Indigenous communities in Ecuador and Brazil share strategies to block oil exploration

Two Amazonian Indigenous groups are coordinating efforts to prevent Petrobras and other oil companies from expanding extraction in their territories, using legal and political strategies developed through decades of resistance.

First covered Nov 1, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

Indigenous communities in Ecuador and Brazil share strategies to block oil exploration — Image via insideclimatenews.org

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10d Inside Climate News The Amazonian Community That Beat Big Oil Is Sharing Its Secrets — SARAYAKU, Ecuador—The canoe motor rattled against the current as Guisel Marworno and Wagner Karipuna traveled down the Bobonaza River.

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Appeared in: 2026-11-02 (#17)

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