At an historic assembly in Ecuador two weeks ago, roughly 1000 Kichwas "overwhelmingly" agreed to mobilize against the Calgary-based oil company Ivanhoe Energy.
The government of Ecuador recently gave Ivanhoe drilling rights on the Kichwa's traditional land within the UNESCO Sumaco Biosphere Reserve in western Ecuador.
The biosphere reserve, located near the Yasuni National Park, has been declared one of the world's 10 "hot spots" of biodiversity. The region is inhabited by roughly 20,000 indigenous People and Ecuador citizens.
Ecuador: Kichwas Preparing to Defend Their Land Against Canadian Drilling | Mostly Water
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