Oilwatch in Latin America
Oilwatch affiliate activities and news from the Latin American Region
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The first climate justice summit: a pie in the face for the global north
The Guardian Today it is accepted, but 20-30 years ago campaigners were struggling to even get an acknowledgement that climate change was happening, let alone that it was manmade. It would have been hard to imagine that one day we might hold the developed nations...
Human Rights Tulip candidate to YASunidos
Human Rights Tulip Saving indigenous peoples and nature in EcuadorYASunidos, a youth movement, gathered 750,000 signatures to support the proposal of leaving oil underground in Ecuador's National Park Yasuni. Youth in Protection of Biodiversity and Indigenous...
Ecuador: ¡Lo Logramos! Despite All Odds, Activists Present Signatures Needed to Save Yasuní
UpsideDownWorld One of the many collectives, Yasunidos LojaI'm in Quito, Ecuador. I wake up nervous at 8 a.m., getting ready to pick up a valuable envelope at the bus station that Cesar, a Yasunidos activist, mailed from Guayaquil, brought by his friend from New York...
New Celebrity PSA Urges Ecuadorians to Defend the Amazon
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...
Ecuador pursued China oil deal while pledging to protect Yasuni, papers show
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,...
Ecuador: The Last Push For A Chance Of A Reprieve On Yasuní
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% of registered...
‘After All the People We Killed, We Felt Dizzy’
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 can't...
Popular Consultation in Ecuador to save Yasuní
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 simply follow updates. If...
Popular Consultation in Ecuador to save Yasuní
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!
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