Achuar man

DEEP IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST,
WARRIORS ARE TAKING A STAND FOR YOU

Imagine your government came into your home and said oil companies were allowed to tear up your floors with dynamite and start exploring for oil – and they told everyone you said it was okay, even though you didn’t.

This is what’s happening to thousands of indigenous families in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest right now.

Because of the role the Amazon plays in stabilizing global climate,
it’s not just their home that’s at risk – it’s your home, too.

RISKING LIFE FOR SHORT-TERM PROFIT

Climate

The Amazon rainforest produces one-fifth of the world’s oxygen and counteracts greenhouse gases to keep our global climate stable.

Biodiversity

The 10 million acres under threat in Ecuador are among the most biodiverse in the world, a source of important medicines and foods.

Water

Over two-thirds of the world’s fresh water is found in the Amazon rainforest basin, an irreplaceable part of the global water cycle.

Wisdom

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon hold vital wisdom about co-existing with the Earth that the modern world has only begun to understand.

NOW’S YOUR CHANCE

In November 2012, Ecuador’s government invited oil companies to bid on 10 million acres of pristine rainforest. Drilling would be over a year off, but already industry experts are flagging these lands as a risky investment because of indigenous resistance.

Now’s the time to build on past success and ensure a different outcome for the Amazon.

1995

The Pachamama Alliance founded at request of Achuar people of Ecuador, partnership with other Amazonian indigenous nations follows

2000

ARCO abandons oil operations in Sarayaku and Achuar territories amid indigenous protest

2008

Rights of Nature recognized in Ecuadorean constitution–a global first

2010

With Fundación Pachamama, Achuar secure legal title to their ancestral lands

2012

Ecuador opens oil bidding without meeting consultation standards

2012

Inter-American Court
of Human Rights establishes new standards for indigenous rights to prior consultation on industrial projects

Scenario 1:
A New Era for People and Planet

Indigenous peoples and allies resist oil exploitation, establishing new precedent for sustainable, just, fulfilling alternatives

Scenario 2:
Business Continues as Usual

Rainforest and indigenous communities devastated to extract oil that meets global demand for just a few days

PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR HEART IS

You have an opportunity to be one of the financial heroes of history, stopping this destruction of our planet before it starts and keeping indigenous communities and cultures intact.

Show today’s children and tomorrow’s
grandchildren what’s truly important.

Create a different future,
where life is protected for all.

Invest in a stable climate
–and the future of all life.

INVEST IN A PROVEN PARTNERSHIP

The Pachamama Alliance and our sister organization in Ecuador, Fundación Pachamama, have partnered with indigenous peoples in the Amazon basin for over 15 years. We’ll leverage your gift for maximum impact using a multi-point approach:

Mobilization

Trainings and organizing
for indigenous
communities

Advocacy

Legal action on
indigenous rights
and Rights of Nature

Awareness

Public relations
campaigns in Ecuador
and worldwide

Sustainability

Indigenous-owned
economic alternatives
to oil

Transformation

Education to shift
the beliefs driving
rainforest destruction

 

GIVE WITH CONFIDENCE

 
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Your Gift Will Make a Difference Now

$25

Sends an Achuar person to a workshop on resisting oil

$50

Covers travel expenses for an indigenous leader

$100

Trains a young person to be a visionary leader

$500

Sets up a community-owned sustainable fish farm

$1000

Funds research on the impact of oil exploitation

 

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Mail your donation:
Pachamama Alliance
Presidio Bldg #1009
P.O. Box 29191
San Francisco, CA 94129

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by phone:
(415) 561-4522

 
© 2012 The Pachamama Alliance | Photography by Lou Demattias and Rainforest Action Network