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Environmental licence for Panantza-San Carlos Mining Project rejected; Project overlapped Shuar Arutam territory but community not consulted

Ecuador's Constitutional Court in September ruled the environmental permit granted in 2011 for the major San Carlos Panantza copper project required a consultation with the Shuar Arutam community.

The mantra has been: Limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or risk climate catastrophe. But at COP27, there are hints of backsliding.

Indigenous delegates said they had been amazed at the “wilful ignorance” they encountered when demanding global banks cease financing new fossil fuel projects on their ancestral lands in what is today North America.

In the Putumayo region of the Colombian Amazon, Segundo Meneses' daily routine took him to the Chufiya river, its banks verdant and waters alive with catfish and piranha. On one morning seven years ago, he noticed a dark film lapping the shore. Where the river turned a bend, it turned to black. It was an oil slick that he says went on to sicken his young family and poison their cows and pigs.

As this years U.N. climate summit gathers, South Americas largest economy is preparing to move on from its outgoing climate-denier president.

As this years U.N. climate summit gathers, South Americas largest economy is preparing to move on from its outgoing climate-denier president.

Recent bank support for an oil company operating in the Colombian Amazon raises questions about banks' climate, environment and social commitments.

Recent bank support for an oil company operating in the Colombian Amazon raises questions about banks' climate, environment and social commitments.

Recent bank support for an oil company operating in the Colombian Amazon raises questions about banks' climate, environment and social commitments.