The Amazon’s Defenders Declare a State of Emergency

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By Story and photos by Katie SurmaSep 1, 2026, 5:01 am151 pts
As governments push oil and mining expansion, thousands of Indigenous leaders and activists gathered in Ecuador to chart another path. Story and photos by Katie Surma PUYO, Ecuador—People fighting oil wells, mines and other threats to their homelands did not come to this Amazonian city to lobby politicians at…

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