Protecting Amazonia is more than environmental issue but also a human rights one as well. With Indigenous land and water defenders being targeted for protecting their homes from unchecked logging, mining, cattle farming, and oil drilling, the call to recognize Indigenous Territories is more urgent than ever. Officially recognizing and protecting Indigenous Territories is the only way we can effectively protect Amazonia from reaching an irreversable tipping point as Indigenous Peoples have been the caretakers of these lands for millenia. 

There is scientific evidence which confirms that combined deforestation and high degradation have already reached 26% of Amazonia. Many parts of the once pristine ecosystem are already turning into a savannah – plains with sparse trees and no lush rainforest tree canopies.

The science is clear. And so is the pathway to protecting the Amazon. A coalition of Indigenous leaders from the Amazon basin, together with a group of global environmental organizations, including Stand.earth, are calling for the protection of 80% of the Amazon rainforest by 2025.

Will you join the global movement to protect 80% of Amazonia by 2025 in solidarity with Indigenous communities leading the fight? Add your name to the Amazonia for Life declaration today.