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 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 www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

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.

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 apnews.com/video/indige...

🎉 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. 🌿

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

📣 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. ⚖️✊ youtube.com/shorts/UGniJ...

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. news.mongabay.com/2026/03/fall...

Criminal networks are invading the Amazon, displacing and threatening Indigenous communities. But resistance is alive. 🌿✊ Read the full story ⬇️ amazonwatch.org/news/2026/03...

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

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 ⬇️ amazonwatch.org/news/2026/03...

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. www.greenpeace.org/usa/greenpea...

"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 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#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...

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...

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...

BREAKING: Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine as Indigenous Communities File Misconduct Complaint amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...

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...

🎉🎉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 🧵👇

“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...

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 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...

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

NEW - Big Oil spent $34 million lobbying Sacramento in 2025 to stonewall and roll back common sense climate and public health policy. Enough is enough. It's time for California to say no to the influence of dirty fossil fuel corporations in Sacramento. lastchancealliance.org/big-oil-spen...

15 yrs ago today Indigenous & campesino communities won a landmark victory when @Chevron was found liable for $9.5 billion for DELIBERATELY polluting the Amazon by dumping BILLIONS of gallons of toxic waste. The gross polluter has since refused to pay. @ran.org amazonwatch.org/take-action/...

"Many women end up losing their children," says Alessandra Korap, a community leader of the Munduruku people from the Brazilian Amazon. "Either they can't get pregnant, or they lose their [foetus] over time. So, women are afraid of getting pregnant." news.sky.com/story/women-...

[email protected] inspired hope for the Amazon. Now is the moment to honor that promise by standing with Indigenous peoples and revoking Decree 12,600, which threatens Amazon rivers for agribusiness profit. Defend the Tapajós. Protect life. #nãoaodecreto12600

We've worked with @amazonwatch.org to hold Chevron accountable for the gallons of toxic waste they dumped into the Ecuadorian #Amazon. A court ruled that they owe $9.5 billion – but they never paid it. Now, Chevron is trying to get the Ecuadorian government to pay THEM! https://bit.ly/4tuWRKx

Learn more than just what is in the headlines about the Indigenous blockade of Cargill along the Tapajos river in the Amazon: kpfa.org/episode/carg...

Indigenous resistance continues in Santarém, Pará, Brazil, as communities defend the #Tapajós river. An indefinite blockade of Cargill is holding the line against river privatization and destructive dredging. #SalveOTapajós #NãoAoDecreto1260 amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...

UPDATE from the #Tapajós mobilization🚨The blockade at the Cargill port continues. Indigenous peoples’ demands remain clear and unmet: cancel dredging and immediately revoke Decree 12,600/2025, which paves the way for river privatization under the Lula administration.

We launched a NEW action with our allies at @ran.org: Chevron has left a trail of devastation, including oil spills, climate catastrophes, and toxic pollution. It's time to hold Chevron accountable and prevent them from doing even more harm! #TakeAction actionnetwork.org/letters/hold...

Chevron's extraction in Venezuela is bad for the entire planet, and even more so for communities in Mississippi. "But in Pascagoula, Miss., home to one of Chevron’s largest refineries, some residents worry that this could lead to more pollution." www.nytimes.com/video/climat...

BREAKING: Indigenous Peoples Block Access to Santarém Airport in Protest of Tapajós River Dredging "Revoke it now. I’m 50 years old and my concern is for our children and grandchildren. What will be left because of greed?” said Chief Gilson Tupinambá. amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...

Amazon Watch Reaction To Petro-Trump Meeting at the White House "...the threat to Colombia posed by the Trump Administration is still latent through potential intervention in May’s presidential elections." amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...

🚨HAPPENING NOW! More than 800 Indigenous peoples are occupying the Cargill port in Santarém, Brazil. After a hearing with government representatives, they blocked the only road to the city’s airport demanding to be heard. 🧵👇

New York Times Magazine Buried An Award-Winning Newsman’s Article About One of the World’s Filthiest Oil Companies — Chevron. From Karen Hinton open.substack.com/pub/karenhin...

Ecuador is still reeling from one of the worst oil spills in its history. #EndAmazonCrude NOW! youtu.be/HoL03OQ5MNs?...

DITTO!!!

Protesters will remain until Lula revokes the decree. They chose Cargill, one of the world’s largest agricultural commodity traders, because they say it symbolizes predatory agribusiness & pressures the govt to back projects that threaten the rainforest. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/braz...

Indigenous ppl from 14 ethnic groups have been occupying the facilities of the Cargill company in Santarém since Fri in protest of a dredging tender and initiatives that, according to the movement, pave the way for the "privatization of the Tapajós River". g1.globo.com/pa/para/noti...

As a coalition, Protect the Protest demands systems that prioritize life over punishment, compassion over cruelty, and justice over silence. An attack on one of us is an attack on us all. We won’t let state violence paralyze us or this movement. We rise and we are stronger together.

Indigenous knowledge and governance systems are among the most effective barriers against deforestation, violence, and extractive expansion. Protecting the Amazon depends on the full recognition and guarantee of Indigenous rights, autonomy, and self-determination. amazonwatch.org/news/2026/01...

🎬 NEW: In the Greenpeace documentary #GASLIT, we follow @janefonda.com as she travels the Gulf Coast to meet the people paying the price for Big Oil. ✊ This is a story of grievance, social justice and communities who fight back. 👀 Take action, learn more, and stay up to date: www.gaslitdoc.com

We want to send a big THANK YOU out to @nealbrennan.bsky.social and @birbigs.bsky.social for sharing info about our work on his podcast.💚✊🏽🌎 #DefendTheAmazon at amazonwatch.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0lY...

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” King wrote. “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied to a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” #MLKDay www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

According to Brazilian govt data- Lula admin's diligent work to eliminate toxic illegal mining in Yanomami territory has been a resounding success. After conducting 9,000 military & police ops over 3yrs - nearly 99% of these activities have been contained. www.gov.br/casacivil/pt...

In a time of repression and daily outrage, where do we find hope? For nearly 30 years, the U’wa people of Colombia have shown the world what spiritual, cultural, & political resistance looks like. Their struggle continues, & so does our commitment. amazonwatch.org/news/2026/01...