An Indigenous leader. 🌿 ✨ Alessandra Korap Munduruku (@alessandra_korap) organized her community to prevent mining in Brazil’s northern Amazon—protecting more than 400,000 acres of Amazon rainforest 🔗 Learn more about Alessandra and the Munduruku community at the link in our bio. #GoldmanPrize #GoldmanPrize2023 #environment #sustainability #conservation #ClimateChange #GoGreen #nature #biodiversity #environmentalawards #climate #climatecrisis #Amazon #Amazonrainforest #rainforest #Indigenous #Brazil

These captivating photos were captured by Oscar Lang during his ongoing transcontinental bike journey! 🚲 🌎 Starting from Alaska, he is currently on his way to Patagonia, having already traversed the entire West Coast of the United States, crossed through Central America, and reached South America. Oscar's journey is not only a bike trip of a lifetime, but he is also using it as a platform for activism. Recognizing the vital role Indigenous peoples play in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest and our planet, he has organized a fundraiser to support our organization that works to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon. If you're interested in hosting a fundraiser or planning a similar biking adventure, feel free to reach out to Oscar at @bikepactivist. Make sure to follow him for updates on his journey and to see more of these beautiful photos! Thank you Oscar! Check out link in bio to support his fundraiser. 😉 #bike #biking #bikepacking #activism

GIVEAWAY! Join us on JUNE 21-24TH! You don’t want to miss the 4th annual @hollywoodclimatesummit. Because it’s bigger than ever!!! Our 2023 main conference days will be held at the 🏆Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences🏆 with talent that includes Jane Fonda, #danielscheinert, @favianna1, and so many more! How to enter: ✅ Follow @amazonwatch ✅ Share this post in your stories and tag @amazonwatch ✅ Comment & tag a friend (unlimited entries) Giveaway closes June 19, 2023 at Midnight PT. – COMMUNITY. CREATES. CULTURE. We’ve got parties, panels, music, comedy, networking, yummy vegan food, and good vibes. We’ll see you there! 🪩 Produced by @yeaimpact ✊🏽

Protecting Women Defenders is essential to protecting the earth and our climate, we cannot see it as a separate act. #DefendEarthDefenders

A wave of uncertainty and concern has gripped Ecuador over the state of rights and the future of democracy after right-wing President Guillermo Lasso invoked Article 148, known as the “muerte cruzada” clause in the country’s constitution last week, dissolving congress and convening new elections. Amid the political turmoil in Quito, oil spills in the Amazon continue unabated. On May 11, a new spill from Petroecuador’s SOTE pipeline spewed crude into the Conejo River for hours until it was finally controlled. Local organizations estimate an average of two spills a week, contaminating crops, forests, and water sources that communities depend on for drinking, bathing, and fishing. The uncertainty of this political situation creates significant threats in the Amazon, beyond the systemic pollution by Petroecuador. At Amazon Watch, we are amplifying human rights organizations monitoring the upcoming election process. Civil unrest in Ecuador has historically resulted in the violent crackdown on protesters and criminalization of Indigenous leaders, including rights violations where Amazonian Earth Defenders face increasing persecution and threats. For example, the government repressed demonstrators in 2022 when the Indigenous movement demanded to stop the advance of the oil and mining policy in the Amazon. Lasso’s consolidation of power exacerbates the risk to environmental defenders like Eduardo Mendúa, who was killed in front of his home, allegedly for organizing community opposition to Petroecuador’s oil drilling plans. Check out link in bio to read our full #EyeOnTheAmazon blog about the situation in Ecuador! #ecuador #indigenousrights #lasso #humanrights

🌿Whether it's good news or bad news for the Amazon, we've got a strategy for it. We take a small victory and build up for the next one, and when we lose, we don't give up. The Amazon needs YOU to join us, you up for the challenge? All donations matched up to $1 million! Link in bio 🌎 🌳 #Millions4Amazonia

