We are a non-profit organization working with Indigenous peoples to defend their rights to land, life, and cultural survival in the Amazon. Somos una organización sin fines de lucro que trabaja junto a los pueblos indígenas para defender sus derechos.https://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3mfutr4gbb22aYesterday, Ecuador approved a new mining law that fast-tracks extraction while weakening environmental oversight and Indigenous rights. The future of the Amazon — and the climate stability it protects — is at stake. Read our mini briefing 👇 https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/new-mining-law-in-ecuador-threatens-biodiversity-and-indigenous-territories/27 Feb 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfutr4gbb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3mal6jba6yk2vAs we step into our 2nd decade of work as an organization, we’re carrying forward what has always made this work possible: Indigenous leadership, long-term partnership, deep listening & collective action. Invest in the future of the #AmazonRainforest 🔗 amazonfrontlines.org/donate22 Dec 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mal6jba6yk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3ma2ldty2gs2uThese animals were captured by camera traps installed with the support of Amazon Frontlines in Siekopai territory—where Indigenous stewardship protects biodiversity. Big Oil, deforestation, and climate change put all of this at risk. Protect the Amazon. Protect life #IndigenousConservation #Wildlife15 Dec 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma2ldty2gs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3m7nlcb5ghs2yFive Truths You Haven’t Been Told About Indigenous Guards Indigenous guards exist because communities and nationalities have the right to self-determination and autonomy. Know more about what it means to be a guard 👇🏼 https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/five-truths-you-havent-been-told-about-indigenous-guards/ 🎞🎥 @nicokingman Martín Kingman.10 Dec 2025 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nlcb5ghs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3m5exo4l3nk2iIndigenous leaders #NemonteNenquimo, #HindouIbrahimm & #RukkaSombolinggi demand a larger role at #COP30. "We welcome the ambition to protect the world’s forests. But protection without self-determination is just another form of control & colonialism." 🔗 https://www.context.news/nature/opinion/indigenous-women-leaders-at-cop30-listen-to-us-as-equals?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=messaging-app&utm_campaign=jack-graham-context11 Nov 2025 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5exo4l3nk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3m4wdja45mc2c⚖️ Official Decision: The Freeze on Ceibo Alliance’s Bank Accounts Was Unjustified Judge orders that the accounts of Ceibo Alliance and other organizations be unfrozen and recognizes their actions as legal and legitimate. Learn More Here 👇 https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/judge-orders-the-accounts-of-ceibo-alliance-pakkiru-and-udapt-to-be-unblocked-and-recognizes-that-their-actions-are-legal-and-legitimate/06 Nov 2025 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4wdja45mc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3m3pjycs5ik2u👁 Indigenous Guards are ancestral, community-based organizations that defend life and territory. They include Indigenous youth and elders, women and men, who protect their lands and show the world what Indigenous-led conservation truly means. ✊🏽21 Oct 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3pjycs5ik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3m3kzkkcvck2d📸Photography goes beyond images. “Stories in Territory” was developed by Johis Alarcon as part of the @catchlight-io.bsky.social Global Fellowship in collaboration with photography students and Indigenous communities of the Upper Amazon. 🔗View the Exhibition- https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/indigenous-women-behind-the-lens/19 Oct 2025 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3kzkkcvck2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3m2mcuf5sr223Estamos contrando!🍃 #AmazonFrontlines busca un/a defensor/a de derechos humanos y abogado/a proactivo/a y comprometido/a para unirse a nuestro equipo. 🔗 https://amazonfrontlines.org/es/jobs/abogado-a-2/07 Oct 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mcuf5sr223https://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3m2aks3747k2y#Ecuador is selling off the Amazon through nearly 50 oil projects. If we don’t act now, the extraction will affect 🌍 An area 37.5 times the size of New York 🇧🇪 The equivalent area of a country like Belgium will be devastated 📍 View the interactive map theamazonisnotforsale.org #TheAmazonisNOTforSale02 Oct 2025 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2aks3747k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lzyvtjey3k2kParo en Ecuador 🇪🇨 En medio de violaciones a los derechos humanos y el avance del extractivismo, los pueblos indígenas defienden sus territorios y alzan la voz frente al avance de los proyectos extractivos. La lucha es por la vida y la justicia. 