Every day without legal protection, more forest falls. friend, this is what you can do right now to support the Indigenous resistance.
| Dear friends, | | The Amazon rainforest is fighting to survive.
From far above, it looks beautiful, a green ocean pulsing with life. But fly lower, and you see the wounds: rivers the colour of rust, smoke curling from freshly cut clearings.
Across the Amazon, Indigenous leaders have told us that where their ancestors once walked the forest paths, now they're patrolling day and night. Protecting the forest is a full time job -- and a deadly one.
But now these communities have a chance to protect the forest for good -- and they're asking for help.
It all comes down to land rights. Where the territories of Indigenous communities are legally recognised, deforestation has dropped by up to 83%. But without land rights, communities are vulnerable, their lands get invaded, and more and more of the rainforest is destroyed.
Right now, Brazil's President is considering a set of major decrees that would give communities the rights to thousands of acres! And with elections coming, Indigenous leaders know there won't be another chance like this. That's why they've come to us to help make this big -- in the courts, in Congress, and on the streets.
Together, we can immediately power an unstoppable campaign to protect some of the most biodiverse lands on the planet -- funding legal advocacy and media takeovers, creating relentless public pressure until President Lula signs.
This is an urgent fundraiser to protect the most important rainforest in the world. Please donate what you can now: | | | | | | | | | | | | The Amazon is a lifeline for us all -- it stores billions of tonnes of carbon, regulates rainfall across continents, and shelters one in every ten species on Earth. Science now confirms what history already knows: Indigenous communities are the forest's best guardians. Where they have land rights, deforestation drops dramatically, and the forest thrives. With a major global climate summit approaching in Brazil and elections next year, President Lula is under increasing pressure to show leadership on the Amazon. This is our chance to help secure land rights that can protect the forest and its peoples for generations. With your support, we could: - Power historic Indigenous land rights victories -- with Indigenous-led advocacy tours, cutting legal briefs, public mobilisations, and inspiring media takeovers;
- Back the forest's most powerful voices -- Indigenous leaders are confronting some of the richest industries on Earth, often with little pay and few resources. Our funding will help them to travel, organise, and be heard where it matters most;
- Supercharge the network of Indigenous allies in Congress -- standing up to loggers, miners, and agribusiness interests to defend land rights, climate, and biodiversity;
- Restore critical parts of the rainforest -- showing the world that Indigenous restoration works by funding projects to regrow the rainforest and revive wildlife.
Let's take a stand for the Amazon and its most fierce defenders -- donate what you can now: | | | | | | | | | | | If we succeed, this would be our second major victory in the Amazon this year. Thanks to support from Avaaz members, we joined with a coalition of groups to stop the "devastation bill" that would have decimated large swathes of Amazon rainforest just three months ago. We have won in the Amazon before. Now let's come together and do it again! For the people of the forest and all the life it holds, Luciana, Marigona, Adela, Laura, Nell and the whole Avaaz team 🌱🌳🌿 Why Recognising Indigenous Land Rights is the Best Way to Protect the Amazon - Thriving Forests: Indigenous Peoples care for some of the healthiest forests on Earth. Land titles and legal rights enable them to use their generational knowledge to keep ecosystems thriving where others have failed.
- Lowest Rates of Deforestation: Lands managed by Indigenous Peoples see up to 83% less deforestation — and forests there regrow over 20% faster than in surrounding areas.
- Prevents Mining and Extraction: Where Indigenous Peoples have land rights, they stop mining and other climate-killing extraction projects in the forest – keeping rivers clean, forests standing, communities, wildlife and our climate safe.
- Justice That Works: Recognising Indigenous land rights is often faster, fairer, and far more effective than top-down conservation. Together, we can help protect Indigenous cultures – and the Amazon – for generations to come.
- 🍃 - PS. This might be your first donation to our movement ever. But what a first donation! Did you know that Avaaz relies entirely on small donations from members like you? That's why we're fully independent, nimble and effective. Join the over 1 million people who've donated to make Avaaz a real force for good in the world. | | | | | | |
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