Amazon Watch is a dynamic nonprofit organization that protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. Amazon Watch partner with indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability and the preservation of the Amazon's ecological systems. Amazon Watch has successfully led the way in a number of groundbreaking victories for indigenous peoples' rights and the environment through effective campaigning, educating corporations and the public, and strengthening the capacities of indigenous committees.
In the coming years, Amazon Watch will expand public awareness and support of the intrinsic value of indigenous peoples stewardship and the significance of the Amazon rainforest, especially as it relates to climate change. Amazon Watch will increase the capacity of indigenous peoples to advance their rights and legalize their territories. Amazon Watch will continue to challenge the existing development paradigm and champion alternatives to the fossil-fuel development model, and also redress past harm.
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