Fifty one years have now transpired since the day, June 26, 1972, that Ecuadorian television viewers saw “the first oil barrel being filled with the country’s recently discovered ‘black gold’. It was the beginning of a so-called oil ‘boom’, which in 2023, now appears to be coming to an end. The
Han pasado 51 años desde que, el 26 de junio de 1972, se documentó para la televisión nacional la forma en que “el oro negro llenaba el primer barril de petróleo”. “el oro negro llenaba el primer barril de petróleo”. Ese fue el inicio del denominado ‘boom’ petrolero en el
Latin America is a violent environment for Indigenous leaders who are defending their territories from extractivist industries. The spiral of violence that Indigenous peoples are facing has again claimed a new victim, this time in Ecuador over the past weekend. Alba Bermeo Puin, a 24 year-old Indigenous defender and anti-mining
Land is Life expresses outrage at the death of Byron Guatatoca, Amazonian Indigenous defender of the Province of Pastaza, who died within the framework of the “State of Exception” dictated by the government of Ecuador to suppress peaceful and legal Indigenous-led demonstrations. This is the latest in a series of
Land is Life joins the 38th anniversary celebrations of COICA (Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin). COICA represents 511 Indigenous communities across 9 countries and is dedicated to making their voices heard in national, regional, and international spaces. COICA fights for the territorial rights and self-determination of Indigenous
Land is Life’s close partner, Hueya Cahuiya Iteca, a Waorani woman from Yasuní, Ecuadorian Amazon wrote an open letter to the governments of the states of the Amazon region, where she demands the territorial rights of Peoples Living in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact (PIACI). Land is Life stands with
