US EditionIn Ecuador, environmentalists worry Noboa is unwinding nation's green reputation
- Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders worry that Ecuador's green reputation is declining under President Daniel Noboa's actions.
- Noboa's administration intends to abolish the independent Environment Ministry, causing concern among various groups.
- The National Assembly approved a law allowing private and foreign entities to co-manage conservation zones, which critics say undermines protections.
- Environmental groups fear this legislation could fast-track drilling in sensitive areas and diminish Indigenous land rights.
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In Ecuador, environmentalists worry Noboa is unwinding nation's green reputation
When Ecuadorians voted two years ago to block oil drilling in Yasuni National Park, it was a triumph for environmentalists seeking to protect one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. And it was in character for a country that was first to enshrine the “rights of nature” in its constitution and is home to parts of the Amazon rain forest and the Galápagos Islands.
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