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Amazon Watch

Amazon Watch is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. We partner with indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability and the preservation of the Amazon's ecological systems.

Press Releases

Feb 17, 12:00 AM EST

International Organizations Demand DOJ Review Chevron's Retaliatory Litigation against Human Rights Attorney Steven Donziger

Mar 24, 12:00 AM EDT

BlackRock Must Manage for Climate Risk as it Takes On Fed Debt Buyout Program

Nov 15, 12:00 AM EST

Global Human Rights and Environmental Communities Condemn the House Arrest of U.S. Human Rights Lawyer Steven Donziger

Aug 9, 12:00 AM EDT

International Coalition Asks Ecuador’s President Moreno to Protect Earth Defenders From Attacks

May 17, 12:00 AM EDT

Amazonian Leaders Call on California to Go Fossil Fuel-Free at Chevron's Richmond Refinery

Apr 5, 4:30 PM EDT

Record Environmental Judgement Moves to Ontario Superior Court in Toronto

Apr 12, 2:30 PM EDT

Tested, Cost-effective, and Practical: Secure Community Land Rights Can Help Protect the Earth and Prevent the Climate Crisis

Feb 3, 4:00 PM EST

Over 700,000 People Demand Banks Stop Financing the Dakota Access Pipeline

Dec 21, 2:00 PM EST

Ecuador Moves To Close Leading Environmental Organization as Part of Crackdown on Civil Society

Sep 6, 12:00 PM EDT

Oil Production Begins at Controversial Amazon Drilling Project

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