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Share Unwanted natural gas is burnt at an oil processing plant on the Napo River near Coca and the Yasuní National Park in Ecuador s Amazon (image: Alamy) Leaders of the Waorani village of Miwaguno in Ecuador s Orellana province have filed a lawsuit against PetroOriental SA, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC), arguing that the climate change impacts of gas flaring and venting during oil extraction are “an ongoing, persistent violation of human rights and nature”. The case, launched in December, is also being brought by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the NGO Acción Ecológica, FIDH’s member organisation in Ecuador, and the Union of People Affected by Chevron-Texaco (UDAPT).

United statesFrance generalGuillermo lassoPego enomengaEsperanza martInternational federation for human rightsMinistry of environmentNational parkPetrooriental andes petroleumCredit suisseAndes petroleum ecuadorWorld bankOrganisation of the petroleum exporting countriesMinistry of energyChina petrochemical corporationInternational energy agency