The Fight to Secure Rights for Rainforests
The Sarayaku people of Ecuador are seeking legal protection for Amazonian plants and animals.
The Fight to Secure Rights for Rainforests
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Members of the Sarayaku indigenous community believe that the rainforest should have legal rights. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images
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This story was originally published on SAPIENS.
The Sarayaku territory in Ecuador is a 500-square-mile roadless jungle reachable only by helicopter, small aircraft, or a full day’s canoe trip on the Bobonaza River. For outsiders, opportunities to connect with this community of about 1,200 people are rare.