Kinda unfortunate the article didn’t mention that a lot of the miners are narco trafficers who have diversified from cocaine to gold.

This makes indigent resistance especially tricky, as they’re heavily armed and happy to kill.

And the State of Ecuador is currently run by a known narco trafficker, so the indigenous have to face armed oppression from both the narcos security squads and the State police.

About one-fifth of the Amazon has already been deforested. Scientists at FOSPA warned that combined with global warming, the forest is nearing an irreversible tipping point …

And the next big threat is already visible as Brazil & China megarailway raises deforestation warnings in the Amazon,

• Brazilian and Chinese authorities — including Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Xi Jinping — recently discussed a proposed railway that would connect Brazil’s Atlantic coast to Peru’s new Pacific-facing Chancay Port, cutting through the Amazon.
• From Lucas do Rio Verde, a major agricultural hub in the state of Mato Grosso, the railway would be built from scratch, advancing into the Amazon’s Arc of Deforestation.
• Planners intend to build the Amazonian section of the railway alongside existing highways, a strategy aimed at minimizing environmental impacts and streamlining the licensing process.
• However, environmental activists warn that the Bioceanic Corridor, together with newly planned roads, waterways and ports, could accelerate deforestation and degradation in the rainforest.