Ecuador: the rights of nature and the rights of people
President Correa's cancellation of the fund to protect ... is a blow both to the environment and to people everywhere. It will do nothing to reduce poverty.
Ecocide in Ecuador
The collapse of Yasuni Initiative has allowed pristine parts of the Ecuadorian Amazon to become vulnerable to oil exploration.
Chevron Oil: Corporate Rights or Human Rights?
The oil giant is using SLAPP litigation to stifle human rights advocates and, in Ecuador, to stall compensation claims for environmental damage caused by its operations in the Amazon.
Ecuadorian Victims’ Struggle for Justice Against Chevron
Legal battles in the United States are obscuring the fact that communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon have received no compensation from Texaco/Chevron for environmental damage caused over 20 years.
Ecuador wins a partial victory in its battle with Chevron
An Ecuadorean court has upheld the ruling that Chevron must pay for the environmental damage it has caused, but reduced the amount by more than half.
Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme (LAMMP)
Support for rural and indigenous women in Latin America affected by mining
Ecuador: Chevron victory
The oil giant wins a round in its long battle with the indigenous population over oil damages
Ecuador: hard times ahead for President Correa?
Recent economic woes and increasing protests and strikes are calling into question President Rafael Correa's attempts to win popular support to run again for the presidency in 2017
BNDES 5: The Bank for for continental dam construction
Working through IIRSA, the Bank is funding dam construction throughout South America.