2026 in Ecuador shows a deepening of socio-environmental conflicts around collective, peasant and indigenous territories where the State promotes mining concessions with foreign investment.The case of Tzawata-Ila Chukapi in Napo, reflect a common pattern: expansion of the extractive border, militarization, judicialization of protest and weakening of community consultation mechanisms Text: Gabriela Ruiz Agila @GabyRuizMex Photos: National Anti-Mi…
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2026 in Ecuador shows a deepening of socio-environmental conflicts around collective, peasant and indigenous territories where the State promotes mining concessions with foreign investment.The case of Tzawata-Ila Chukapi in Napo, reflect a common pattern: expansion of the extractive border, militarization, judicialization of protest and weakening of community consultation mechanisms Text: Gabriela Ruiz Agila @GabyRuizMex Photos: National Anti-Mi…