Fujimori says she will expand fossil fuel production and mining across the country, as well as road, rail and port networks to facilitate extractive and productive projects." 🤦🤦🤦 news.mongabay.com/2026/08/pl…

Plans of Peru’s new administration spur concern among environmentalists

Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi from the Popular Force Party was sworn in as the new president of Peru on July 28. Fujimori, who has pledged to tackle insecurity using greater force and militarization,...

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Business can be a force for change. 🌱 At Amazon Watch, we’re inviting business owners & leaders to join us as supporters & explore what a meaningful partnership could look like. 👉 Learn more: amazonwatch.org/get-involved…

Amazon Watch Business Supporters | Amazon Watch

Amazon Watch is grateful to the businesses and artists who support our mission to protect the rainforest and our climate in solidarity with Indigenous peoples.

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#StoriesofSolidarity When COVID reached the Brazilian Amazon Amazon Watch provided oxygen concentrators to the Munduruku ppl. Alessandra Korap shares: “It was at that moment I saw Amazon Watch as more than a partnership. It was a true friend." amazonwatch.org/stories-of-s…
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In a key development, Brazil’s National Indigenous Peoples Foundation (FUNAI) has officially recognized 20 Indigenous communities in the Amazon's Volta Grande do Xingu as potentially affected by the Canadian company Belo Sun's proposed mega gold mine. #MiningOut
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"A Peruvian court has convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to between 15 and 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Kichwa leader and rainforest defender." #DefendEarthDefenders #EndImpunity usnews.com/news/world/articl…

Peru Court Hands Lengthy Prison Terms in Killing of Indigenous Amazon Defender

A Peruvian court has convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to between 15 and 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Kichwa leader and rainforest defender

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BREAKING: Amazonian Communities Move To Protect Tocantins River Fish Nursery Community-led heritage declaration and federal petition aim to protect a unique and biodiverse 43-kilometer rocky ecosystem threatened with destruction in 2027 amazonwatch.org/news/2026/08…

Amazonian Communities Move To Protect Tocantins River Fish Nursery | Amazon Watch

“We learned to fish by knowing every rock, every eddy, and every path through the Pedral. You cannot separate our lives from the Pedral do Lourenção.”

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