For over a month Chief Raoni and the Kayapo have suffered threats and intimidation at the hands of cattle ranchers, illegal settlers and hired gunman who are determined to push them off their lands.
Eye on the Amazon
A Day in Rumipamba
Jungle Dispatch | There was a Texaco oil spill in Rumipamba back in 1976. 35 years later, the Quichua convinced the state oil company to give them jobs, a pump, and some overalls and boots to clean up the decades-old spill. For booms, the Quichua use sticks from the forest.
How Far Would You Go To Save It All?
The Understory | That's the tagline for a new documentary being made about the Yasuni national forest in Ecuador, which has been called "Earth's Eden" because of its stunning beauty and incredible biodiversity, and which the oil industry has been all to eager to despoil.
It's Oil for Chocolate
Jungle Dispatch | Donald Moncayo has acted as the "fixer" for hundreds of journalists over the last decade on what has become known as "the toxic tour." He has been described in hundreds of articles, and he could possibly be the most photographed man in the northeastern Ecuadorian Amazon.
Amazon Indigenous Group Protests Oil Industry Maneuvers
Contested law seeks international, government protections
Alianza Arkana Blog | Leaders of the Awajún people of the Peruvian Amazon publically outed the Spanish oil company Repsol for conducting so-called "clandestine workshops" inside Awajún territory to win hearts and minds.
AIDESEP Visits Washington, DC
An Indigenous Organization's Fight for Community-Based Conservation
Roberto brings an analysis of why AIDESEP's community-based proposals will protect more forest (and reduce more carbon emissions), and Daysi speaks to the need for expanded indigenous land tenure as an integral part of any conservation effort.
Dignity Incarnate
Inside Journey, Ecuador’s Cofán Still Standing Strong Against Chevron
Jungle Dispatch | I accompanied Emergildo Criollo from his home in Lago Agrio to a press conference in Quito. His voice trembles for a second, and then he says with strength: "I am Emergildo Criollo of the Cofán people, and I am proud to be here today."
Guilty, Again and Again
Ecuadorian Appeals Court Ratifies Chevron Ruling
The Chevron case marked an important turning point yesterday when an Ecuadorian appeals court issued its final ruling, ratifying its historic $18 billion judgment against the oil company.
Inspiration from the Xingu, A Final Stand
This is why we do what we do. Not only because it is the right thing to do, but because we committed to these people and to the Amazon. It's because standing in solidarity means much more than a simple expression.
