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OUR MISSION “We will in no way sell our 2. Redirect Investments Founded in 1996, Amazon Watch is a non-profit Mother Earth, to do so would be We pressure financial institutions and corporations to shift organization dedicated to defending the rain forests to give up our work of collaborating their investments out of projects that are destructive and and supporting the rights of indigenous peoples of the with the spirits to protect the heart into more sustainable alternatives. We work to block, Amazon Basin. We partner with local indigenous and of the world, which sustains and delay, or disrupt destructive projects. environmental organizations to challenge industrial gives life to the rest of the universe, projects that threaten forest communities and it would be to go against our own 3. Support Rainforest Peoples and Build Capacity. biodiversity. origins and those of all existence.” We mobilize direct support to affected communities and generate media coverage and public pressure on key decision-makers. We provide training and equipment to - The U’wa People of Colombia increase the capacity of our Amazonian partners to defend their rights.

OUR STRATEGIES 4. Protect Threatened Areas. We work with ally organizations in South America to obtain At the core of our strategies is our belief that the most permanent protection for threatened areas and to achieve effective way to defend the rainforests is to support and full clean up of areas devastated by past and current oil empower indigenous peoples who have preserved these drilling. Photos (left to right) : Accion Ecologica, Antoine Bonsorte / Amazon Watch fragile ecosystems since time immemorial. Indigenous

communities have the greatest stake in the long-term Photo: Amazon Watch protection of the Amazon and hold the wisdom and the vision our industrial world desperately needs to adopt a THE GROWING THREAT more sustainable development path. in the Amazon is fueled by large-scale In the Amazon region of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, industrial projects such as oil & gas pipelines, dams, and and Bolivia, Amazon Watch is working directly with roads. These mega-projects open up pristine rainforest indigenous communities including the U’wa, the Achuar, areas to land invasion and logging while violently disrupt- the Shuar, the Zapara, the Machiguenga, among others, ing indigenous cultures. to build local capacity and to advance the long-term

Today, a new wave of fossil fuel projects threatens the protection of their lands. Amazon's most remote frontiers. The U.S. energy industry is promoting a rapid increase in oil and gas prospecting In partnership with forest peoples, we utilize a number of and exploitation in the Amazon, now identified as strategic strategies to achieve our mission. to U.S. energy needs. Most of these projects are built and financed by banks and corporations based in United 1. Track Mega-Projects States. Our societies consume the lion’s share of the We monitor, investigate, and publicize controversial region’s forest resources such as oil, natural gas, timber, mega-projects in early planning stages to catalyze local and gold. and international response.