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TO PROTECT THE RAINFOREST AND ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE AMAZON BASIN.

WITH OUR STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE AMAZON REGION OF BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, AND PERU, AMAZON WATCH CONTINUED TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY AND ADVANCE THE LONG-TERM PROTECTION OF THEIR LANDS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES, NON-GOVERMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, CONCERNED SHAREHOLDERS AND CITIZENS, WE UTILIZED THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES. WE CAMPAIGNED TO PERSUADE DECISION-MAKERS IN CORPORATIONS, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTS TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OVER DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEIR TERRITORIES AND TO RECTIFY PAST HARMS, INCLUDING THE IMPACTS OF OIL DRILLING. THROUGH MEDIA EXPOSURE, LEGAL ACTION, AND SHAREHOLDER CAMPAIGNS, WE PROMOTED CORPORATE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY.WE CONTINUED TO WORK TO STRENGTHEN CAPACITY IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AMAZON TO BETTER ADVOCATE FOR THEIR OWN RIGHTS AT LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL FORUMS. THROUGH TRAINING IN LEGAL RIGHTS, ADVOCACY, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY, AS WELL AS THE DONATION OF EQUIPMENT, WE HELPED OUR INDIGENOUS PARTNERS PROTECT THEIR RAINFOREST HOMELANDS, ASSERT THEIR COLLECTIVE VOICE AND ADVANCE THEIR RIGHTS TO SEEK PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR THREATENED AREAS AND VULNERABLE INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLY ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH AMERICA, WE CONTINUED TO CHAMPION ECOLOGICALLY SOUND ALTERNATIVES AND SOLUTIONS TO INDUSTRIAL AND FOSSIL-FUEL INTENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.WE EDUCATED CORPORATE EXECUTIVES, SHAREHOLDERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC USING MEDIA COVERAGE, WEBSITES, PUBLICATIONS, AND DOCUMENTARY FILMS. BY BUILDING AWARENESS AND PROMOTING GREEN ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVES TO THE CURRENT EXPORT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT MODEL, WE ARE HELPING TO BRING ABOUT A SHIFT WITHIN KEY INSTITUTIONS AND SOCIETY.