'The Ai Cofán fight is about defending 73,000 hectares that belong to us — our home, our territory.'
"We've been very clear that we don't want mining near us," Lucitante told Insider, adding,"We want the government to respect our decision to live in a healthy, clean place — free of contamination."
Las Pizarras, a rocky formation near the Aguarico River, where members of La Guardia first found heavy machinery in 2018., an environmental NGO, which focuses on Indigenous legal defense. Nearly a year of legal battles ended in a historic victory for the Cofán. Now, the Ecuadorian government must consult with the Indigenous community before a new mining project is slated on or near their territory.
It was a huge win, Lucitante said. Some of the projects would have operated for up to 28 years, impacting not only Sinangoe, but other parts of the Cofán ancestral territory, as well as Indigenous peoples' territory downriver.Goldman Environmental Prize
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