🎬 Amazon Watch is also co-hosting a screening of Yanuni — a film that follows the life and activism of Juma Xipaia, chief of the Kaarimã community from the Brazilian Amazon.

Register and use code 360b20 for 20% off your ticket.
🔗 Film screening details: conference.bioneers.org/film-screeni...

Will you be at the 37th Annual Bioneers Conference in Berkeley? 🌿 Amazon Watch will be there with partners from the Amazon — join us!

📅 Thursday, March 26 | 3–4:15pm
Fossil Fuel Phase Out and a Just Transition from California to the Amazon
🎟️ Register and use code 360b20 for 20% off your ticket.

Hey! So, if I'm slow to respond (or maybe even absent) for a bit, it's bc I'm busy learnin' now that the @climatebase.bsky.social fellowship is under way! 🤓

The first week was clarifying + galvanizing. I'm so excited to meet many amazing fellows!

Reflections: virtuistic.beehiiv.com/p/the-nerder...

Ecuador: Government Defies Court-Ordered Oil Ban Ecuador is failing to comply with key provisions of an Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling to protect the Tagaeri and Taromenane Indigenous peoples.

“Ecuador should take immediate steps to suspend oil extraction in Block 43 and fully comply with the court’s ruling to respect the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Yasuní national park.” @hrw.org

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Katô Homepage - The Eternal Song Travel deep into the Tapajós River basin, to the Amazonian village of Sawré Muybu, where the Munduruku people of Sawré Muybu are fighting for the sanctity of their dreams.

The Munduruku people of the Tapajós River have been fighting to protect their river and their territories for generations.

Katô: Dreams of Dark Earth follows their struggle for land and clean water. Join the premier TOMORROW.

🎬 theeternalsong.org/kato/

We mourn the passing of Luis Francisco Yanza Angamarca — founder of the Amazon Defense Front, champion of justice for communities impacted by Chevron's toxic legacy in Ecuador, and our dear friend and colleague for over 40 years.

May he rest in peace, power, respect, and dignity.

Indigenous women tour Ecuador oil field as warning against Amazon drilling expansion About 30 Indigenous women from seven Amazon nationalities traveled to Ecuador’s northern oil region to witness the environmental impacts of decades of oil and gas extraction, part of a workshop aimed ...

30 Indigenous women from 7 Amazon nationalities traveled to Ecuador's northern oil region to witness the environmental damage left by decades of extraction — preparing their communities to resist further drilling.

📹 @sjgrattan.bsky.social @apnews.com

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🎉 Amazon Watch turns 30 today. For three decades, one truth has guided our work: the most effective way to protect the Amazon is to stand with Indigenous peoples who have defended these forests for generations. More voices and stories to come all year. 🌿

Amazonian Indigenous Women Occupy Federal Agency to Demand Suspension of Belo Sun Mining’s License | Amazon Watch More than 140 Indigenous people have occupied the Brazilian federal Indigenous agency FUNAI’s regional office to demand the suspension of Belo Sun’s mining license for its “Volta Grande” gold mine on ...

140+ Indigenous ppls occupied Brazil's federal agency FUNAI in Altamira, demanding suspension of Belo Sun's gold mine license on the Xingu River. ✊

amazonwatch.org/news/2026/0311-amazonian-indigenous-women-occupy-federal-agency-to-demand-suspension-of-belo-sun-minings-license

International Women's Day 2025 YouTube video by AmazonWatch

📣 In Condorcanqui, 800+ Indigenous girls & boys are survivors of sexual abuse. When the state tried to shut down the prosecutors' offices handling their cases, Awajún Wampís women marched — and forced a reversal. They are still waiting for justice. ⚖️✊

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Falling Amazon river flows trigger reality check at Belo Monte power plant Brazil bet big on a mega river dam using old data, but climate change is leaving its massive turbines high and dry.

Indigenous ppls warned that Belo Monte would cause social & ecological devastation — including deformed fish in the Xingu River. Regulators pushed ahead anyway. Now the dam faces a contentious license renewal as Amazon flows continue to fall.
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When Criminal Networks Invade the Amazon, Indigenous Autonomy Resists | Amazon Watch More than 60 Indigenous leaders from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru gathered in the Peruvian Amazon to confront a rapidly growing threat.

Criminal networks are invading the Amazon, displacing and threatening Indigenous communities. But resistance is alive. 🌿✊ Read the full story ⬇️

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For #WomensHistoryMonth, join us at the #WECAN Women’s Momentum Assembly for a Just Fossil Fuel Phaseout to strategize and generate momentum for phasing out oil, gas, and coal, and building a just world!

📅 March 31 | Virtual & Free
🔗 tinyurl.com/woma-2026

How Indigenous Women Forced Peru to Reverse a Dangerous Rollback of Justice | Amazon Watch Awajún and Wampis women have transformed grief into organized power, compelling the state to reverse a dangerous rollback of justice services for survivors of sexual violence.

Awajún & Wampis women in Peru's Amazon turned grief into power — compelling the state to reverse a rollback of justice services for sexual violence survivors. A powerful story for #WomenHistorysMonth. 🌿 Read the full story ⬇️

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Greenpeace organizations to appeal US $345 million North Dakota court judgment in Energy Transfer’s intimidation lawsuit - Greenpeace - Greenpeace Mandan, North Dakota (February 27,2026)  — Greenpeace organizations in the U.S. and Greenpeace International announce they will seek a new trial and, if necessary, appeal the decision with the No...

