Q&A: The Double Crises in Ecuador’s Amazon
Environmental lawyer María Espinosa spoke to AQ about the impact of the pandemic and oil spill in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on closing the gender gap A massive oil spill in the Ecuadorian Amazon has compounded the challenges indigenous communities there are facing during COVID-19 María Espinosa, a human rights lawyer for Amazon Frontlines, spoke with AQ about how indigenous communities are collaborating with other actors in civil society to advocate for their cause Americas Quarterly: How has the pandemic affected indigenous populations in Ecuador María Espinosa: COVID-19 was brought to indigenous communities through contact with oil company workers...
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