by oilwatch | Mar 28, 2014 | Latin America, Press Release, Statement
Amazon Watch A global call to keep oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park Los Angeles, CA – Amazon Watch and Yasunidos, a campaign comprised of a collective of Ecuadorian and international environmental organizations and advocates, released a new PSA featuring...
by oilwatch | Feb 19, 2014 | Latin America, News
The Guardian The Ecuadorian government was negotiating a secret $1bn deal with a Chinese bank to drill for oil under the Yasuni national park in the Amazon while pursuing a high-profile scheme to keep the oil under the ground in return for international donations,...
by oilwatch | Feb 10, 2014 | Latin America, Press Release, Publication, Statement
Life Arts Media “Do you agree that the Ecuadorean government should keep the crude in the ITT, known as block 43, underground indefinitely?” This is the question that will be put to a national referendum in Ecuador if 584,000 signatures are collected (5%...
by oilwatch | Jan 7, 2014 | Latin America, Publication
Newsweek As two military-style helicopters touch down in a remote village in the jungles of Ecuador, masked men with guns hop out and scurry into a one-room schoolhouse. Inside they capture their target: a 6-year-old girl who doesn’t speak their language and...
by oilwatch | Sep 22, 2013 | Latin America, Petition
I’m writing to let you know about ‘Popular Consultation in Ecuador to save Yasuni’. Take a moment to check it out on Indiegogo and also share it with your friends. All the tools are there. Get perks, make a contribution, or...
by oilwatch | Sep 19, 2013 | Latin America, Petition
Ecuador is in a process of a popular consultation to ask the government not to exploit the oil in Yasuni-ITT. We need 10 computers. Lets save the Yasuni!
