US EditionConaie Warns that Urgent Project on Mining and Energy Puts at Risk Collective Rights, Territories and Water Sources
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The draft mining law submitted by the Government of Ecuador has provoked an immediate response by the indigenous movement, which warns of a serious weakening of environmental guarantees and collective rights. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities considers that the initiative consolidates an extractive economic model that puts at risk territories, strategic ecosystems and social coexistence, in a context of high political and environment…
"The historical experience of Ecuador shows that this path has deepened inequality, the criminalization of territorial defense and social and environmental impacts," said Conaie.
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) warned that the draft law on strengthening the strategic sectors of mining and energy, sent by the Executive to the National Assembly puts at risk collective rights, ancestral territories and water sources.
Quito.-CONAIE, the main organization of the Ecuadorian indigenous peoples, rejected the draft mining law presented by President Daniel Noboa. According to the confederation, the proposal sacrifices environmental controls to favor extractive investments, violating the constitutional right of indigenous communities to prior, free and informed consultation. In a statement, the organization denounces that the law would replace environmental licenses…
Ecuador, Feb. 3, 2026 (ATB Digital) .- The project weakens environmental control and puts at risk the rights of indigenous communities, said Conaie, an organization that groups Ecuadorian indigenous peoples. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), the largest social organization in the country, rejected Monday (02.02.2026) the draft law on mining presented last week by President Daniel Noboa, considering that it weaken…
Conaie requested the Pachakutik Assembly members to vote against the draft mining and energy law, which was submitted to the National Assembly as an urgent economic one, considering that “it puts at risk collective rights, ancestral territories and water sources essential for life.” It should be noted that nine legislators acceded to Parliament.
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