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Ecuador: Could low oil prices still save Yasuní from devastation?

Posted on November 5, 2015October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Ecuador’s plans to extract Yasuní oil are still in place, but could there be trouble ahead for President Rafael Correa – and hope for Yasuní’s defenders – thanks to low oil prices?

Ecuador apologises to indigenous community over ‘illegal’ oil activities on their land

Posted on October 3, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Ecuador’s government praised for undertaking court order to apologise to indigenous community for oil extraction on their lands, but doubts… Read more Ecuador apologises to indigenous community over ‘illegal’ oil activities on their land

Amazon Watch launch ‘Keep the oil in the ground’ campaign as world gears up for major climate change march

Posted on September 19, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Environmental and indigenous rights NGO Amazon Watch launch new campaign calling for oil reserves in the Amazon rainforest to be… Read more Amazon Watch launch ‘Keep the oil in the ground’ campaign as world gears up for major climate change march

Ecuador: Yasuní and the ghost of Chevron

Posted on August 13, 2014October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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

Close tax loopholes to cut out dirty side of Latin American development

Posted on May 14, 2014October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Social development and tax justice campaigners point to rampant tax avoidance costing developing countries billions each year. Could a clampdown… Read more Close tax loopholes to cut out dirty side of Latin American development

Ecuador: Yasuní campaign remains under threat despite progress

Posted on March 21, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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

Yasuní-ITT: A groundbreaking initiative that hit the wall

Posted on October 10, 2013September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

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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