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Protecting the rainforest and our climate in solidarity with Indigenous peoples since 1996. #EndAmazonCrude #MiningOutOfTheAmazon #DemarcationNow 🌿🦋🐒

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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...

amazonwatch.orgStories of Solidarity | Amazon WatchAs 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 Indi...
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The Amazon just got four more years. Is that enough? Brazil re-elected Lula, who cut deforestation to record lows. But a more conservative Congress arrives in February, and scientists warn a drier, savanna-like Amazon by 2050 isn’t off the table. What happens next 👇

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#Brazil: Terrific, unexpected news. President #Lula won the run-off. But the Brazilian far-right will be more powerful than ever in the new Congress, and the #AmazonRainforest is one of their priority targets. @amazonwatch.org

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The likely victory of the far-right in #Brazil on October 25 is a climate emergency for the entire planet. Flávio Bolsonaro will start burning the Amazon rainforest again, pushing it closer to a "tipping point." My warning @newrepublic.com. @amazonwatch.org newrepublic.com/article/2162...

newrepublic.comThe Return of the Brazilian Far Right Is a Climate CatastropheLula’s loss will be a disaster for the Amazon rainforest, and could accelerate global warming dramatically.
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“Our territories, our homes, our waters, the future of our children are at stake.” Indigenous leaders from Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador are at the UN in Vienna asking governments to follow the money behind Amazon crime, and to give them a seat at the table. Read here apnews.com/article/amaz...

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The Amazon’s tipping point is thought to sit near 25% forest loss. We’re at 15%, with 13M hectares lost in 4 years, the size of Louisiana. Indigenous communities are already defending what’s left. What would it take to put Indigenous leadership at the center of the response?

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There are no real solutions to Amazon crime without Indigenous peoples. Galois Flores Pizango and Ingry Mojinajinsoy make the case in El País as an Indigenous delegation from 4 countries pushes for a global protocol against environmental crimes at UNTOC COP13 in Vienna.

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Indigenous leaders from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are in Vienna this week for UN talks on transnational organized crime. Just in the last week, 5,000 people have signed in support of their call. If you haven’t yet, add your name: amazonwatch.org/take-action/...

amazonwatch.orgBuild Responses to Amazon Crime With Indigenous Peoples, Not Without Them | Amazon WatchThose defending their territories from organized crime must not be excluded from decisions about how to confront it.
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Raphael Hoetmer at @AmazonWatch.org said organized crime and illicit economies have become major threats to the Amazon, Indigenous ppls & the global climate. He criticized govts’ reliance on military operations... arguing they fail to address underlying causes... apnews.com/article/amaz...,

apnews.comCriminal networks threaten the Amazon. Indigenous leaders want the UN to actIndigenous leaders from the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking, and deforestation to a United Nations conference in Vienna next week.
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Raphael Hoetmer at @AmazonWatch.org said organized crime and illicit economies have become major threats to the Amazon, Indigenous ppls & the global climate. He criticized govts’ reliance on military operations... arguing they fail to address underlying causes... apnews.com/article/amaz...,

apnews.comCriminal networks threaten the Amazon. Indigenous leaders want the UN to actIndigenous leaders from the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking, and deforestation to a United Nations conference in Vienna next week.
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Indigenous leaders from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador & Peru are in Vienna this week for the UN organized crime conference (COP13). Their message: there’s no security in the Amazon without Indigenous Peoples at the table. 🌎 Read more 👇 amazonwatch.org/news/2026/10...

amazonwatch.orgAmazon Indigenous Leaders Head to Vienna To Demand a Voice in Global Fight Against Organized Crime | Amazon Watch"Safeguarding Indigenous defenders is our strongest defense against environmental crime, and they must not be left to fight it alone.”
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“We are at a decisive moment. The results of the first round showed that the threats to our territories and our rights may increase in the coming years. Our lives are at stake,” said Alessandra Korap Munduruku. amazonwatch.org/news/2026/10...

amazonwatch.orgBrazil’s Far-Right Gains Threaten Indigenous Rights. The Struggle Continues. | Amazon Watch“We are at a decisive moment. The results of the first round showed that the threats to our territories and our rights may increase in the coming years. But the election isn’t over yet."
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“Unfortunately, what we saw today is, let’s say, a bleak moment,” Dinamam Tuxá, an executive coordinator with APIB, told Mongabay in an audio message. “We did not expect this result.” news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

news.mongabay.comFar-right election results in Brazil 'bleak' for Indigenous peoples, says Indigenous leaderRight-wing candidates made big gains in both houses of Congress in Brazil’s Oct. 4 general election. Brazil’s main Indigenous organization, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil APIB, told ...
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BREAKING: “Yesterday’s announcement changes nothing on the ground. Indigenous nations have opposed oil extraction in these territories for decades, previous rounds failed to deliver, and the fundamental obstacles remain." - Kevin Koenig #EndAmazonCrude amazonwatch.org/news/2026/10...

amazonwatch.orgEcuador Announces Launch of New Oil Auction for End of 2026 | Amazon Watch"Yesterday's announcement changes nothing on the ground. Indigenous nations have opposed oil extraction in these territories for decades, previous rounds failed to deliver, and the fundamental obstacl...
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BREAKING: 7 Indigenous nations call on Ecuador to cancel planned oil auctions, respect Indigenous territorial decisions & right to Free, Prior & Informed Consent, support Indigenous-led alternatives & just transition away from fossil fuels. #EndAmazonCrude amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09...

amazonwatch.orgAs Ecuador Courts Oil Investors, Indigenous Nations Warn Amazon Expansion Is Not Viable | Amazon Watch“The government is asking investors to bet on the future of Ecuadorian oil. They should look carefully at the history of this region before placing that bet."
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BREAKING: U.S. consular shutdowns days before Brazil’s vote heighten fears of election interference. "Foreign governments, particularly the Trump administration, taking exceptional measures only two days before Brazil’s elections require immediate transparency..." amazonwatch.org/news/2026/10...