Listen to @alessandra_korap’s message on #WorldEnvironmentDay. Indigenous peoples in Brazil are currently gathered in the country’s capital demanding that the Marco Temporal, or “time limit trick”, is ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, since it is exactly that, unconstitutional. 
Check out link in bio to TAKE ACTION NOW against the legalization of land-grabbing in Brazil! #MarcoTemporalNão #IndigenousRights #Brazil

🌍🌿 On #WorldEnvironmentDay, let's celebrate the incredible efforts of Indigenous peoples in protecting our planet's largest rainforest, the Amazon. Their wisdom, stewardship, and connection to nature are vital for preserving biodiversity and combating climate change. Today, we also remember Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, who were murdered one year ago in the Brazilian Amazon due to their work to protect Indigenous peoples and our environment. This situation remains critical in the Javari Valley, the region they were murdered, due to illegal activities. We demand that Brazilian authorities guarantee the safety of the Indigenous communities living there. We also are in solidarity with the Indigenous peoples in Brazil who are traveling to Brasília right now to demand that the Supreme Court rule the Marco Temporal, or the “time limit trick” unconstitutional. The Brazilian government must not erase history! #MarcoTemporalNão #JusticeForDomAndBruno

Today is the one-year anniversary of the tragic murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira in the Javari Valley of the Brazilian Amazon. Dom, a British journalist, exposed the threats that Indigenous communities and the Amazon rainforest face through his writing, while Bruno, an Indigenous expert, fought tirelessly to defend the rights of Indigenous peoples in Brazil. Their dedication led them to become targets, as they exposed the illegal activities taking place within Indigenous territories in the Javari Valley. While we remember Dom and Bruno, we must also confront the harsh reality that the safety situation in the Javari Valley remains critical. Illegal activities continue unabated, and crime runs rampant, posing a constant threat to the well-being of Indigenous communities. We are in solidarity with the Indigenous communities of the Javari Valley demanding that Brazilian authorities take immediate action to ensure their safety and protection. #JusticeForDomAndBruno

This week, Brazil’s Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on the constitutionality of the Marco Temporal, or the “Time Limit Trick.” This legal thesis states that Indigenous lands can only be demarcated if people can prove they were occupying that land in 1988, the year the current Federal Constitution was adopted, completely ignoring the fact that Indigenous peoples have been driven off their ancestral lands for centuries. In the video, @apiboficial’s legal coordinator @terenamauricio discusses the importance of the ruling not only for Indigenous peoples in Brazil but for the health of our planet. #MarcoTemporalNão #PL490Não #Brazil

Stop this setback! Bill 490/2007 is unconstitutional! We, the Xokleng People, lived for many more years in these regions before the constitution of 1988. It is unfair and unconstitutional to approve a law that takes away the right to territory of us, the Indigenous peoples of Brazil. These maneuvers are attempts to erase our existence and the barbarism that happened to our people since the colonization of these lands. The Brazilian state has a historical debt to us, the Xokleng People. Santa Catarina is stained with the blood of our ancestors, who were persecuted and massacred. Now, our elders are leaving and are not seeing their lands demarcated. This is very sad, and even terrible, to imagine that all this is for greed, disregarding that our territory is sacred. Help us to echo our cry for help and stop this legislated genocide from happening. Our right to live is being taken away from those whose legal and legislative obligation is to protect us. Say NO to Bill 490 and to the “Time Limit Trick”! Say YES to the demarcation of Indigenous lands. Say YES to LIFE. Mine. Yours. Ours. Text: @juventudexokleng Images: @vatxug_camlem Subtitles: @asousafotografia

Over the past few months, there have been significant strides in the efforts to protect Indigenous rights in Brazil, including the demarcation of six Indigenous territories. These are major victories that deserve recognition. However, amidst this progress, we are also witnessing a distressing trend: Brazilian lawmakers are succumbing to the pressures of mining and agribusiness interests, which is posing a threat to the rights of Indigenous peoples, defenders of the Amazon and all the biomes of Brazil. In the face of such challenges, we need your support now. Will you join us in defending Indigenous rights with a donation today? All donations will be matched up to $1 million! Link to donate in bio! #Millions4Amazonia #ProtectTheAmazon #amazon #defendthedefenders #demarcationnow #landback