"If things are going to change, we are going to need help. So we are asking that international consumers boycott Brazilian agribusiness products until the Brazilian government definitively addresses the question of indigenous land demarcations and acts of violence against indigenous peoples. We want peace, so that our peoples can live a just and dignified life!"
– Sonia GuajajaraWe recently accompanied our indigenous partners from the Amazon to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York to deliver the urgent message that if we are to protect Mother Earth, we must respect indigenous rights and traditional knowledge.
Amazon Watch remains steadfast in our efforts to resist the increasing threats against indigenous people driven by right-wing regimes and profit-driven institutions. There is a two minute vide3o at this site: https://amazonwatch.org/donate
In response to calls for support from Brazilian indigenous organizations, we released Complicity in Destruction II, a ground-breaking report exposing the major drivers and financiers of Amazon destruction, including Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, and leading U.S. asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street.
We are challenging European and North American financiers and commodities buyers to cut ties with producers of high-risk commodities (soy, cattle, and timber) causing social conflict and Amazon destruction.
In order to expand this new international campaign to hold government and corporations accountable, we need your financial support. Please join us in solidarity with indigenous peoples by donating now! https://amazonwatch.org/donate
For the Amazon, justice, and all life,
Leila Salazar-López
Executive Director