• URGENT: Chief Raoni and the Kayapo Under Attack!

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    Chief Raoni has called for support from people around the world to pressure the Brazilian government to respect their rights and protect their lands against armed thugs sent to intimidate them.

  • Appeals Court Confirms $18 Billion Judgment Against Chevron in Ecuador for Polluting the Amazon Rainforest

    After nearly 18 years of legal battles, an appeals court has upheld the decision ordering Chevron to clean up their contamination, provide potable water, and build healthcare facilities.

  • Tell Talisman:
    Keep Your Promise,
    Leave the Achuar in Peace!

    The Achuar of the northern Peruvian Amazon are fighting to keep Canadian oil company Talisman Energy out of their ancestral territory, but the company continues to ignore the Achuar's demands and expand operations.

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  • Amazon in Focus

    Defending the Amazon is a defining battle of our time and has the potential to shift the balance towards justice, ecological balance and the recognition of our interdependence on nature and living systems. In this year's Amazon in Focus, we share stories from this struggle.

  • The People of Sarayaku vs. Ecuador

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    The Kichwa of Ecuador's central rainforest bring their eight-year struggle for justice to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The outcome of the case will have ripple effects throughout the Amazon.

  • A Message from Pandora

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    James Cameron produced this special feature about the battle to stop the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu, one of the great tributaries of the Amazon River.

  • FPIC: The Right to Decide

    This briefing paper focuses on the roles and responsibilities of companies, investors and finance institutions to identify, prevent and address the adverse human rights impacts of company operations.

  • Chief Raoni and the Kayapo Under Attack!

    Armed thugs sent by ranchers and illegal settlers have gathered to intimidate them and encroach upon their lands.

  • Ecuadorian Appeals Court Confirms $18 Billion Judgment Against Chevron

    After nearly 18 years of legal battles, the communities in Ecuador are one step closer to obtaining justice.

  • Tell Talisman: Keep Your Promise, Leave the Achuar in Peace!

    The Achuar do not want oil drilling on their land, and they want Talisman Energy to recognize their rights.

  • Send an eCard Gift!

    Support indigenous peoples defending the rainforest and pay tribute to someone at the same time.

  • Amazon in Focus

    In this year's Amazon in Focus, we share stories from the struggle to defend the Amazon and support indigenous peoples.

  • The People of Sarayaku vs. Ecuador

    Watch a video made by the Kichwa of Ecuador who have brought their struggle for justice to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

  • A Message from Pandora

    James Cameron produced this special feature about the battle to stop the Belo Monte Dam and defend the Amazon Rainforest.

  • FPIC: The Right to Decide

    Download this new report highlighting why companies need to operate with the Free, Prior and Informed Consent of Indigenous Peoples.

Press Releases

  • "Water is Life" Mobilization against Oil Threat to Water Supply in Peruvian Amazon
    February 1, 2012
  • Brazilian Mining Giant Vale Voted Worst Corporation in the World
    January 30, 2012
  • Protestors Paralyze Belo Monte Dam Construction Works
    January 18, 2012

In The News

  • Indigenous Leaders Call for Ecuador Government to Stop Oil Leasing Plans
    February 10, 2012
    Indian Country Today
  • BNDES Is Partner of Mining Company Voted Worst Company in the World
    January 28, 2012
    Gazeta do Acre
  • Public Eye Award Singles Out Mining Company Vale
    January 27, 2012
    The Guardian

From Our Blog

  • An Evening with the Bacajá Xikrín
    February 22, 2012
  • Iquitos Streets Fill with Demands for Clean Water
    February 14, 2012
  • URGENT: Chief Raoni and the Kayapo Under Attack!
    February 13, 2012

Reports & Updates

  • Investor's Eye on the Amazon - December 2011
    December 2011
  • Call for Co-Filers for Chevron Shareholder Resolutions
    December 12, 2011
  • Declaration of the Indigenous Peoples of the World at COP 17
    December 2, 2011

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