In the Ecuadorian Amazon, Oil Threatens Decades of Indigenous-Led Conservation
Albeiro Mendúa was still in elementary school when the blockade began. For 10 days in October of 1998, hundreds of Indigenous A’i Cofán peoples joined
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Albeiro Mendúa was still in elementary school when the blockade began. For 10 days in October of 1998, hundreds of Indigenous A’i Cofán peoples joined
A state-owned oil company is exploiting loopholes of a project that has been key to safeguarding Ecuador's rainforest.
BRASILIA : Indigenous protesters on Friday tried to prevent a public hearing on the construction of a railway that is planned to run through their lands to carry grains to a northern port in the Amazon.The 1,000-km (620-mile) Ferrograo railway is backed by farmers and grain companies who say it would redu
Indigenous protesters on Friday tried to prevent a public hearing on the construction of a railway that is planned to run through their lands to carry grains to a northern port in the Amazon.
Ecuador’s Socio Bosque project has been key to safeguarding the rainforest. Now, the country’s state-owned oil company is exploiting its many loopholes.