Editorial Approach
How we work
FightForAmazonia is an independent discovery platform bringing together people, ideas, stories and resources from across the Amazon Basin. The platform does not seek to speak for Indigenous peoples or represent their communities. Instead, it aims to make existing Indigenous voices, knowledge, work and initiatives easier to discover and explore.
Following the Source
FightForAmazonia brings together information and material that already exists across many different places — including interviews, documentaries, books, research, journalism, websites and social media. We identify and credit the people, organisations and sources behind the material we share and link to original sources wherever possible. The aim is not to replace the original work, but to create pathways towards it.
Attribution & Credit
We credit photographers, artists, authors, filmmakers, organisations and other creators whose work is featured or referenced on the platform. Quotations are kept selective and are attributed to their original speaker or author, with the source identified and linked wherever possible. Where copyrighted material is used under an applicable legal exception, we seek to keep the use proportionate to its editorial purpose and clearly identify the source.
Respecting Context
Knowledge is connected to people, territories, histories and communities. We therefore try to present Indigenous knowledge and experience in its context rather than reducing it to isolated facts, quotes or images.
We also aim to avoid presenting Indigenous peoples simply as symbols of environmental protection or as solutions to problems defined elsewhere. FightForAmazonia is interested in people as political actors, knowledge holders, communicators, creators and community organisers with their own histories, priorities and perspectives.
Representation
FightForAmazonia is not an Indigenous organisation and does not claim to represent Indigenous peoples or communities. Its role is to create pathways to people and work that already exist, and to make them easier for others to discover, understand and engage with.
A Project in Development
FightForAmazonia is currently an independently developed prototype. Its editorial approach and ethical framework are therefore still evolving.
As the project develops, we are seeking dialogue with Indigenous communicators, leaders, artists, educators, researchers and other knowledge holders from across the Amazon. Their feedback can help us question our assumptions, improve how people and their work are presented, and identify opportunities for collaboration.
The intention is not to develop an ethical framework about Indigenous peoples from outside the region, but to develop better ways of working with people whose knowledge and work the platform seeks to make more visible.
Corrections & Feedback
If you notice an error, missing attribution, inappropriate use of material or a problem with how a person, community or initiative is represented, please get in touch.
We welcome corrections, suggestions and constructive criticism.
Contact: [fightforamazonia.org@gmail.com]
This approach will continue to evolve as FightForAmazonia develops and as we learn from the people and communities whose work the platform seeks to make easier to discover.