The Taromenani minor kidnapped by a Waorani group last March. PHOTO: Police. This Tuesday, November 26, between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m., a special group from the Ecuadorian police (GIR, Intervention and Rescue Group) along with a team from the Attorney General's Office aboard two helicopters, one of which […]
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The Voluntary Isolation Peoples, also known as the "hidden" or "uncontacted" peoples of Ecuador, and their current situation and future prospects will be the focus of the discussion taking place this Thursday, October 24th, starting at 10:00 a.m. at the "Amantes de Sumpa" Museum in the capital of the province of Santa Cruz.
The following is the form and basic instructions for collecting signatures calling for a referendum to leave the ITT crude oil underground indefinitely. Anyone can download, print, and begin collecting signatures for this process. BASIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE FORM. Ideally, the form should be printed on a sheet of bond paper. It is […]
From the moment the president announced the decision to exploit the Yasuní River, citizen protests across the country were swift. Thousands of images circulate daily on social media expressing this discontent. But these protests haven't been the only ones taking place on social media. Little by little, young people […]
By: Guadalupe Rodríguez (Director of Salva la Selva) The Yasuní Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon is one of the most biodiverse places in the world. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa recently decreed oil exploitation in its last remaining corner. The harsh reality is that he has taken another step towards […]
Arturo Hortas, a Spanish documentary filmmaker, director, and singer-songwriter (Zaragoza, 35) who has already produced several documentary and research projects on the situation of the Amazonian peoples, recently visited our country to prepare his latest film about the Sarayaku people. Ballenita Sí had the pleasure of speaking with […]
The ITT is one of the largest oil extraction projects in Ecuador, coveted by multinational corporations of all stripes and origins, not only for the volume of commercially exploitable reserves (900 million barrels of crude oil), but also primarily because it is located in the heart of the Yasuní National Park, an area that would allow companies […]
"If you can't convince, confuse." This maxim of Ecuadorian politics over the years was repeated a few days ago when, in a convoluted presidential speech that mixed half-truths, "inadvertent errors," misleading figures, and even the omission of crucial information, Ecuador and the world were made aware of […]
On the morning of Tuesday, April 3, during the Plenary Session of the National Assembly, an attempt was made again to include on the agenda a proposal to strengthen the Yasuní-ITT Initiative and the inclusion of Block 31 (located in the heart of the Yasuní National Park, right next to Block […]
Various information campaigns have been carried out in the country regarding the government's plans to expand the oil frontier in the Amazon. Outrage and concern were the widespread reaction among the dozens of citizens and activists who held a sit-in outside the National Assembly on January 2nd, seeking to […]
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