Ruling on Indigenous peoples’ rights strikes at oil industry
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Ecuadorian government to protect uncontacted Indigenous groups from oil ...
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Ecuador must improve conditions for uncontacted Indigenous communities, human rights court rules
By Maxwell Radwin An international court published its ruling this month that the Ecuadorian government was responsible for a ...
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The Amazon rainforest’s fossil fuel rush
In Brazil, home to about 60 per cent of the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel drilling and mining are prohibited in Indigenous ...
Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement Threatens Indigenous Rights And Territories In The Amazon
Canada and Ecuador's new free-trade agreement is threatening the rights of Indigenous peoples and their territories, and ...
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Rainforest creature with ‘heart-shaped’ tongue found in Ecuador. It’s a new species
Scientists found a “large”-eyed creature with a “heart-shaped” tongue in a rainforest of Ecuador and discovered a new species. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto As night fell across a ...
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Rainforest creature with ‘heart-shaped’ tongue found in Ecuador. It’s a new species
As night fell across a rainforest in northwestern Ecuador, a “large”-eyed creature with a “heart-shaped” tongue perched on some foliage and began calling. The “distinct” sound was ...