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Amazonian indigenous opposition to extractivism

Overview

Indigenous and social organizations across the Amazon basin have intensified efforts to oppose extractivism, specifically targeting oil and mining expansion. During the XII Pan-Amazonian Social Forum in Puyo, Ecuador, representatives from nine countries met to coordinate resistance against large-scale corporate extraction and address the criminalization of female environmental defenders.

In Ecuador, this opposition has transitioned into specific calls for mass mobilization. Social groups have organized ‘El Quinto Río’ (The Fifth River) to defend water resources and paramos against mining projects. Activists and leaders, such as Leonidas Iza of Ecuarunari, have warned of significant impacts on water supplies and criticized government legislation, including the Organic Law for the Strengthening of Strategic Mining and Energy Sectors, which they claim may bypass indigenous consultation rights and increase military presence in resource-rich areas.

Entities

Sarayaku · Grupo Impulsor Mujeres y Cambio Climático · Cuenca · Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán · Leonidas Iza

Timeline

  1. 5 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Ecuadorian groups call for mobilization to defend water and paramos

    Ecuadorian social and indigenous groups have organized the ‘El Quinto Río’ mobilization for September 16 to protest mining projects and defend water resources and paramos.

  2. 25 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Amazonian indigenous groups convene in Ecuador to oppose extractivism

    Indigenous groups and social organizations are meeting at the XII Pan-Amazonian Social Forum in Ecuador to coordinate resistance against extractivism and defend women's rights in the Amazon region.

Sources

abarahpress.com · prensa-latina.cu