Fire in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon: girls and young women fighting for climate justice

By Amnesty International

By Alicia Moncada, Americas climate justice researcher, and Tamaryn Nelson, legal advisor for business and human rights SUCUMBÍOS, Ecuador.- At night in the Ecuadorian Amazon, huge flames light up the darkness. Flames from the gas flares that tower over the oil wells and that, far from being a sign of progress, are living scars on […] The post Fire in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon: girls and young women fighting for climate justice appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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