Ecuador indigenous demand rulings against extractive industries be enforced
Two indigenous communities from Ecuador's Amazon region on Tuesday demanded the Constitutional Court enforce rulings from 2018 and 2019 to protect thousands of hectares (thousands of acres) of tropical jungle from oil and mining projects.
Local courts in Ecuador ruled separately in favor of the A'i Cofan community of Sinangoe, in the country's Sucumbios province, as well as 16 Waorani communities in Pastaza province, arguing they had not received prior consultation concerning extractive projects slated for their territories, even ordering restoration work in affected areas.