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N. manduriacu. Image credit: Jose Vieira

Ecuador

Despite its tiny size

is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world

Cloud forest. Image credit: David Ni Castro

Andean Cloud Forest

It is home to both the

and the last remnants of the megadiverse

Amazon Rainforest

8% of the country

In 2017, Ecuador was opened up for mining

across 2 million hectares

is now covered in mining concessions

Ecuador Indigenous tribes affected by oil and mining

Indigenous territories

Many mining concessions cover

– in direct violation of Ecuador's Constitution on the Rights of Nature

Protected Forests
&

way of life

stand to lose both their

and their

ancestral homelands

Indigenous tribes

80%

of mining concessions

Australian & Canadian mining companies

were bought by

Australian
mining companies
hold

of total investment

33%

Ecuador army on Rinehart concession. Image credit: El Pais

Mining is increasingly militarised with

guarding private mines

soldiers & police

out!

Communities

want them

Hanrine in Australian news

Media ReleaseEcuador, Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting, hanrine

Rainforest Action Group press release 15.10.2026 ‘Over the last eight years, the Rainforest Action Group has produced a significant body of work highlighting our environmental and social concerns

October 14, 2026

Chinese takeover of SolGold won’t erase mining problems in Ecuador

Articles, Media Releasecascabel, Jiangxi, solgold

Chinese takeover of SolGold won\'t erase problems with Cascabel US $1.2 billion solgold buy-out by Jianxi Copper is unlikely to erase existing concerns with SolGold’s flagship Cascabel mine, and

January 3, 2026

SolGold Cascabel mine impacts worse than thought previously

Articles, Media Releasecascabel, solgold

New research shows vast impact of Solgold\'s proposed Cascabel mine in Ecuador Yemanyá Corporation research shows Cascabel mine will cause more environmental impact than all other Latin American

August 17, 2025