🔗 shorturl.at/TKSTC por @mongabaylatam.bsky.social29 Sep 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzyvtjey3k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lztrppjd5s2oOn September 26th, a message, “Noboa: The Amazon is Not for Sale,” was projected on New York's Astor Place Tower. This reflects a growing global demand, joined by international celebrities, for Ecuador to halt its oil roadmap, which plans to offer over 50 blocks starting this year. #futuroamazonas27 Sep 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lztrppjd5s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lzhhthb6ws2y🔴 International Statement on the Institutional and Political Crisis in #Ecuador Ten human rights and civil society organizations warn of the serious risk facing judicial independence and fundamental rights in Ecuador. Full statement: https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/statement-by-international-organizations-on-judicial-independence-and-respect-for-fundamental-rights-in-ecuador/22 Sep 2025 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhhthb6ws2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lz54l5itzc22Defenders of the #AmazonRainforest walking ancestral paths in Nemonpare, Ecuador.🦶🌳 The Amazon gives them life, and they sustain hers. 🎥 Amazon Frontlines/ Martin Kingman 🎵🗣 #Waorani Song “Ome Beye” by Nuestra Selva.18 Sep 2025 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz54l5itzc22https://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lz2usaetoc2a"I'm proud that my story, #WeWillBeJaguars, has found a place in so many people’s hearts & minds. Today, we celebrate the anniversary of its release in the US. Thank you to all who helped this story travel so far." -Nemonte Nenquimo, Waorani Leader & Co-founder of Amazon Frontlines.17 Sep 2025 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2usaetoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lylk4yacls26🏺“Clay is not just earth or mud; through it, a network of care and protection between women and territories is created.” - Yadira Ocoguaje, Siekopai leader. Discover more about this ancestral art and its meaning — https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/international-indigenous-womens-day-2025-guardians-of-ancestral-wisdom/ 🔗11 Sep 2025 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lylk4yacls26https://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lygokxiwzs2uListen. 🌬🌿 This is what the lungs of Mother Earth sound like. Indigenous Peoples and communities have been guarding, caring for, and coexisting with the #AmazonRainforest for millennia. Their stewardship sustains the Amazon, and the Amazon sustains life for all of us. Protect it. 🎥Amazon Frontlines09 Sep 2025 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygokxiwzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3ly24eknnqk22#AmazonFrontlines and #CeiboAlliance are training & equipping Indigenous communities across the Ecuadorian Amazon to help them pair their ancestral knowledge with #technology, using tools like drones, GPS, and camera traps to map and defend their rightful territories. 🛰️🌿04 Sep 2025 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly24eknnqk22https://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lxxmeo32nc22🛢️Abigail’s decision to fight against the expansion of the oil frontier started when she visited the places and people already touched by the #oilindustry ’s “promise of progress.” The evidence was clear: The promise of oil is a lie. 🔗 https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/how-indigenous-youth-abigail-mukucham-decided-to-fight-against-big-oil/ 📸 Michelle Gachet03 Sep 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxmeo32nc22https://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lxuo7evxec26Seven Indigenous Nations from #Pastaza Ecuador—the Achuar, Shiwiar, Kichwa, Sapara, Andwa, Waorani, and Shuar—denounce Ecuadorian President #DanielNoboa 's so-called $47B ‘Hydrocarbon Roadmap’. 🔗Read the full statement by indigenous nations, https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/all-seven-indigenous-nations-of-pastaza-province-request-information-from-the-ecuadorian-government-about-the-hydrocarbon-roadmap/02 Sep 2025 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxuo7evxec26https://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lxifjqr3p22e🛢 5+ años después de un devastador derrame de petróleo, hoy los Kichwa se vieron obligados a reiterar su caso en un diálogo intercultural convocado lejos del territorio afectado. Una vez más, el juez se negó a visitar el lugar del derrame. 