You were born for this moment.
Yes, this moment-the one full of environmental, social, and spiritual crises. It's your opportunity to live one of the most meaningful lives in history.
Our indigenous partners in the Amazon know this, too - the Kichwa nation represented in the video above as well as the Shuar, Waorani, Sapara, Shiwiar, and Achuar nations.
Their ancestral lands and cultures will be directly impacted by this 11th Round, but they're clear that this is a struggle on behalf of all life: theirs, yours, and that of future generations.
Support and investment from allies like you have already made so much possible:
- Postponed this phase of the 11th Round, which was originally scheduled for January 2012.
- Produced over 50 workshops for indigenous people throughout the Amazon, ensuring a united front in resisting oil development and promoting alternatives.
- Provided crucial legal support to the Kichwa people of Sarayaku, leading to an historic ruling in July 2012 that affirmed and strengthened indigenous people's right to free, prior, and informed consultation.
Now, not only is the government moving forward with the 11th Round, they are doing so in spite of indigenous people's protests that the consultation process has not adhered to the ruling.
But there's still time to turn this situation around if we take action and let our indigenous partners know we've got their backs.
Step up as their ally and tell President Correa that he too has an historic opportunity to safeguard life on Earth for generations to come!
It's simple: If the Earth can't breathe, you can't breathe.
Without the Amazon, the "lungs of the planet," life just won't work.
Rainforests keep our climate stable and maintain the global balance of water, carbon, and oxygen-the crucial elements that make life possible.
And the Amazon rainforest is the most developed rainforest on the entire planet.
- Over two-thirds of all fresh water on Earth is found within the Amazon basin
- Over 20% of the world's oxygen is produced there.
We know from examples like Chevron/Texaco in the northern Ecuadorean Amazon that once the damage is done, no amount of money after the fact can bring back the life-giving powers of the forest.
This is our opportunity to stop that damage before it even begins.
Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa, needs to see that we are his allies supporting him to take visionary leadership, and that the Amazon's indigenous peoples are his partners in creating a legacy for future generations.
Send President Correa a message now encouraging him to stop the 11th Round and pursue alternative development strategies for Ecuador and all life!
The oil round process in the Amazon can be unpredictable.
We knew that when we launched this campaign to stand with our indigenous partners in resisting the 11th Round last year.
Even so, our global community responded with extraordinary support for an initial effort that contributed to Ecuador's postponement of this phase of the oil round from January 2012 to November 2012.
That in itself is a sign that the Ecuadorean government's plans are not yet solidified. Indigenous people and their allies have an opportunity to continue resisting, delaying, and ultimately ending the progress of this oil round.
Our indigenous partners are standing strong with a united front against the government's plans and are planning a number of actions in the coming weeks.
They've specifically asked you and their other allies in the modern world to put pressure on the Ecuadorean President, Rafael Correa, and his government by sending a letter.
This is the first time The Pachamama Alliance has ever launched a letter writing campaign online, the first time we've asked our worldwide community to take an action like this. But we've always been willing to take on new things in the name of being allies, and we know you are, too.
Join us in fulfilling our indigenous partners' request: Make your voice heard by sending your letter today!
