In the Fight to Defend the Amazon, This Indigenous Community’s Secret Weapon Is Science

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In the copper-rich mountains of southeastern Ecuador, Shuar people are combining ancestral knowledge and modern science to protect their forest from a Canadian mining giant. Story and photos by Katie Surma MAIKIUANTS, Ecuador—By the time Olger Kitiar reached the ridge, his shirt was wet with sweat, clinging to his back. Built with the solid frame […]

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