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Amazon Aid

Cultivating cleaner gold supply chain to protect ecosystems & biodiversity & strengthen human rights.

06/03/2026

We’re still basking in the joy from our Summit in Lima. We have deep gratitude to every person who showed up, and especially to the Indigenous leaders who carried the heart of this gathering.

05/21/2026

Twenty-five Amazon Gold Alliance (AGA) members travelled to Puerto Maldonado in Madre de Dios, Peru to witness firsthand the realities of Amazon gold mining. There, we met with Pure Earth, Alliance for Responsible Mining, and members of the Women’s Mining Network of Madre de Dios — including AMATAF — who are advancing mercury-free artisanal and small-scale gold mining while working to restore and reforest degraded land.

The experience created a rare opportunity to engage deeply with diverse perspectives and lived experiences, to imagine what less destructive mining could look like, and to better understand the immense complexity of these challenges from every angle.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! While we celebrate today, any time is the right time to be a champion for our planet. Your support helps us to fight for a protected Amazon Rainforest and the rights of its peoples. If you would like to contribute, you can join Amazon Aid, follow us, or donate to our organization in the link in our bio.

03/20/2026

The Amazon Gold Alliance’s first learning session of the year, fasciliated by Amazon Aid, explored how the EITI Standard is helping uncover the real owners behind extractive companies, and why that matters. From preventing corruption to protecting ecosystems, beneficial ownership transparency is a powerful tool for accountability.

With insights from global experts and real-world examples, this session highlighted how data can drive better governance across the Amazon and beyond. Read more on our website linked in our bio, or on our story.

03/13/2026

Sometimes it can be hard to picture the scale in conversations revolving around environmental protection. Finding other ways to visualize the world-wide impact is crucial to demonstrating the importance, and the Guardian does a fantastic job with this interactive map resource. Whether you are looking at gold, biodiversity, or it’s other features, it makes it impossible to deny the scale.

Read more on the Guardian’s website under the Age of Extinction: Mining, or check the link in our story.

Photo © The Guardian,

12/09/2025

In the sixth lesson of our River of Gold Curriculum, students meet the original guardians of the Amazon: Indigenous Communities.

This lesson uncovers how Indigenous knowledge and cultural traditions protect the forest, its biodiversity, and the future of the planet.

Download this lesson here, along with all the others free of charge: https://amazonaid.org/lesson-6/

12/04/2025

Lesson 5 of our River of Gold Curriculum helps students dive into how climate change is reshaping the Amazon Rainforest. By thinking critically about our planet's future, students are better equipped to tackle global environmental issues.

Download the free curriculum here: https://amazonaid.org/curriculum/lesson-5/

12/02/2025

Amazon Aid is showing up on the world stage to make sure that the Amazon’s story is heard loud and clear. Our focus: the hidden crisis of gold mining and its impact on people and the forest. Our work is rooted in collective action– proof that when we act together, we can spark the kind of change the world so desperately needs. Your generosity protects the beauty of the Amazon and every living creature in it.

If you would like to donate, please click the button below or visit our website here: https://amazonaid.org/donate/

Picture © Dano Grayson, via Amazon Aid

11/04/2025

Amazon Aid and members of its Amazon Gold Alliance are at the Minamata COP where a robust agenda is bringing together country representatives and civil society to focus on mercury pollution and its human and environmental impacts. As part of the event, the AGA’s Pressure Campaign contributed to the screening of the documentary “Amazonia: The New Minamata?” which highlights the impacts of mercury contamination on Indigenous Peoples of Brazil’s Tapajós River.

10/31/2025

Going to the Minamata COP? Join the Knowledge Lab inspired by the Environmental Investigation Agency-US report, "Traffickers Leave No Stone Unturned." Lab participants, including Amazon Aid's Amazon Gold Alliance Network Director Christina Miller, will discuss the role of illegal mercury flows tied to illicit gold mining. Panelists will explore the scale of illicit trade, how to strengthen cooperation across Parties and stakeholders, and identify actionable steps for addressing criminal supply chains and supporting impacted communities.

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