Re: Urgent appeal from the Amazon

I'm specifically reaching out to you again because this is a dire moment for the Amazon. So much of the rainforest has now been carved up that scientists say we're reaching the point of collapse. Yet miners, loggers and oil diggers keep accelerating the destruction. At this critical time, the best thing we can do is to stand with the people who've protected the rainforest for centuries. Across the Amazon, Indigenous leaders patrol day and night against invaders. It's a full time job -- and a deadly one. It's no accident that the healthiest parts of the Amazon are in their hands. But too often, their rights to the land are denied, overlooked, unrecognised in law.  What they need sounds bureaucratic -- land titles, spatial mapping, legal recognition -- but it's crucial. They need help in order to keep the Amazon in their hands, locked away from corporations that would strip it to the bones. You've generously donated to Avaaz before, thank you. Now we're counting on your support for the Amazon.

Right now, Brazil's President is considering a new set of decrees that could finally grant Indigenous communities the legal rights to thousands of acres of rainforest. With your support, we can immediately power an unstoppable campaign -- funding legal advocacy, media takeovers, and creating relentless public pressure until President Lula signs these decrees into law. What happens to the Amazon will affect every single one of us. It needs urgent protection. No one will fight harder than the Indigenous communities who already call it home. Donate what you can now:

Dear Dany, I'm specifically reaching out to you again because this is a dire moment for the Amazon. So much of the rainforest has now been carved up that scientists say we're reaching the point of collapse. Yet miners, loggers and oil diggers keep accelerating the destruction. At this critical time, the best thing we can do is to stand with the people who've protected the rainforest for centuries. Across the Amazon, Indigenous leaders patrol day and night against invaders. It's a full time job -- and a deadly one. It's no accident that the healthiest parts of the Amazon are in their hands. But too often, their rights to the land are denied, overlooked, unrecognised in law.  What they need sounds bureaucratic -- land titles, spatial mapping, legal recognition -- but it's crucial. They need help in order to keep the Amazon in their hands, locked away from corporations that would strip it to the bones. You've generously donated to Avaaz before, thank you. Now we're counting on your support for the Amazon. Right now, Brazil's President is considering a new set of decrees that could finally grant Indigenous communities the legal rights to thousands of acres of rainforest. With your support, we can immediately power an unstoppable campaign -- funding legal advocacy, media takeovers, and creating relentless public pressure until President Lula signs these decrees into law. What happens to the Amazon will affect every single one of us. It needs urgent protection. No one will fight harder than the Indigenous communities who already call it home. Donate what you can now: I'LL DONATE R$15 I'LL DONATE R$25 I'LL DONATE R$35 I'LL DONATE R$55 OTHER AMOUNT The Amazon is a lifeline for us all -- it stores billions of tonnes of carbon, regulates rainfall across continents, and shelters one in every ten species on Earth. Science now confirms what history already knows: Indigenous communities are the forest's best guardians. Where they have land rights, deforestation drops dramatically, and the forest thrives. With a major global climate summit approaching in Brazil and elections next year, President Lula is under increasing pressure to show leadership on the Amazon. This is our chance to help secure land rights that can protect the forest and its peoples for generations. With your support, we could: Power historic Indigenous land rights victories -- with Indigenous-led advocacy tours, cutting legal briefs, public mobilisations, and inspiring media takeovers; Back the forest's most powerful voices -- Indigenous leaders are confronting some of the richest industries on Earth, often with little pay and few resources. Our funding will help them to travel, organise, and be heard where it matters most; Supercharge the network of Indigenous allies in Congress -- standing up to loggers, miners, and agribusiness interests to defend land rights, climate, and biodiversity; Restore critical parts of the rainforest -- showing the world that Indigenous restoration works by funding projects to regrow the rainforest and revive wildlife.  Let's take a stand for the Amazon and its most fierce defenders -- donate what you can now:  I'LL DONATE R$15 I'LL DONATE R$25 I'LL DONATE R$35 I'LL DONATE R$55 OTHER AMOUNT If we succeed, this would be our second major victory in the Amazon this year. Thanks to support from Avaaz members, we joined with a coalition of groups to stop the "devastation bill" that would have decimated large swathes of Amazon rainforest just three months ago. We have won in the Amazon before. Now let's come together and do it again! For the people of the forest and all the life it holds, Luciana, Marigona, Adela, Laura, Nell and the whole Avaaz team 🌱🌳🌿 Why Recognising Indigenous Land Rights is the Best Way to Protect the Amazon Thriving Forests: Indigenous Peoples care for some of the healthiest forests on Earth. Land titles and legal rights enable them to use their generational knowledge to keep ecosystems thriving where others have failed. Lowest Rates of Deforestation: Lands managed by Indigenous Peoples see up to 83% less deforestation — and forests there regrow over 20% faster than in surrounding areas. Prevents Mining and Extraction: Where Indigenous Peoples have land rights, they stop mining and other climate-killing extraction projects in the forest – keeping rivers clean, forests standing, communities, wildlife and our climate safe. Justice That Works: Recognising Indigenous land rights is often faster, fairer, and far more effective than top-down conservation. Together, we can help protect Indigenous cultures – and the Amazon – for generations to come. - 🍃 - More information: Amazon deforestation cut by 83% in places protected by Indigenous communities — new research (Down to Earth) 'Why Indigenous Land Rights Are Key to Protecting the Amazon (Global Citizen) Brazil's President Lula vetoes parts of environmental 'devastation bill' (Al Jazeera)

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