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Eye on the Amazon

Justice for Indigenous Girls in the Peruvian Amazon

More than 800 cases of sexual abuse against Indigenous girls and boys remain unresolved in Condorcanqui. A growing health emergency compounds the crisis.

March 9, 2026

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When Criminal Networks Invade the Amazon, Indigenous Autonomy Resists

More than 60 Indigenous leaders from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru gathered in the Peruvian Amazon to confront a rapidly growing threat.

March 4, 2026

5,254 views

6 min read

How Indigenous Women Forced Peru to Reverse a Dangerous Rollback of Justice

Awajún and Wampis women have transformed grief into organized power, compelling the state to reverse a dangerous rollback of justice services for survivors of sexual violence.

March 3, 2026

9,101 views

5 min read

Pushing Back Against the “Donroe Doctrine”

When Petro met Trump on February 3rd, the stakes were high. The Trump Administration had decertified Colombia from receiving security assistance on grounds that it was not adequately addressing drug trafficking.

February 26, 2026

9,013 views

3 min read

Recent Reports

The Money Trail

Behind fossil fuel expansion in Latin American and the Caribbean

This report shines a spotlight on companies that are exploring and developing new fossil fuel reserves or building new fossil infrastructure, and it reveals which banks and investors are backing the expansion of this dirty and dangerous industry across Latin America and the Caribbean.

September 2025

2,391 views

2 min read

Drilling Toward Disaster

Amazon Crude and Ecuador’s Oil Gamble

The Amazon is rapidly becoming a new frontier for oil production. This coincides with the Amazon biome reaching an existential tipping point. Amazon crude from Ecuador is a major contributor to this dangerous cycle.

June 2025

7,510 views

2 min read

In the Shadows of the State

Illicit Economies and Armed Control in the Triple Border Region of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

This report calls for a regional strategy centered on environmental protection, state-building, and community governance.

August 2025

8,589 views

1 min read

News on Indigenous Rights, the Amazon, and Our Global Climate Crisis

‘The river won’: how campaigners in Brazilian Amazon stopped privatisation of waterway

The Guardian | "A victory for life.” That was the triumphal message from Indigenous campaigners in the Brazilian Amazon this week after they staved off a threat to the Tapajós River by occupying a grain terminal operated by Cargill, the biggest privately owned company in the United States.

February 27, 2026

8,333 views

5 min read

From Pandora to the Amazon, Indigenous Leadership Is Protecting Life on Earth

More than a decade after Avatar brought global attention to the destruction of Indigenous lands, Amazon Watch has released a new short video.

February 20, 2026

5,738 views

2 min read

Indigenous Brazilians Protest Amazon River Dredging for Grain Exports

AFP | Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian rivers for grain exports.

February 4, 2026

7,952 views

2 min read

Indigenous Protesters Block Cargill Facility in Brazil Over President Lula’s Decree

Associated Press | Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting for almost a week at a Cargill facility in Brazil against a decree allowing the federal government to consider private concessions for waterways.

January 28, 2026

7,784 views

2 min read

What Brazil’s New Legal Landscape Means for the Amazon and Its Peoples

Despite clear warnings from research institutions, Brazil is moving closer to licensing a mega-project based on incomplete and flawed environmental studies.

January 27, 2026

5,615 views

5 min read

2026: A Year of Decision for the Amazon

The Amazon has reached an ecological tipping point. What happens in 2026 will help determine whether climate justice remains possible or becomes an empty slogan.

January 27, 2026

8,431 views

6 min read

Hope Is a Practice: 30 Years Walking With the U’wa People

In a time of repression and daily outrage, where do we find hope? For nearly 30 years, the U’wa people of Colombia have shown the world what spiritual, cultural, and political resistance looks like. Their struggle continues, and so does our commitment.

January 13, 2026

7,975 views

5 min read

Indigenous Leadership and Collective Power in 2025

As climate denial gained renewed political traction and governments moved to restrict civic space, Indigenous peoples and grassroots movements across the Amazon advanced bold, collective visions for the future.

December 26, 2025

7,096 views

4 min read

Small Steps Made, Big Leaps Needed: JPMorgan Chase Reveals Policy Shifts

World’s largest fossil financier responds following Indigenous-led bank advocacy against fossil fuel expansion in the Peruvian Amazon

The changes fall far short of what is needed to prevent violations of Indigenous peoples' rights and to halt large scale destruction of critical ecosystems like the Amazon biome.

December 19, 2025

5,140 views

3 min read

The Amazon Does Not Need New Wars

U.S. security strategy revives a past the region is trying to overcome

El País | If history offers any lesson, it is this: every time the Amazon has been militarized in the name of order, the forest lost, its peoples lost, and democracy lost. Repeating that path is not a solution.

December 17, 2025

5,551 views

4 min read

Indigenous People Are Leading the End of the Fossil Fuel Era in the Amazon

Newsweek | The path forward is simple and urgent. Governments must declare the Amazon and Indigenous territories no-go zones for fossil fuels.

December 16, 2025

5,503 views

3 min read

From Self-Government to Climate Leadership: The Wampis Nation’s Story

“For us, the Wampis, autonomy means living in freedom and peace as we have inherited our territory. It means being free from pollution and deciding our own future, for ourselves, but also for all of humanity”.

December 11, 2025

6,371 views

4 min read

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Eye on the Amazon

Recent Reports

Behind fossil fuel expansion in Latin American and the Caribbean

Amazon Crude and Ecuador’s Oil Gamble

Illicit Economies and Armed Control in the Triple Border Region of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

News on Indigenous Rights, the Amazon, and Our Global Climate Crisis

World’s largest fossil financier responds following Indigenous-led bank advocacy against fossil fuel expansion in the Peruvian Amazon

U.S. security strategy revives a past the region is trying to overcome

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