Indigenous women from the Amazon, leading global and local movements, issued urgent calls to action at a COP27 press conference. They highlighted ongoing efforts to protect their communities and

Indigenous women from the Amazon, leading global and local movements, issued urgent calls to action at a COP27 press conference. They highlighted ongoing efforts to protect their communities and territories from governments and corporations violating Indigenous and human rights through harmful extractive projects.

Speakers, including Sônia Bone Guajajara (Federal Deputy of Brazil) and Patricia Gualinga (Spokeswoman for Mujeres Amazónicas Defensoras de la Selva), demanded stronger Indigenous rights, forest and water protection, and global climate action.

California is the world's largest consumer of Amazon rainforest oil. This extraction fuels climate change, deforestation, ocean pollution, and displaces Indigenous peoples who protect the Amazon's

California is the world's largest consumer of Amazon rainforest oil. This extraction fuels climate change, deforestation, ocean pollution, and displaces Indigenous peoples who protect the Amazon's vital biodiversity. It also harms communities along the supply chain, including those near toxic refineries in California.

We are honored to host Indigenous Amazonian forest-protectors, sisters Nina and Helena Gualinga. Working with Amazon Watch, they urge Californians—and all of us—to #EndAmazonCrude and demand corporate responsibility for people and the planet.

An Escazú COP1 Side Event brought together women policymakers, Indigenous leaders, and human rights defenders to address the critical challenges faced by women land defenders protecting their

An Escazú COP1 Side Event brought together women policymakers, Indigenous leaders, and human rights defenders to address the critical challenges faced by women land defenders protecting their communities from extractive industries. Discussions highlighted the implications and opportunities presented by the Escazú Agreement, a historic multilateral treaty focused on safeguarding the rights and participation of land defenders.

Prominent figures, including Indigenous leaders from Ecuador and Brazil, along with environmental advocates, shared their insights. The event underscored the agreement's vital role in empowering these women and ensuring their crucial work in defending territories and human rights is recognized and supported.

Patricia Gualinga Montalvo, a spiritual Indigenous leader from Sarayaku, Ecuador, participated in the Rights of Mother Earth International Indigenous Conference.

The conference highlighted

Patricia Gualinga Montalvo, a spiritual Indigenous leader from Sarayaku, Ecuador, participated in the Rights of Mother Earth International Indigenous Conference.

The conference highlighted the Ecuadorian process of defending Indigenous territories, emphasizing the inherent Rights of Mother Earth.

Patricia Gualinga Montalvo, a spiritual Indigenous leader from Sarayaku, Ecuador, is a key figure in an ongoing Ecuadorian process.

This initiative focuses on defending Indigenous

Patricia Gualinga Montalvo, a spiritual Indigenous leader from Sarayaku, Ecuador, is a key figure in an ongoing Ecuadorian process.

This initiative focuses on defending Indigenous territories and advocating for the inherent rights of Mother Earth.