In Ecuador's Rainforest, Women Gather to Defend the Amazon With Law—and Sisterhood

Strengthening Coordination for Ecuador’s Conservation and Sustainable Use Areas - Andes Amazon Fund

The inauguration of the workshop took place at the Cultural Museum of Cotacachi.  © Corporación BYOS From May 29th to June 1st 2025, in the towns of Cotacachi and Intag in the northern Ecuadorian Andes, various conservation stakeholders from across Ecuador participated in a workshop focused on Conservation and Sustainable Use Areas (ACUS),  a subnational conservation figure in Ecuador administered at the provincial and municipal level. The works…

In Ecuador's Rainforest, Women Gather to Defend the Amazon With Law—and Sisterhood

Forty Indigenous leaders, lawyers, and organizers journeyed deep into the Ecuadorian Amazon last week, not for protest or spectacle, but to build a transnational legal shield. Their message from Sarayaku was urgent and straightforward: only collective defense can outlast oil, patriarchy, and politics. The post In Ecuador’s Rainforest, Women Gather to Defend the Amazon With Law—and Sisterhood appeared first on LatinAmerican Post.