"In this time of multiple crises, we are invisible, yet again. But they're planning to open up our territories the second this is over. And we won't let that happen."

As COVID-19 wreaks havoc on lives, health care systems, and economies around the globe, perhaps nowhere has been hit harder than Ecuador. In a country where political, social, and economic upheaval are routine, Ecuador is grappling with a trifecta of tragedy never before seen despite its tumultuous history.

The country not only has one of the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases in the world, but it is also facing a pipeline rupture that has contaminated Amazon rivers and shut down production of crude – Ecuador's top export – amid oil's unprecedented price plummet.

Ecuadorians are also recovering from historic flooding in the Amazon that has devastated local communities and left hundreds of families without homes or crops.