Ecuador's Indigenous Movement requests postponement on Environmental Consultations Decree - La Prensa Latina Media

Ecuador's Indigenous Movement requests postponement on Environmental Consultations Decree - La Prensa Latina Media

Quito, 13 sep (EFE).- The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) asked the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to postpone the hearing of Decree 754, promoted by the government to speed up environmental consultations in Indigenous territories where there are plans for mining and oil extraction projects. Decree 754 is currently suspended as a precautionary measure by the Constitutional Court after it accepted a lawsuit filed …