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To protect the climate and defend indigenous rights, we must stop the expansion of the oil drilling in the Amazon. And in order for that to happen, we need to push U.S. corporations and politicians to to do their part to End Amazon Crude. More

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Victoria histórica en la lucha por los derechos indígenas contra la expansión de la frontera petrolera

November 7, 2019

La resistencia indígena a la extracción de petróleo en Ecuador obtuvo otra gran victoria esta semana. El éxito se alcanzó luego de un esfuerzo de varios años para detener los planes de perforación de Andes Petroleum en una concesión en el bosque tropical denominado como Bloque 79, que se superpone al territorio titulado de las nacionalidades indígenas Sapara y Kichwa.

Historic Victory in the Fight for Indigenous Rights and to End Amazon Crude

November 7, 2019

The decision from Ecuador's Energy Ministry comes on the heels of new momentum by the indigenous movement against extraction, attacks against indigenous earth defenders, and a global outcry over the destruction of the Amazon.

Indigenous Opposition Forces Andes Petroleum Out of Controversial Rainforest Oil Block

Oil company's departure latest in wave of indigenous resistance that has shelved new Ecuador drilling plans

November 6, 2019

"The declaration by the government of force majeure in Block 79 is a result of our fight, and it was forced to recognize that these territories are ours, we live there. We are asking the government to remove all oil concessions from our territories. We will remain vigilant," said Yanda Montahuano, a Sapara leader.

BlackRock's Ghoulish Lack of Action for the Amazon

October 31, 2019

BlackRock is a major investor in the industries driving deforestation and indigenous rights violations in the Amazon. That's why, as the Amazon fires crisis escalated through late summer, we joined with allies at Rainforest Action Network, Greenpeace USA, and Friends of the Earth US to contact BlackRock directly about the meaningful steps the company should take in addressing its role in the growing crisis. BlackRock's continued silence on this crisis is alarming.

Indigenous Ecuadorians Too Strong to Be Ignored After Deal to End Protests

After days of unrest, president agrees to stop austerity package – showing the political force of Ecuador's indigenous groups

October 16, 2019The Guardian

"I believe that peace triumphed," said Patricia Gualinga, from the Amazonian Kichwa community of Sarayaku. "But I feel a knot in my throat about the loss of the lives of indigenous brothers. There is a lot of pain to be healed and the government should be aware of this."

Indigenous Movement Declares Victory as Ecuador's President Repeals Austerity Decree and Ends Violence

October 14, 2019

"There must be justice to have peace," said Leila Salazar-López, Amazon Watch Executive Director. "Ecuador has a new opportunity to truly be a plurinational state that guarantees the economic, social, and cultural rights of indigenous peoples, as established in its constitution, and implement international human rights treaties to which it is signatory and which it willfully ignored during the strike."

Ecuador's Indigenous Movement Achieves Important Victory as Violence Stopped and Austerity Decree Repealed

October 14, 2019

"How can we talk about 'development', when our territories where we've lived for hundreds of years are being exploited, are being auctioned off, turned into new oil concessions. This undeniably affects us!"

Deal Struck in Ecuador to Cancel Austerity Package and End Protests

October 13, 2019The New York Times

Under the agreement, Mr. Moreno pledged to withdraw from an International Monetary Fund-backed program, known as Decree 883, that raised fuel prices, and the Indigenous leaders agreed to call off more protests. The two sides agreed to work together to put in place a new economic policy of government spending cuts and taxes to increase revenues.

The Women of the Amazon Have Come in Peace

October 12, 2019

Quito, Ecuador – We are women of peace, defenders of our territories and our families. We are making this statement after much pain and indignation, witnessing so much inhuman repression, and after many days of suffering, racism and violence against our brothers and sisters who participate in the National Strike, where people are demonstrating in cities, on roads, and in communities. We have witnessed the violence perpetrated by the Ecuadorian government against the indigenous peoples who are mobilizing.

Brutality, Violence, and Repression in Ecuador

Ecuador's indigenous movement is under attack while demanding justice and respect for their rights and territories

October 11, 2019

"For centuries, we have protected our lands in the mountains and the Amazon, and we will not allow indigenous peoples, indigenous territories, and our global climate to pay the cost for the government's mounting debt to China and international lenders. Once again, we are putting our bodies and our lives on the line to protect our families, rights, cultures, and territories."