Helena Gualinga
Helena Gualinga participated in the COP25 in Madrid, Spain. She spoke about her concern on the Ecuadorian government authorizing oil extraction in indigenous lands. She said: "Our country's government is still granting our territories to the corporations responsible of climate change. This is criminal." She criticized the Ecuadorian government for claiming interest in protecting the Amazon during the conference. She accused that it was instead of attending indigenous Amazon women's demands brought to the government. The demand was brought during the 2019 Ecuadorian protests. She also expressed her disappointment towards world leaders' lack of interest to discuss topics. The topics were brought by indigenous peoples to the conference.