Indigenous Peoples won the right to decide the future of their ancestral territories.
Now, we must ensure that Ecuador’s government respects Indigenous autonomy. The Amazon can’t wait.
WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT?
The A’i Cofan community of Sinangoe and the Waorani of Pastaza won historic victories against mining and oil interests in 2018 and 2019, protecting nearly a million acres of pristine Amazon rainforest.
After a year of campaigning and global solidarity, the A’i Cofan people of Sinangoe won another unprecedented victory earlier this year, when Ecuador’s Constitutional Court issued a groundbreaking ruling RECOGNIZING the right of Indigenous peoples to say ‘No’ to resource extraction on their lands.
After a year of campaigning and global solidarity, the A’i Cofan people of Sinangoe won another unprecedented victory earlier this year, when Ecuador’s Constitutional Court issued a groundbreaking ruling RECOGNIZING the right of Indigenous peoples to say ‘No’ to resource extraction on their lands.
The A’i Cofan and Waorani are now taking action to denounce the Ecuadorian Government’s failure to comply with these rulings. They need your help to call on the Constitutional Court to guarantee government compliance and comprehensive reparation measures for the violation of Indigenous peoples’ collective rights and the rights of nature!
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has already recognized the right of Indigenous peoples to decide what happens on their lands. Now the Court and Ecuadorian government must show the world that these rulings and Indigenous people’s right to self-determination and free, prior, and informed consent are immediately applicable!
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The A’i Cofan community of Sinangoe and the Waorani of Pastaza won historic victories against mining and oil interests in 2018 and 2019, protecting nearly a million acres of pristine Amazon rainforest.
After a year of campaigning and global solidarity, the A’i Cofan people of Sinangoe won another unprecedented victory earlier this year, when Ecuador’s Constitutional Court issued a groundbreaking ruling RECOGNIZING the right of Indigenous peoples to say ‘No’ to resource extraction on their lands.
After a year of campaigning and global solidarity, the A’i Cofan people of Sinangoe won another unprecedented victory earlier this year, when Ecuador’s Constitutional Court issued a groundbreaking ruling RECOGNIZING the right of Indigenous peoples to say ‘No’ to resource extraction on their lands.
The A’i Cofan and Waorani are now taking action to denounce the Ecuadorian Government’s failure to comply with these rulings. They need your help to call on the Constitutional Court to guarantee government compliance and comprehensive reparation measures for the violation of Indigenous peoples’ collective rights and the rights of nature!
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has already recognized the right of Indigenous peoples to decide what happens on their lands. Now the Court and Ecuadorian government must show the world that these rulings and Indigenous people’s right to self-determination and free, prior, and informed consent are immediately applicable!
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We need to get resources on the ground to ensure that Indigenous Peoples get to decide the future of the Amazon.
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About Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Free,
Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
The expansion of oil extraction and mining projects threaten the Amazon. We must put an end to these threats now!
The survival of Indigenous peoples and cultures depends on a healthy forest: Indigenous territories hold irreplaceable wisdom, stories and cosmovisions, and are a vital source of food, medicine, and shelter for Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous peoples are proven to be the most effective stewards of their ancestral territories. They are at forefront of local and global movements to combat the main drivers of climate change including oil, mining and logging. We simply cannot stop the climate crisis unless Indigenous peoples’ right to decide over the future of their territories, cultures and lives is respected!
