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Indigenous women from Ecuador’s Amazon toured oil-affected areas in March 2026 to expose environmental harm and oppose expanded drilling.
In March 2026, about 30 Indigenous women from seven Amazon nationalities toured Ecuador’s northern oil region to witness environmental and health damage from decades of extraction.
They observed polluted rivers, broken pipelines, and gas flares, with some communities now forced to buy drinking water.
The "toxitour," organized by activists including Amazon Watch, aimed to strengthen resistance against Ecuador’s $47 billion plan to expand oil drilling in Indigenous territories, which critics say violates free, prior, and informed consent rights.
The women shared experiences and strategies in workshops, highlighting threats to ecosystems, health, and cultural survival.
The issue is expected to be discussed at an international climate conference in Colombia in April.
Las mujeres indígenas de la Amazonía ecuatoriana recorrieron las áreas afectadas por el petróleo en marzo de 2026 para exponer los daños ambientales y oponerse a la expansión de la perforación.