We support our friends at @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social who will challenge this outrageous decision in ETP's SLAPP suit against them.

“Speaking out against corporations that cause environmental harm should never be deemed unlawful.” - Marco Simons, Greenpeace.

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‘The river won’: how campaigners in Brazilian Amazon stopped privatisation of waterway Local river defenders force U-turn by occupying grain terminal operated by one of US powerhouses of world trade

"A victory for life.” That was the triumphal message from Indigenous campaigners in the Brazilian Amazon this week after they staved off a threat to the Tapajós River by occupying a grain terminal operated by Cargill, the biggest privately owned company in the US
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Pushing Back Against the “Donroe Doctrine” | Amazon Watch When Petro met Trump on February 3rd, the stakes were high. The Trump Administration had decertified Colombia from receiving security assistance on grounds that it was not adequately addressing drug t...

#EyeOnTheAmazon from @amazonmiller.bsky.social critiques the “Donroe Doctrine” as US policy pushes deeper into the Amazon region & beyond, urging a foreign policy rooted in justice & solidarity, not interventionism. Read more:
#ForeignPolicy #Amazon #ClimateJustice amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...

An oil refinery defined life in this quaint California city. What happens when it’s gone? For decades, the Valero refinery shaped Benicia’s economy, politics and health. Now the city has become a reluctant test case of whether an oil town can reinvent itself

Benicia has some of the highest cancer and asthma rates in the country. This is why we need a Make Polluters Pay super fund to support communities like Benicia to transition to clean industries. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Judge orders Greenpeace to pay $345m over Dakota Access pipeline protest Group says case far from over after being found liable for defamation and other claims brought by energy firm

This baseless SLAPP suit will never stand up. Greenpeace did absolutely nothing wrong. The “evidence” in court was presented to a blatantly biased jury & the trial was mishandled. Energy Transfer’s CEO Warren confessed he just wanted to hurt GP. Shameful. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine as Indigenous Communities File Misconduct Complaint | Amazon Watch “We are already suffering the impacts of the Belo Monte dam.. If another project of this scale comes, the Volta Grande will not withstand it.”

BREAKING: Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine as Indigenous Communities File Misconduct Complaint
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Illegal gold mining surges into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, threatening rivers and lives Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, and experts say it is driving a growing environmental and health crisis.

Illegal gold mining is poisoning the Amazon. Mercury contamination is devastating Indigenous communities in Peru, threatening health, rivers, and food systems. This is the real cost of unchecked extraction. apnews.com/article/peru...

This victory was powered by Indigenous leadership, courage, and collective action. Thank you to everyone who stood in solidarity to protect the Amazon’s rivers.✊🌿🌊

Indigenous leaders warned the decree would open the door to destructive dredging, turning living rivers into dead export corridors and threatening the waterways communities depend on for survival.

🎉🎉After more than a month blockading Cargill's grain terminal, Indigenous peoples in Brazil have won a major victory. President Lula has revoked Decree 12,600/2025 🧵👇

Indigenous protesters occupy Cargill's Santarem port terminal in Brazil Indigenous protesters have occupied Cargill's Santarem river port terminal in Brazil's Para state and "completely" interrupted operations at the site, the U.S. grain trader said in a statement on Satu...

“Rivers are not export channels: They are a source of life, sustenance, memory, and identity..” Indigenous peoples wrote in a letter, demanding Brazil revoke Decree 12,600, which would open Amazon rivers to dredging and threaten water and fisheries. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Indigenous Leaders Defending the Amazon Take Center Stage in New Amazon Watch Video | Amazon Watch New short video narrated by Avatar star Oona Chaplin features director James Cameron, legendary Chief Raoni Metuktire, and Goldman Environmental Prize winner Alessandra Korap Munduruku

In Avatar, the Na’vi fight to defend their home. In the Amazon, that fight is real. A new video featuring Jim Cameron, Raoni Metuktire, and Alessandra Korap Munduruku highlights Indigenous resistance to industrial agribusiness and mega infrastructure. Press release 👉 amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...

Indigenous Protesters Intercept Grain Barge, Escalating Demands to Repeal Decree Privatizing Amazonian Rivers | Amazon Watch Today, 400 Indigenous peoples in four boats intercepted a grain barge on the Tapajós River in the city of Santarém (PA).

⏰ Indigenous protesters have intercepted a grain barge on the #Tapajós River, intensifying calls to revoke Decree 12,600 and defend Amazonian rivers from privatization.
Read more 👇 amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...

Why Indigenous Groups Are Targeting Brazil’s Booming Grain Trade Hundreds of protestors are blocking a key Amazon soybean port in clash over river dredging.

"Hundreds of protestors are blocking a key Amazon soybean port in clash over river dredging." - @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Who’s behind it? WSPA Chevron Phillips66Co MarathonPetroCo LocalCAEnergy

“This multimillion-dollar spending spree is an attempt to prop up a declining industry and squeeze out as much profit for fossil fuel shareholders as possible, no matter the costs to public health and the climate.” -
climatecampaign