The survival of the Amazon concerns all humanity. The Amazon is a home to one-fifth of the world’s freshwater and on-third of the Earth’s forests. It’s indigenous peoples live sustainably from its resources, but the Amazon is under threat. “The destruction of the Amazon is not just the problem of indigenous peoples but of all humanity. If the Amazon disappears, it is very likely that all humanity will disappear,” says Yesica Patiachi, a member of the Harakbut Indigenous community in Peru. We are all interconnected. Let’s Stand in solidarity with those who strive to protect our land, our waters and our lives. Let’s take action For Our Common Home: devp.org/campaign
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Development and Peace (The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace) is the official international development organization of the Catholic Church in Canada and the Canadian member of Caritas Internationalis. Development and Peace is a membership led organization supported by parish collections, individual donations and government grants, principally from the Canadian International Development Agency.
Our mission is to support partners in the Global South who promote alternatives to unfair social, political and economic structures, and educate the Canadian population about the causes of poverty and mobilize Canadians towards actions for change. In the struggle for human dignity, the organization forms alliances with northern and southern groups working for social change. It also supports women in their search for social and economic justice.