Marlon Vargas calls to archive the mining strengthening law project: 'it undermines collective rights and nature'
Marlon Vargas, president of Ecuador's indigenous confederation, demands the archive of a proposed law targeting mining and energy sectors, claiming it undermines environmental protections and collective rights.
Conaie calls on the Government to declare an environmental emergency in Napo due to mining contamination
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) is urging the government to declare an environmental emergency in the Napo province due to mining pollution, following a recent suspension of mining activities in the region.
Conaie warns that urgent project on mining and energy threatens collective rights, territories, and water sources
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) has warned that a proposed law on mining and energy sent by the Executive to the National Assembly jeopardizes collective rights, ancestral territories, and water sources.