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Dear friends,
It sounds crazy, but this young mother from the Waorani Nation in Ecuador might just be key to saving the Amazon.
Ecuador’s government is set to sell millions of acres of pristine rainforest to Big Oil -- so Nemonte’s leading her people out of the forest to fight for their ancestral land.
She’s going toe-to-toe with the government in a landmark case that could stop the sale of her homeland and set a precedent for forest guardians across the Amazon -- and she's winning.
The court just ruled in the Waorani's favour. But their amazing victory could be snatched away in a legal appeal, and Nemonte is asking for our urgent help.
Her small tribe is working on a shoestring budget -- but if we all chip in, our global movement can supercharge their fight, funding the best lawyers, bringing tribespeople from the forest to the courts, and helping other indigenous communities protect their land in Ecuador and all over the Amazon.
The appeal could start in days, and only our movement can raise enough to make a difference in time. Donate whatever you can -- let’s stand with Nemonte, and defend the Amazon before it’s too late:
I'LL DONATE €2
I'LL DONATE €4
I'LL DONATE €8
I'LL DONATE €16
I'LL DONATE €32
OTHER AMOUNT
We cannot protect the climate or stop the extinction crisis if we don’t protect this forest. The Amazon is home to 10% of the species on the planet, produces 20% of our oxygen, and sucks in and stores more carbon pollution than any other place on Earth. This magical forest is literally keeping us all alive!
And the Waorani’s legal case could be one key to saving it. Ecuador’s constitution and international law give indigenous peoples the right to have a say before their land can be sold, but too often it's ignored. Until now.
Nemonte is refusing to play the government’s corrupt game – in the first court hearing she and her sisters wouldn’t stop singing until the judge agreed to provide a translator who spoke their native language!! That court just handed them a precious victory, but now the government have asked for time to appeal the ruling and reverse this win. We can't let that happen!
Across the region, governments are sacrificing the Amazon to logging, oil, and mining destruction. But a season of resistance is spreading! Let's unleash the magic of our movement behind these brave forest defenders -- and then power campaigns and actions to protect the Amazon and support indigenous peoples across the whole forest. Chip in now:
I'LL DONATE €2
I'LL DONATE €4
I'LL DONATE €8
I'LL DONATE €16
I'LL DONATE €32
OTHER AMOUNT
Our community has stood hand-in-hand with indigenous rainforest defenders time and again. We’ve helped them block the Brazilian government from destroying an Amazon reserve the size of Denmark and fought for a rainforest corridor across eight countries. We know this forest is their home AND a key to our whole planet’s survival. To win, we need to rise together.
With hope and determination,
Marigona, Bert, Nell, Joseph, Camille, Rosa, Risalat and the rest of the Avaaz team
More information:
A Message of Indigenous Resistance and Inspiration From the Amazon (Common Dreams)
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/11/29/message-indigenous-resistance-and-inspiration-amazon
Ecuador's hunter-gatherers in court over oil drilling in Amazon (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-landrights-court/ecuadors-hunter-gatherers-in-court-over-oil-drilling-in-amazon-idUSKCN1RN2U9
The Amazonian tribe defending their land with technology (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/amazonian-tribe-defending-land-technology-181220113423595.html
Indigenous peoples go to court to save the Amazon from oil company greed (Salon)
https://www.salon.com/2019/04/12/indigenous-peoples-go-to-court-to-save-the-amazon-from-oil-company-greed_partner/
Our Rainforest Is not for Sale - The Waorani People in Resistance to Oil Block 22 (WaoResist)
https://waoresist.amazonfrontlines.org/
Ecuador tribe wins early court battle to protect territory (Daily Mail)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6965769/Ecuador-tribe-wins-early-court-battle-protect-territory.html
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Take Action Now!
Dear friends,
It sounds crazy, but this young mother from the Waorani Nation in Ecuador might just be key to saving the Amazon.
Ecuador’s government is set to sell millions of acres of pristine rainforest to Big Oil -- so Nemonte’s leading her people out of the forest to fight for their ancestral land.
She’s going toe-to-toe with the government in a landmark case that could stop the sale of her homeland and set a precedent for forest guardians across the Amazon -- and she's winning.
The court just ruled in the Waorani's favour. But their amazing victory could be snatched away in a legal appeal, and Nemonte is asking for our urgent help.
Her small tribe is working on a shoestring budget -- but if we all chip in, our global movement can supercharge their fight, funding the best lawyers, bringing tribespeople from the forest to the courts, and helping other indigenous communities protect their land in Ecuador and all over the Amazon.
The appeal could start in days, and only our movement can raise enough to make a difference in time. Donate whatever you can -- let’s stand with Nemonte, and defend the Amazon before it’s too late:
I'LL DONATE €2
I'LL DONATE €4
I'LL DONATE €8
I'LL DONATE €16
I'LL DONATE €32
OTHER AMOUNT
We cannot protect the climate or stop the extinction crisis if we don’t protect this forest. The Amazon is home to 10% of the species on the planet, produces 20% of our oxygen, and sucks in and stores more carbon pollution than any other place on Earth. This magical forest is literally keeping us all alive!
And the Waorani’s legal case could be one key to saving it. Ecuador’s constitution and international law give indigenous peoples the right to have a say before their land can be sold, but too often it's ignored. Until now.
Nemonte is refusing to play the government’s corrupt game – in the first court hearing she and her sisters wouldn’t stop singing until the judge agreed to provide a translator who spoke their native language!! That court just handed them a precious victory, but now the government have asked for time to appeal the ruling and reverse this win. We can't let that happen!
Across the region, governments are sacrificing the Amazon to logging, oil, and mining destruction. But a season of resistance is spreading! Let's unleash the magic of our movement behind these brave forest defenders -- and then power campaigns and actions to protect the Amazon and support indigenous peoples across the whole forest. Chip in now:
I'LL DONATE €2
I'LL DONATE €4
I'LL DONATE €8
I'LL DONATE €16
I'LL DONATE €32
OTHER AMOUNT
Our community has stood hand-in-hand with indigenous rainforest defenders time and again. We’ve helped them block the Brazilian government from destroying an Amazon reserve the size of Denmark and fought for a rainforest corridor across eight countries. We know this forest is their home AND a key to our whole planet’s survival. To win, we need to rise together.
With hope and determination,
Marigona, Bert, Nell, Joseph, Camille, Rosa, Risalat and the rest of the Avaaz team
More information:
A Message of Indigenous Resistance and Inspiration From the Amazon (Common Dreams)
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/11/29/message-indigenous-resistance-and-inspiration-amazon
Ecuador's hunter-gatherers in court over oil drilling in Amazon (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-landrights-court/ecuadors-hunter-gatherers-in-court-over-oil-drilling-in-amazon-idUSKCN1RN2U9
The Amazonian tribe defending their land with technology (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/amazonian-tribe-defending-land-technology-181220113423595.html
Indigenous peoples go to court to save the Amazon from oil company greed (Salon)
https://www.salon.com/2019/04/12/indigenous-peoples-go-to-court-to-save-the-amazon-from-oil-company-greed_partner/
Our Rainforest Is not for Sale - The Waorani People in Resistance to Oil Block 22 (WaoResist)
https://waoresist.amazonfrontlines.org/
Ecuador tribe wins early court battle to protect territory (Daily Mail)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6965769/Ecuador-tribe-wins-early-court-battle-protect-territory.html
Avaaz is a 51-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
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