Mission statement:

To work with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples' rights in the face of large-scale industrial development-oil and gas pipelines, power lines, roads, and other mega-projects.

Some of Amazon Watch's programs include:

• Amazon Communications Team. Equipping Amazonian indigenous groups with media skills and communications tools in order to increase their capacity to defend their lands from destructive mega-projects.
• Monitoring Mega-Projects. Documenting and disseminating information on the social and environmental impacts of proposed mega-projects in the Amazon basin.
• Supporting Rainforest Peoples. Mobilizing technical, financial, legal and public relations support for indigenous organizations fighting destructive mega-projects.

Amazon Watch is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit organization.

As a member of the Combined Federal Campaign, Federal Employees wishing to donate to Amazon Watch can use CFC # 9318

For more information, contact:

Amazon Watch

Main office:
One Hallidie Plaza, Suite 402 San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: 415-487-9600     Fax: 415-487-9601

Southern California office:
P.O. Box 2421 Malibu, CA 90265
Tel: 310-456-9158

Washington, DC office:
1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-785-3962

amazon(at)amazonwatch.org