The Sarayacu people of Ecuador are facing new challenges in their struggle against the oil development activities of ChevronTexaco on their ancestral lands. They have been fighting to protect their at-risk environmental and social heritage from the degradation of oil development since 1989. ChevronTexaco's latest action is the creation of a new camp on Sarayacu territory; it claims that the camp is protected with landmines. It is unclear whether they have actually deployed land mines, or whether it is a bluff to keep the Sarayacu from trying to stop this latest encroachment. The Sarayacu's website lists many opportunities for further information on the situation and action the public can take, with extensive background analysis and links relating to their ongoing struggle.
