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Leadership

FightForAmazonia seeks to highlight a network of Indigenous political leaders from the Amazon who dedicate their lives to defending their ancestral homelands, traditional ways of life, and the rich biodiversity they protect. Discover these inspiring voices working to preserve ancestral knowledge while teaching the world how to reconnect with the wisdom, intelligence, and care embodied by Mother Earth.

Amazonian Indigenous Leaders Brazil

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Publications by the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) and Coordination of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB)

International Complaints Dossier of Brazil's Indigenous Peoples written and published by APIB the National Indigenous Organization of Brazil

COMMUNICATORS BRAZIL

VISUAL ARTISTS BRAZIL

Amazonian Indigenous Leaders Ecuador

Patricia Gualinga, Kichwa Indigenous leader from Ecuador, wearing traditional adornments and advocating for Amazon rainforest protection

Publications by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE)

CONFENIAE publication documenting Indigenous struggles, environmental defense, and community resistance in the Ecuadorian Amazon

COMMUNICATORS ECUADOR

VISUAL ARTISTS ECUADOR

Amazonian Indigenous Leaders Peru

Indigenous Ashaninka leader Ruth Buendía wearing orange dress and red face paintMestoquiari from the Peruvian Amazon wearing a

Publications by the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP)

AIDESEP publication about the defense of indigenous defenders in the Peruvian Amazon.

Overview of AIDESEP publication about a Fund to fund projects by indigenous women living in the Peruvian Amazon.

COMMUNICATORS PERU

VISUAL ARTISTS PERU

Amazonian Indigenous Leaders Colombia

Indigenous Maguta leader Harold Rincon Ipuchima from the Colombian Amazon

Publications by GAIA Amazonia Colombia

Overview of a publication by Gaia Amazonas about the establishment of 'Indigenous Territorial Entities' in Colombia

Overview of a publication called Plan de vida - Life plans for the indigenous territories that make up the Macroterritory of the Jaguars of Yuruparí' in the Colombian Amazon

Overview of a publication about mercury contamination in the Colombian Amazon

COMMUNICATORS COLOMBIA

VISUAL ARTISTS COLOMBIA

Amazonian Indigenous Leaders Venezuela

Indigenous Baniva leader Eligio DaCosta of the Venezuelan Amazon wearing a black baseball cap and a black t-shirt

Publications by the socio-environmental Organization WATANIBA

Overview of a publication about 'Protocol for Free, Prior, and Informed Consultation from the Perspective of the Uwottüja People' in the Venezuelan Amazon

VISUAL ARTISTS VENEZUELA

Publications by Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA)

Overview of a Publication about the Bioregional Plan by the sacred headwaters initiative in the Amazon

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