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Last chance to save Ecuador’s Yasuní from oil exploitation
On October 3, 2013, the Ecuadorian government and parliament approved the exploitation of the protected area. Denouncing the decision as unconstitutional and vowing to reverse it, YASunidos embarked on the signature campaign to get the Yasuní issue on the ballot for a national referendum. Keep reading>>
The fight to save the Yasuní National Park, pristine Amazon rainforest in Ecuador marches onward
A group of activists, musicians and actors traveled along the Ecuadorian coastline during the holidays to present short skits and musical presentations about the government’s plan to drill for oil in the Yasuní National Park.
Are environmental and human rights defenders criminals?
By Terry Odendahl Since I arrived at Global Greengrants Fund, I have become increasingly alarmed by a global trend toward criminalizing advocacy of all sorts, especially environmental. We have seen our grants advisors and grantees beaten by corporate thugs and jailed by the military and police. Their organizations have been subject to intimidating government audits. […]
Movements Mobilize to Protect Critical Rainforest, Traditional Indigenous Tribes, and Millions Of Animals: Yasuní National Park in Ecuador in the Crosshairs
Last week, activists in Ecuador announced they have gathered more than 150,000 signatures of Ecuadorians concerned about the fate of the Yasuní National Park.