🔗 https://amazonfrontlines.org/es/chronicles/tras-cinco-anos-sin-ser-escuchados-kichwas-afectados-por-el-peor-derrame-petrolero-de-la-decada/28 Aug 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxifjqr3p22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lxdmtpnjr22i🤝The partnership between #AmazonFrontlines and #AlianzaCeibo shows that lasting change comes from unity: #IndigenousPeoples leading the defense of their lands, and allies standing with them—listening, learning, and supporting their struggle for cultural survival.🍃26 Aug 2025 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxdmtpnjr22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lwwhmigtu223📽 Four films directed by Amazonian filmmakers from the #AlianzaCeibo & #AmazonFrontlines community will be presented in #France at #FestivalDouarnenez on August 21 & 22! The 2025 edition of #FestivalDouarnenez, “Peoples of the Amazon”, spotlights Indigenous resistance. 🔗 festival-douarnenez.com21 Aug 2025 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwhmigtu223https://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lwubdulvms2d🌳The #Yasuní rainforest is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. Two years ago, Ecuadorians voted to stop oil drilling there. The government defied them. Drilling continues, but the climate victory is as important as ever 🔗Learn more- https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/9-reasons-the-yasuni-victory-is-a-tipping-point-for-the-climate/20 Aug 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwubdulvms2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lwmuntuz6c2x🌿 We’re hiring: Director of Communications & Campaigns! 📍Remote, strong preference for someone based in Ecuador or the Americas. 🔗 https://amazonfrontlines.org/jobs/communications-and-campaigns-director/ #AmazonFrontlines seeks a visionary and strategic Communications Director to lead and strengthen our communications strategy.17 Aug 2025 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwmuntuz6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lwhvm7d6tc2x🏫Necesitan una escuela y el gobierno llegó con papel de baño. 🧻 No se repara un daño histórico con suministros improvisados. La comunidad de #Sinangoe de Ecuador exige cumplimiento total de la sentencia ya. 🔗 Lee el comunicado- https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/rechazamos-disculpas-publicas-del-ministerio-de-educacion-y-secretaria-intercultural-bilingue-por-improcedentes-de-acuerdo-a-nuestro-derecho-a-la-reparacion-integral/15 Aug 2025 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhvm7d6tc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lwcniodzpc2uIndigenous & human rights organizations denounce the Protected Areas Law as unconstitutional due to its regressive nature & lack of consultation. 🔗 Read the PR- https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/indigenous-and-human-rights-organizations-denounce-ecuadors-protected-areas-law-as-unconstitutional-due-to-its-regressive-nature-and-lack-of-consultation/13 Aug 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcniodzpc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lwcnhn3s222uPor regresiva e inconsulta, organizaciones indígenas y de DDHH denuncian que es inconstitucional la Ley de Áreas Protegidas en #Ecuador. 🔗Leer el comunicado- https://amazonfrontlines.org/es/chronicles/por-regresiva-e-inconsulta-organizaciones-indigenas-y-de-ddhh-denuncian-que-es-inconstitucional-la-ley-de-areas-protegidas/13 Aug 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcnhn3s222uhttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lvceeddaks2tEs hora de que la Corte Constitucional del Ecuador y el juez #RichardOrtiz escuchen a las comunidades #Waorani de Pastaza EN sus territorios. Ni la Corte ni el Juez han convocado una audiencia. No han mostrado voluntad de resolver con justicia y equidad intercultural #AudienciaYa #ResistenciaWaorani01 Aug 2025 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvceeddaks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/amazonfrontlines.bsky.social/post/3lusrvh4ibs2bURGENT- on 24 July, President Daniel Noboa eliminated Ecuador’s Ministry of #Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition, transferring its functions to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the institution responsible for promoting oil drilling & mining. 🔗 https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/ecuador-axes-its-environment-ministry-putting-biodiversity-indigenous-territories-and-the-climate-at-risk/25 Jul 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:72duednaeynp5ucrmvc4iln3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lusrvh4ibs2b