7个土著团体抗议厄瓜多尔计划拍卖49个石油项目, Seven Indigenous groups protest Ecuador’s plan to auction 49 oil projects, citing rights violations and a national referendum against drilling.

厄瓜多尔亚马逊地区的七个土著团体反对政府计划拍卖价值超过470亿美元的49个石油和天然气项目, 理由是侵犯了他们自由、事先和知情同意的权利。 Seven Indigenous groups in Ecuador’s Amazon are opposing a government plan to auction 49 oil and gas projects worth over $47 billion, citing violations of their rights to free, prior, and informed consent. 在2023年的公投之后, 59%的选民支持在亚苏尼国家公园保留石油。 The expansion includes 18 oil blocks overlapping Indigenous territories and follows a 2023 referendum where 59% of voters supported keeping oil in the ground in Yasuní National Park. 尽管如此, 政府仍宣称该计划符合现行法律, 依据2012年的咨询, 而批评者则强调最近的一些举措, 例如解散环境部、允许私人管理保护区。 Despite this, the government claims the plan complies with existing laws, relying on a 2012 consultation, while critics highlight recent moves like dissolving the Environment Ministry and allowing private management of conservation zones. 全国范围内爆发抗议活动, 包括塔巴昆多(Tabacundo)发生暴力冲突, Protests have erupted nationwide, including violent clashes in Tabacundo, amid a national strike over fuel prices. 土著领袖警告亚马逊地区不出售石油, 要求国际支援, 石油仍是厄瓜多尔最高出口品, 也是主要收入来源, Indigenous leaders warn the Amazon is not for sale and urge international support, as oil remains Ecuador’s top export and a key revenue source, though production has declined in recent years.