Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
The Guerreras por la Amazonía are fighting alongside UDAPT and the Eliminen los Mecheros, Enciendan la Vida collective against the devastation caused by gas flares. Facing violent intimidation for their activism, this group of young Ecuadorian women are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. In 2021, a court ruled that the gas flares violate human and environmental rights and must be eliminated. Yet, they continue to burn.
Call on Ecuador to eliminate gas flares and protect climate defenders.
The Guerreras por la Amazonía are fighting alongside UDAPT and the Eliminen los Mecheros, Enciendan la Vida collective against the devastation caused by gas flares. Facing violent intimidation for their activism, this group of young Ecuadorian women are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. In 2021, a court ruled that the gas flares violate human and environmental rights and must be eliminated. Yet, they continue to burn.
Call on Ecuador to eliminate gas flares and protect climate defenders.
