[In August 2025], Indigenous nations from both sides of the Peru–Ecuador border made history by uniting in a powerful binational alliance to defend the Amazon.

In a public letter, seven Indigenous nationalities – the Achuar, Wampis, Chapra, Sápara, Shiwiar, Kichwa, and Andoa – collectively rejected a cross-border oil agreement between Petroperú and Petroecuador that threatens their territories, cultures, and the rainforest itself.

Their unprecedented declaration marks the first formal alliance of its kind to oppose the interconnection of oil infrastructure across national borders in the Amazon. This united front builds on a track record of resistance: in more than 25 years of attempts, no new oil well has been drilled in Ecuador’s southeastern Amazon – a testament to the strength and resolve of Indigenous opposition that has repeatedly derailed oil expansion in the region.