Media Coverage/ March 27, 2023Ecuadorians vote to halt oil drilling in biodiverse Amazonian national parkEcuadorians have voted in a historic referendum to halt the development of all new oilwells… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Media Coverage/ March 27, 2023Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The state of the world’s human rightsThis story was originally published in Amnesty International. ___ 2022 saw new, renewed and protracted… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Media Coverage/ March 8, 2023The Women Who Travel Power List 2023This story was originally published in Condé Nast Traveler. ___ Introducing this list is a… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ March 8, 2023Waorani Women’s WisdomJust like the spirit of the jaguar that they invoke through their songs, Waorani women… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ February 28, 2023Two Visions of Land, One Protected by a Dirty LawImagine this scene. You are on the territory your ancestors have lived on and protected… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Media Coverage/ February 15, 2023Ecuador: Indigenous villages fight ‘devastating’ mining activityThis story was originally published in Al Jazeera. ___ Napo, Ecuador – As a child, Leo… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Where we workAmazon Frontlines and the Ceibo Alliance work on concrete initiatives with over 60 communities from the Siona, Secoya, Kofan and Waorani indigenous Nations in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. Explore the Where We Work map to learn more about the past and present of these indigenous communities. Make sure to check out Communities with Stories to watch films or read first-hand accounts of our work with these communities, from clean water and solar energy, to territorial defense and cultural revival. Explore the map
Waorani: Mapping Ancestral LandsIn the face of mounting threats to their lands and livelihoods, Waorani communities have begun creating territorial maps of their forests that document the historic and actual uses of their territory, demonstrating that their homelands are not up for grabs.Whereas the maps of oil companies show petrol deposits and major rivers, the maps that the Waorani peoples are creating identify historic battle sites, ancient cave-carvings, jaguar trails, medicinal plants, animal reproductive zones, important fishing holes, creek-crossings, sacred waterfalls Explore the map
Secoya: Recovering Ancestral TerritorySince the 1941 war between Ecuador and Peru, the Secoya Nation has been separated by political borders and displaced from their ancestral homelands. Now they are working to reclaim their ancestral land and reunite with their families.Here is an interactive georeferenced map of Lagarto Cocha which visually displays Secoya ancestral settlements, ceremonial centers, mythological sites, ancient travel routes, and traditional forest uses. Explore the map
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