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Morales rose to power on a campaign of "resource nationalism" which may have ultimately led to his overthrowal in 2019. (Photo: Ministério das Relações Exteriores, Flickr)
Amazon tree frog in a screenshot from More Joy Less Pain
“We are Waorani and we have always lived in the Amazon rainforest. For thousands of years we have defended our territory from trespassers. Now we are fighting with our words and papers. We never knew the government wanted to extract oil from our lands. We, Pikenanis, are never going to sell our territory to the oil companies. We want to live well in our territory.” – Memo Yahuiga Ahua Api, Pekinani (traditional leader) (Photo credit: Amazon Frontlines)
The coastal plain consists of the thin strip of land between the Brooks Mountain Range to the south and the Beaufort Sea to the north. (Photo: Florian Schulz)