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Sensitive ecosystem: Just a few liters of oil can contaminate entire river courses in the Amazon region. The photo shows the lagoon landscape of Lagarto Cocha in Ecuador. The ancestral territory of the Siekopai community consists of blackwater lagoons and partially flooded forests. Today it is surrounded by oil fields and palm oil plantations. Photo: Nico Kingman, with cortesy of @AlianzaCeibo (6) On patrol: Communities like the A'i Kofan now monitor their ancestral territory in the Amazon with traditional spears and GPS devices to document illegal activities and exploration. Photo: Nico Kingman

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