He is the Co-Founder of Terra Mater and the Executive Director of Fundación Pachamama, two organizations that defend the rights of indigenous people in the Ecuadorian Amazon and protect the remaining ecosystems of indigenous territories. He is also a Research Fellow at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. Auz is a political and legal advisor for national and regional indigenous organizations. He received his LL.B. from Universidad de las Americas in Quito and LL.M. on Global Environment and Climate Change Law from the University of Edinburgh.