A report presented at COP25 says that plans are in place for a huge expansion of oil drilling in the upper Amazon.
The analysis says that Ecuador and Peru are set to sanction oil extraction across an area of forest the size of Italy.
Indigenous leaders from both countries have travelled to Madrid to urge a moratorium on using the oil.
They say using the five billion barrels under the forest would harm the region and the world.
The region²Äµ¥°¡¸£¼Û¿©¼ºÀÇ·ù=²Äµ¥°¡¸£¼Û¿©¼ºÀÇ·ù is home to around 500,000·¹Çø®Ä«ÀÏ´ëÀÏ ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÔ ·¹Çø®Ä«µµ¸Å=·¹Çø®Ä«ÀÏ´ëÀÏ ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÔ ·¹Çø®Ä«µµ¸Å indigenous peoples from 20 nationalities, and is a hotspot of biodiversity.
But a report·¹Çø®Ä«µµ¸Å=·¹Çø®Ä«µµ¸Å prepared by campaign group, Amazon Watch, says that Ecuador and Peru are actively planning to expand extraction and auction new oil blocks across the area.
Right now this is a pristine·¹Çø®Ä«=·¹Çø®Ä« area, with few roads. The indigenous people have title to these lands and in the area severalÁö·¦=¹Ì½ºÆ®´Â Áö·¦ tribes are living in voluntary isolation. Campaigners fear that if the oil blocks are sold it will see new roads built, which will lead to illegal logging, deforestation and poor outcomes for the residents of the region.
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