Author Archives: PachaMamita EC

Santay, a community tourism option minutes from downtown Guayaquil

Overview of the Eco-Village. Months ago, around fifteen people from Guayaquil's environmental movement were cordially invited by José Delgado to take a community tourism tour of Santay Island. The following are some impressions, recommendations, and suggestions from one of the visitors and environmental interpreter, Pier Luiggi Maquilón. The outing […]

The 2 worst companies in the world with operations in Ecuador.

As in previous years, Ballenita Sí publishes the winners of the "discreditable" Ojo Público award, which is given to the worst companies globally, whose behavior is openly voted on by the public. The Ojo Público Awards are granted by Greenpeace and the Swiss NGO Berne Declaration. The "Ojo Público" Awards are […]

AVAAZ.org now allows community petitions.

The AVAAZ network, perhaps the largest and most effective global online mobilization community, which integrates citizen-driven political action into global decision-making processes and has been achieving positive change around the world for some time now, has recently opened its interface to […]

Plastic islands: Ecological aberrations that are constantly growing

The increase in the number of plastic islands in our oceans from one to four in the last 20 years—these "ecological aberrations" that have created new polluted areas in the seas of planet Earth—continues unabated and will not stop, at least not anytime soon. This is the unfortunate result of a study conducted […]

China: from development icon to bottom of environmental protection list.

Pollution cloud in China. PHOTO: NASA. The growing pollution in China is now easily observable from space. A gigantic pollution cloud affecting 12 Chinese provinces is visible via NASA satellites and has affected transportation for several days, in addition to a significant increase in traffic.

When women's heads gather around the fire

Someone told me it's no coincidence... that we've always chosen them. That we find them along the path of life, we recognize each other, and we know that somewhere in the history of the worlds we were part of the same clan. Decades pass, and as I retrace those riverbeds, I'm very aware of the qualities […]

Valdivia Aquarium Sea Turtle Sponsorship Program

The Valdivia Aquarium (Valdivia Municipality, Santa Elena Province, Ecuador) is an institution that has specialized for more than 15 years in the management and rehabilitation of marine fauna through an area dedicated to receiving, treating, recovering, and releasing hundreds of animals, mainly sea turtles, birds, and marine mammals from our coast […]

Crabs and lobsters enter a closed season.

In order to preserve marine species and seek to strengthen the national economy through the use of fishery resources, MAGAP announces the beginning of the breeding ban on red crabs (Ucides occidentalis) and blue crabs (Cardisoma crassum) and lobsters (Panulirus gracilis and Panulirus penicillatus). In the case of […]

Ideas for a safe vacation

Image Consorcio Chile With these safety tips, whenever you travel to enjoy a well-deserved vacation, you can truly enjoy it safely. BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME Don't let newspapers or mail pile up at your doorstep, as this is a sign of your absence. Coordinate with […]

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