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Ecuador’s Waorani Communities Reject Block 22 Oil Project
Ecuador’s Waorani indigenous communities, through the Waorani Organization of Pastaza (OWAP), held an intercultural hearing in Daipade, Arajuno, Pastaza province, on July 9–10 to reject the Block 22 oil project, arguing its inclusion in state planning violates their collective rights to self-determination and prior, free, and informed consent, as well as the Pikenani Mandate of []
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