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    Ecuadorians Vote to Strengthen Security Measures and Reject Neoliberal Economic Reforms in Latest Referendum

    Ballot measures proposing a return to international arbitration mechanisms and that weaken labor laws lose by wide margin

    Ecuadorian voters sent a clear message to President Daniel Noboa on Sunday, in the country’s second referendum vote in under a year: they want security, but they saw through his attempt to sneak through right-wing economic reforms.

    April 24, 2024
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    Mounting Resistance to the Ferrogrão Railway in the Brazilian Amazon

    An unprecedented popular alliance is fighting to prevent the progress of a disastrous Amazonian mega-project

    As the world turns its eyes to Brazil for next year’s critical COP30 climate summit, the future of the Amazon and its peoples stand at a dangerous crossroads as Brazilian agribusiness and global commodity traders attempt to drive a mega-railway through it.

    April 18, 2024
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    Recent Reports

    Amazon in Focus 2023

    Over the last year, hope and progress for the future of the Amazon and climate has been restored. With immense joy and pride, we celebrate recent victories to protect Indigenous land rights with the civil society consultation to keep oil in the ground in the Yasuní National Park in Ecuador and the Brazilian Supreme Court ruling declaring “Marco...

    Fall 2023
    3,842 views
    3 min read

    Amazon Underworld

    Criminal Economies in the World's Largest Rainforest

    This report shows how criminal organizations and armed groups have expanded their presence, increased their political control, and diversified their economies in the Amazon with disastrous impacts on Indigenous peoples.

    November 2023
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    News on Indigenous Rights, the Amazon, and Our Global Climate Crisis

    Unmasking the Environmental and Human Rights Threats of Canadian Corporations

    Despite its promises, Canada rejects key recommendations on the framework of the Universal Periodic Review and remains a threat to human rights and the environment

    Contrary to upholding Indigenous rights, Canada rejected crucial recommendations regarding the regulation of its companies operating in Latin America and the Caribbean.

    May 6, 2024
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    28 Months Later: Aftermath of a Massacre in the Colombian Amazon

    Following the government killing of a Kichwa Indigenous leader, his successor organizes for justice and reparations for their community

    Deep in the Colombian Amazon, the Indigenous community of Lower Remanso is fighting for truth, justice, and reparations. Two years ago, their leader was one of several civilians killed by the Colombian army.

    April 12, 2024
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    Shuar Arutam People Notch Major Wins Against Amazon Mining in March

    In a span of only three weeks, the PSHA launch a series of successful actions at a local, national, and international level to reaffirm their opposition against Solaris Resources’ Warintza project

    The past month saw significant victories for the Shuar, turning the tide against Canadian mining company Solaris Resources.

    March 22, 2024
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    Following the Money Behind Amazon Oil Development

    Santander and HSBC worked on Petroperú bond issuance despite its record of Amazon oil spills

    Financial Times | Local opposition has hampered Petroperú’s plans to start producing crude from two large blocks in the Amazon. For many banks, support for Amazon oil development must look like much more trouble than it is worth.

    February 19, 2024
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    Chevron’s Environmental Crimes: 13 Years of Evasion and Escalation

    On the 13th anniversary of the historic $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron, Ecuador's current government could betray its own people in favor of big oil interests

    Thirteen years ago today, Indigenous peoples and other Amazonian inhabitants made climate justice history in Ecuador when, after 18 years of legal battles, they won a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corporation.

    February 14, 2024
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    Guardians Unite: Defending the Xingu Against Belo Sun’s Threat

    The Gathering was a key moment to reaffirm our collective resistance and understand the realities of communities grappling not only with the disastrous Belo Monte hydroelectric dam but also the looming threat of Belo Sun’s proposed mine. 

    February 6, 2024
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    Belo Sun Mining Seeks to Criminalize Amazon Defenders

    The Canadian gold mining company’s criminal lawsuit attempts to silence and intimidate defenders of the Volta Grande do Xingú, including community leaders, Amazon Watch, and other environmental and human rights activists

    In a blatant effort to intimidate and silence its critics, Belo Sun Mining has filed a criminal lawsuit targeting more than 30 people – most of them small-scale farmers – as well as community leaders, environmental defenders, researchers, and representatives of Brazilian and international organizations.

    February 1, 2024
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