Leaders of Ecuador's Waorani Indigenous community convened at the Constitutional Court in Quito, urging authorities to recognize their territorial rights, which are at risk due to government-backed oil initiatives. They demanded prior consultation before any oil exploration within their ancestral lands in Pastaza, covering 180,000 hectares. While the government promotes oil expansion for economic benefits, the Waorani and other Indigenous representatives express concern over potential ecological destruction, cultural erosion, and the impact on isolated tribes residing within the Amazon rainforest.
The Waorani delegation, including spiritual figures, demanded assurances of prior consultation before any exploration affecting approximately 180,000 hectares of ancestral land in Pastaza proceeds.
Indigenous representatives fear that oil extraction could devastate ecosystems, disrupt their traditional way of life, and endanger isolated tribes living deep within the Amazon rainforest.
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