Eye on the Amazon: The Official Blog of Amazon Watch

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  Victory on Brazil's Tapajós River and the Battle that Lies Ahead

  August 9, 2016 – Last week, in a stunning turn of events, Brazil's environmental agency IBAMA definitively shelved plans to carve the São Luiz do Tapajós mega-dam into the heart of the Amazon. Deeming the project a socio-environmental liability for its devastating impacts upon the lands and way of life of the Munduruku people, IBAMA's bold move could reflect a major shift away from disastrous mega-projects like the Belo Monte dam.

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  Colombia’s U'wa: Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice

  July 29, 2016 – For decades, the U'wa indigenous people of Colombia have been an inspiration to others around the world, including everyone at Amazon Watch. With vision, persistence and courage, they have repeatedly demanded their rights and overcome the daunting forces arrayed against them.

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  "We Own These Territories. Ecopetrol Has To Go."

  July 20, 2016 – By entering and occupying the actual Gibraltar gas extraction site, the U'wa are taking their nonviolent direct action to a new level, even given the risks they run.

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  Toxic Tour to the Ecuadorian Amazon

  July 18, 2016 – Accompany Nina Gualinga, an indigenous youth from the Kichwa community of Sarayaku as she tours former oil fields of Chevron and gets an up close look at one of the worst oil disasters on the planet.

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  Indigenous People Protest Against the Violation of Their Rights in Front of Brasilia Embassies

  Indigenous protesters denounce the link between the sourcing of agricultural commodities and the violation of their rights to the international community

  July 12, 2016 – Last week's indigenous mobilization in Brasilia – detailed in the following blog from the Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA) – came as a response to the current, alarming and mounting assault on the rights of Brazil's indigenous peoples. The Brasilia protest articulated an appeal from indigenous leadership to national governments via their Brazilian embassies, demanding that these countries instate a moratorium on importing such commodities until these brazen attacks on indigenous rights, lands, cultures, and security are to cease.

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  Chevron's Garbage Fire Sale

  June 27, 2016 – Chevron sending up massive flares in Richmond is not the only sign things are getting hot for the oil giant on the run from a $11 billion verdict.