Too often the people of the Amazon are seen as victims, but there are young local activists who defend their lands and communities – and are succeeding. openDemocracy has just won a major award for telling their stories in striking, beautiful photography and video.

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Pablo Albarenga Sony World Photographer of the Year, 2020

Francesc Badia i Dalmases Director, democraciaAbierta – openDemocracy's Latin America project

Nora Moraga-Lewy Rainforest Journalism Fund manager, Pulitzer Center

Chair: Mary Fitzgerald Editor-in-chief, openDemocracy