Good for mining but bad for democracy? Why Indigenous groups in Ecuador oppose free trade deal with Canada
Ecuador’s largest Indigenous organization is vowing to fight a proposed free trade agreement with Canada. Critics say the ...
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Brandi Morin in Ecuador: A Canadian mining giant vs. the guardians of the Amazon
Deep in the Ecuador Amazon, a Canadian-owned mining project threatens the way of life of local Indigenous communities.
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They Were Here First: Law Students Travel to the Amazon To Explore Indigenous Rights
S tudents in the Human Rights Study Project at the University of Virginia School of Law spent a week of their winter break in ...
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Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened
It's been a year since the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling in a national park in the heart of the country's share of the Amazon, and nothing has been done to start shutting down ...
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Ecuador’s next debt-for-nature deal falls short of Indigenous involvement
Ecuador completed a debt-for-nature swap to support Amazon conservation through the creation of the Amazon Biocorridor. While ...
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The “Amazon Chernobyl” Disaster in Ecuador
The in-depth story of the “Amazon Chernobyl” Disaster in Ecuador. Deep within the Lungs of the World - the Amazon Rainforest - a disaster of unprecedented magnitude is taking place.