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The Social And Environmental Effects Of The Palm-Oil Industry In The Oriente Of Ecuador, John Myrick Ashley

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The development of large plantations of African oil palms in Ecuador's Amazonian province of Napo has recently become a sensitive issue for this small South American country. Over the past few years, the indigenous peoples of the Cofan, Siona-Secoya, and Quichua tribes have felt increasingly threatened by the incursions of oil-palm plantations and very concerned about plans for a major expansion of this agro-industry in the region. Such an expansion could result in extensive destruction of the rain forest and a decline in the quality of the river waters, both vital to the physical and cultural survival of these indigenous …