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As Ecuador faces economic and security crises, the oil industry and its supporters in government are pushing to disregard the vote to indefinitely stop drilling in Yasuni National Park.

“The Coca River used to give us sustenance,” says Mery Jipa, an Indigenous woman from San Pablo, a Kichwa Community on the banks of this…

Someone recently asked me why it was important to protect the Amazon rainforest from oil
drilling. The question made me angry. Can you imagine

On World Water Day, we’re writing from the Amazon, the biggest watershed in the world…

What does it mean to secure land back? What does it mean to actually recover…

Women are on the frontlines of the struggle against extractivism in defense of territories and…

For decades, the legendary Siekopai elder and healer Don Cesáreo Piaguaje had a clear vision:…

This story was originally published in El Pais. ___ The Siekopai people will finally be…

This story was originally published in commondreams. ___ Amazon defenders this week cheered what one…

This story was originally published in edition.cnn.com. ___ Following 80 years of displacement, Indigenous Siekopai communities…

This story was originally published in edition.cnn.com. ___ An indigenous community has won a court…

This story was originally published in theguardian. ___ With short amulet-covered spears made of blackened…