DEFENDING THE AMAZON
Amazon Watch Partner Organizations in Amazon Countries

Indigenous and environmental organizations in Amazon countries face an acute lack of resources. To redress this imbalance, Amazon Watch works in partnership with local organizations to increase their capacity to mobilize against massive mega-projects affecting their cultures and environments. Amazon partner groups are highly effective advocates and play a lead role in defining our program priorities. Since 1996, Amazon Watch has provided financial, technical, logistical and campaigning support to 34 organizations in 7 Amazonian countries.

BOLIVIA
CPESC: organization of indigenous peoples of Santa Cruz, Bolivia

FOBOMADE: environmental and social justice NGO

CEADES: NGO supporting the indigenous organizations of Santa Cruz

OICH: Chiquitano indigenous people organization

CIDOB: national indigenous organization of Bolivia

CEDIB: NGO that critiques neoliberal projects and policies, including the FTAA and Pacific LNG Project

PROBIOMA: NGO that promotes organic agriculture and monitors mega-projects in Bolivia

CEJIS: NGO providing legal support to indigenous and campesino groups in Bolivia, focusing on land tenure

BRAZIL
Friends of the Earth Amazonia: environmental NGO

Pastoral Land Commission: environmental and social justice NGO

COIAB: indigenous organization of the Brazilian Amazon

CNS: National Council of Rubber Tappers

CIR: indigenous council of Roraima

CUNPIR: indigenous organization of Rondonia

COLOMBIA
ONIC: national indigenous organization of Colombia

U'wa Traditional Authorities: traditional leadership organization of the U'wa people of northeastern Colombia.

Censat Agua Viva: NGO working on environmental and social issues

OPIAC: indigenous organization of the Colombian Amazon

ECUADOR
Acción Ecológica: environmental organization

ONZAE: Zapara indigenous organization

CDES: social and environmental justice NGO based in Ecuador and the United States

CONAIE: national indigenous organization of Ecuador

CONFENAIE: umbrella organization for Amazonian indigenous peoples

FINAE: Achuar peoples' indigenous organization

FIPSE: Shuar peoples' indigenous organization

Frente de la Defensa de la Amazonia: large coalition of indigenous and environmental organizations representing communities adversely affected by oil development in the northern Ecuadorian Amazon

Accion por la Vida: environmental organization from the Mindo region

FECUNAE: Quichua Indigenous Federation of the lower Napo region

CEDHU: human rights organization based in Quito

PERU
AIDESEP: umbrella organization for indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon

CEDIA: environmental and social justice NGO

COMARU: Machiguenga peoples 'indigenous organization

FENAMAD: indigenous organization representing the indigenous peoples of Madre de Dios

Racimos de Ungurahui: environmental and social justice NGO

ORAICH: Achuar indigenous organization

COBNAEP: Bi-National Achuar organization

Shinai Serjali: uncontacted peoples advocacy NGO