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The committee found that Morton County, population roughly 33,000, was structurally incapable of providing an impartial jury. “It’s inconceivable that this jury could do anything other than ultimately enter a judgment on behalf of the plaintiff.” @greenpeace.org njtoday.news/2026/09/23/s...

njtoday.newsSLAPP lawsuit violated Greenpeace’s rights to a fair trial, lawyers say - NJTODAY.NEWSAn independent committee of human rights lawyers and scholars says the $667 million verdict against Greenpeace was the product of a fundamentally unfair trial, citing judicial bias, a tainted jury and...

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At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed worldwide in 2025, according to Global Witness — and 85% of those deaths were in Latin America. Colombia remained the deadliest country for a fourth straight year, while killings in Brazil more than doubled from 2024. apnews/.com/article...

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The AI data center boom is expected to be mostly powered by gas-fired power plants, putting our health at risk.​ Air pollution from gas-fired power plants for data centers is projected to contribute to roughly 600,000 asthma symptom cases and 1,300 premature deaths by 2028.​

nytimes.comA.I. Boom Poses Growing Public Health Threat, Former E.P.A. Officials Warn (Gift Article)Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.
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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 #AmazonEmergency amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09...

amazonwatch.orgIndigenous Peoples Delivered a Mandate the World Cannot Ignore | Amazon WatchAt 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 and death, above all for our children.” amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09...

amazonwatch.orgAmazon Indigenous Community Turns Resistance to Illegal Gold Mining Into a Global Anthem | Amazon Watch"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, too. A just energy transition must respect rights and consent – not turn “green mining” into resource colonialism. #AmazonFreeFromExtraction abcnews.com/Business/wir...

abcnews.comBrazil’s Senate passes rare earth minerals regulation, paving the way for boosted explorationBrazil’s Senate has approved a bill to regulate the exploration of critical minerals, including rare earths, marking a step toward exploiting its vast reserves
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"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 government also needs to consider small, remote settlements." sumauma.com/en/a-amazoni...

sumauma.comThe Amazon must brace for a “Godzilla” El Niño - SUMAÚMAFire 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 gover...
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Trump’s trade pressure and political intervention are emboldening the Bolsonaro movement and threatening Brazil’s 2026 election. New analysis from @WOLA_org: www.wola.org/analysis/bra...

wola.orgTrade Pressure and Political Intervention Converge in U.S.-Brazil Relations - WOLAJust 47 days before Brazil’s first-round election, U.S.-Brazil relations have entered a particularly sensitive period. What was framed as a trade dispute has increasingly converged with Brazil’s 2026 ...
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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 connected to them." amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09...

amazonwatch.orgMonumental Rio Mural Celebrates Women Defending Amazon Rivers | Amazon Watch“When I look at these three women – Indigenous, riverine, and Quilombola – I also see a message about where many of the answers to the climate crisis lie: in the territories and in knowledge that gene...
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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/plan...

news.mongabay.comPlans of Peru’s new administration spur concern among environmentalistsKeiko 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, n...
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#StoriesofSolidarity When COVID reached the Brazilian Amazon Amazon Watch provided oxygen concentrators to the Munduruku ppl. Alessandra Korap shares what that support meant.. “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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BREAKING: 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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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...

amazonwatch.orgAmazonian 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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BREAKING: Indigenous Communities and Social Movements Unite Against Mining in Ecuador’s Amazon The action, held on the Jatunyaku River in Napo, formed part of the official program of the XII Pan-Amazonian Social Forum amazonwatch.org/news/2026/08...

amazonwatch.orgIndigenous Communities and Social Movements Unite Against Mining in Ecuador’s Amazon | Amazon WatchOn the Jatunyaku River, community representatives unfurled two banners bearing the messages that have echoed for years: "Water is life” and "Love the Amazon."
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California is the top destination for crude from the western Amazon. Its lawmakers are investigating how to stop this, but like to many things CA is trying to do to support the environment - they are under attack by the trump administration. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/c...

nytimes.comHow Trump Is Trying to Crush California’s Climate Policies (Gift Article)At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has led the nation in environmental protections.
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"The Amazon is not a reserve of resources: it is a territory of life" - Patricia Gualinga of Sarayaku, Ecuador. This week, Indigenous peoples & communities from the 9 countries of the Amazon basin gathered at the Pan-Amazonian Social Forum in Puyo, Ecuador. elpais.com/america-futu...

elpais.comLa Amazonia no es una reserva de recursos: es un territorio de vidaEsta semana, pueblos indígenas y comunidades de los nueve países de la cuenca nos reunimos en el Foro Social Panamazónico en Puyo, Ecuador. El encuentro plantea cómo acelerar la transición fuera de lo...