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.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Tuesday, March 24, 2020 BlackRock Must Manage for Climate Risk as it Takes On Fed Debt Buyout Program Today, the Federal Reserve announced that it hired BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, to shepherd several debt-buying programs on behalf of the U.S. central bank as it works to revive the economy from the impacts of the spread of coronavirus. T he programs include purchases of mortgage-... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, November 15, 2019 Global Human Rights and Environmental Communities Condemn the House Arrest of U.S. Human Rights Lawyer Steven Donziger On the 100th day of his home detention, several prominent human rights and environmental organizations released an open statement condemning the house arrest of U.S. human rights lawyer Steven Donziger , a key member of the legal team that won a historic $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron for... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, August 09, 2018 International Coalition Asks Ecuador’s President Moreno to Protect Earth Defenders From Attacks Today, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, an international coalition launched a campaign calling on Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno to implement three policies to protect Earth Defenders - those who dedicate their lives to protecting human rights and nature, many of whom are... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, May 17, 2018 Amazonian Leaders Call on California to Go Fossil Fuel-Free at Chevron's Richmond Refinery Indigenous leaders from the Ecuadorian Amazon joined Bay Area allies at Chevron's Richmond Refinery on Thursday morning to call on California's political leadership to phase out oil and gas production and processing in the state, including its importation of crude oil drilled in the Amazon... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, April 05, 2018 Record Environmental Judgement Moves to Ontario Superior Court in Toronto This morning, Friends of the Earth Canada, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund of the United Steelworkers of Canada, and Amazon Watch filed an application to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice calling on the court to unseal documents in the historic legal effort to enforce one of the largest... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Tested, Cost-effective, and Practical: Secure Community Land Rights Can Help Protect the Earth and Prevent the Climate Crisis Research shows that Indigenous Peoples and local communities are the best guardians of their customary lands and forests. For generations, these communities have managed and conserved the resources on which we all depend, yet they enjoy legal recognition to just one-fifth of what is rightfully... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, February 03, 2017 Over 700,000 People Demand Banks Stop Financing the Dakota Access Pipeline Over 700,000 people have signed one of six petitions demanding that the banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) remove their support of the project. The figure includes individuals who collectively report having over US$2.3 billion invested in these banks through checking, mortgage, and... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Ecuador Moves To Close Leading Environmental Organization as Part of Crackdown on Civil Society Ecuador's Environment Ministry announced yesterday its intention to shutter Acción Ecológica, the country's leading grassroots environmental organization. The move is a clear reprisal to the group's efforts to raise awareness about environmental and indigenous rights concerns over a planned mega-... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 06, 2016 Oil Production Begins at Controversial Amazon Drilling Project Tomorrow, Ecuadorian state oil company Petroamazonas will produce the first barrel of commercial crude from the ITT (Ishpingo, Tambococha, Tiputini) fields that lie beneath Yasuní National Park, an area that some scientists have called the most biodiverse rainforest on Earth. Much of the oil will... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Chevron CEO and Board Confronted for Lying To Shareholders, SEC and Public at Annual Shareholder Meeting After six years as Chevron CEO and Chair of the Board John Watson has been unable to resolve major shareholder unrest over his leadership. In one of its strongest rebukes to date, thirty percent of Chevron shareholders representing $57.6 billion of assets under management sent a clear message to... Read more |