▁of ▁oil ▁companies ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁res erves ▁under ground ▁and ▁take ▁measures ▁to ▁reduce ▁poll ution ▁of ▁the ▁Amazon ian ▁rain for est , ▁especially ▁ind igen ous ▁communities ▁at ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁The ▁ind igen ous ▁conception ▁of ▁spiritual ▁life ▁within ▁the ▁forest ▁pushed ▁for ▁the ▁Rights ▁of ▁Nature ▁in ▁the ▁E cuador ian ▁constitution . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁president ▁declared ▁that ▁oil ▁extra ction ▁and ▁explo itation ▁was ▁an ▁economic ▁priority ▁and ▁allowed ▁foreign ▁companies ▁to ▁enter ▁ancest ral ▁K ich wa ▁land , ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁leg ally ▁titled ▁as ▁land ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁n atives . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁about ▁ 1 1 . 7 % ▁of ▁E cuador ian ▁cru de ▁oil ▁was ▁extracted ▁from ▁the ▁base ▁where ▁protest s ▁were ▁held ▁and ▁the ▁cl ash ▁between ▁government ▁and ▁native ▁e colog ical ▁efforts ▁have ▁neg atively ▁affected ▁communities ▁for ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁K ich wa ▁communities ▁from ▁the ▁Cor ri entes ▁and ▁Tig re ▁River ▁bas ins ▁in ▁Amazon as ▁protest ed ▁Plus pet rol ▁Company ▁at ▁the ▁J ib art i ▁base . ▁They ▁were ▁successful ▁at ▁par al yz ing ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁oil ▁well s ▁which ▁caused ▁a ▁loss ▁about ▁ 3 , 1 0 0 ▁bar rel s ▁of ▁pet role um ▁per ▁day . ▁Another ▁strike ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Rio ▁Tig re ▁was ▁blocked ▁last ed ▁ 3 0 ▁days