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Nemonte Nemquimo (C), Waorani leader from Ecuador, celebrates with other Waorani indigenous people after a court ruled in their favour on the community's legal challenge to the government's land selloff.
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This photo represents the joyful moment the Waorani indigenous community from southern Ecuador won a landmark ruling in 2019 to prevent the government selling off their land for oil and gas exploration. Their success means more than 500,000 acres of Amazonian rainforest will be protected - a major win for the climate as tropical rainforests are essential for keeping the earth cool.