Author Archives: PachaMamita EC

Global warming forces marine species to move towards the poles.

Marine plants and animals need to move ever faster to adapt and seek more favorable thermal conditions. Information compiled by an international team with the participation of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) concludes that marine organisms are moving toward the poles at a rate of 72 kilometers per decade in response to […]

Form and instructions for collecting signatures for the Yasunì ITT referendum

The following is the form and basic instructions for collecting signatures calling for a referendum to leave the ITT crude oil underground indefinitely. Anyone can download, print, and begin collecting signatures for this process. BASIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE FORM. Ideally, the form should be printed on a sheet of bond paper. It is […]

Proposals from indigenous peoples regarding climate change

Guarantees of respect, protection, and promotion of traditional knowledge and sustainable ways of life for indigenous peoples; and that all mitigation and adaptation actions incorporate these components; are some of the proposals of Andean indigenous peoples in response to climate change. Indigenous Peoples' Proposals on Climate Change […]

They develop a polymer that can turn any glass into a solar panel.

The UCLA Newsroom website of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) announced at the end of last July that a group of scientists and researchers from this educational institution have developed a transparent polymer that turns any glass surface into a solar panel. This polymer could revolutionize the global energy landscape […]

Organic farming as an alternative to GMOs.

Could organic farming, which proposes the avoidance of pesticides and genetically modified seeds, be a solution to addressing global hunger? That was the question posed through keynote lectures, discussions, and displays of produce from dozens of Ecuador's best agroecological farms.

Food sovereignty, the focus of celebrations for World Food Day.

On October 16th of this year, the Festival for Food Sovereignty will be held on the esplanade of the MAAC (Agricultural and Agricultural Association) in Guayaquil. That day was declared World Food Day by the FAO, and Food Sovereignty Day by the peasant social movement. The purpose of the festival is to raise awareness among […]

In this country everyone dreams, the time has come to wake up.

Antonio dreams that the land he works belongs to him, he dreams that his sweat is paid with justice and truth, he dreams that there is a school to cure ignorance and medicine to ward off death, he dreams that his house is lit and his table is full, he dreams that his land is free and that it is reason […]

Sacachún and Ballenita, next stops of the Ancestral and Contemporary Spiritual Erotic Art Exhibition.

With artistic interventions in Sacachún and poetry and text readings at the Farallon Dillon Inn in Ballenita, the 3rd Ancestral and Contemporary Spiritual Erotic Art Exhibition continues this Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th, respectively. The Sacachún community will be the third stop on the […]

Gypsies on the Night of the Juanes

BY: Diana Zavala Reyes And I, for being the first Let us sing with fullness Tonight We celebrate Saint John and the Holy Cross Tonight We celebrate Saint John and the Holy Cross More than a century ago, my maternal great-grandfather started a festival in Membrillal – Jipijapa – south of Manabí – Ecuador. The festivity […]

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