Question
In this country, the indigenous concept of “sumak kawsay” or "buen vivir” has been enshrined in the constitution, which recognises the rights of nature. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country. It’s not Colombia, but a syndrome in shrimp caused by fungicides used in banana plantations was first described in this country, and was named for the Taura river near this country’s city of Guayaquil.
ANSWER: Ecuador [or República del Ecuador; or Ikwadur Ripuwlika; or Ekuatur Nunka]
[10e] One of Ecuador’s rights of nature policies was the Yasuní-ITT Initiative, which aimed to protect one of these protected areas from oil extraction. The first of these areas in the world was Yellowstone in the USA.
ANSWER: national park [accept nature reserve]
[10h] Before Yasuni was declared a national park, Texaco, which is now a brand of this company, was drilling near by. This company won a case at the Hague in 2018 over Texaco’s historic pollution in Ecuador’s Lago Agrio field
ANSWER: Chevron Corporation
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