As the Ecuadorean oil company overseeing Yasuní oil extraction stands accused of a major spill elsewhere in the Amazon, the… Read more Ecuador: Yasuní and the ghost of Chevron
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Ecuador hoping to learn from Brazil on social welfare policy
Ecuador has reduced poverty and inequality in recent years, but now it is looking to go one further by emulating… Read more Ecuador hoping to learn from Brazil on social welfare policy
Ecuador: Yasuní signatures rejected by Electoral Court, activists allege fraud and bias
Ecuador’s electoral authorities have invalidated well over half the signatures submitted by YASunidos in bid to prevent drilling for oil… Read more Ecuador: Yasuní signatures rejected by Electoral Court, activists allege fraud and bias
Yasuní: The petitions are in, now comes the waiting game…
YASunidos claim they have easily surpassed the required amount of signatures calling for a referendum on the future of Yasuní,… Read more Yasuní: The petitions are in, now comes the waiting game…
Ecuador: Yasuní campaign remains under threat despite progress
Anti-drilling collective YASunidos say they are close to gathering the required 600,000 signatures to trigger a referendum on Yasuní-ITT oil… Read more Ecuador: Yasuní campaign remains under threat despite progress
Ecuador-Chevron case: US court rules against multi-billion-dollar fine imposed by Ecuadorean court on Chevron
US court rules that fine imposed on Chevron by Ecuadorean court in 2011 was “fraudulent” and secured with bribes, but… Read more Ecuador-Chevron case: US court rules against multi-billion-dollar fine imposed by Ecuadorean court on Chevron
Just how “green” is Rafael Correa?
Ecuador’s longest-serving President came to power pledging to marry sustainable resource extraction with social justice while offering a new “green”… Read more Just how “green” is Rafael Correa?
Ecuador: Campaign to save Yasuní-ITT making steady progress, but faces new threats
The campaign to force a citizens’ referendum on blocking the government’s plans continues apace, but any eventual success – still… Read more Ecuador: Campaign to save Yasuní-ITT making steady progress, but faces new threats
Ecuador vs Chevron: the global fight about the local impacts of oil drilling
US oil giant alleges irregularities in judgment that saw a $19bn fine imposed on them, but all residents of Ecuador’s… Read more Ecuador vs Chevron: the global fight about the local impacts of oil drilling
Yasuní-ITT: A groundbreaking initiative that hit the wall
What could have been a blueprint for sustainable development initiatives in oil-rich countries, has been dropped amid condemnation of lack… Read more Yasuní-ITT: A groundbreaking initiative that hit the wall
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