Author Archives: PachaMamita EC

Satellite Monitoring System: Exchange of experiences between Ecuador and Chile.

MANTA, ECUADOR.- Carlos Ahumada Quezada, head of the Satellite Monitoring Center of the Chilean Government's National Fisheries Service, is training officials from the Undersecretariat of Fisheries Resources (SRP) who are working on the implementation of this system. The Monitoring System in Chile has been operating since 2000, during which time it has […]

Half-way goals after 64th meeting of the International Whaling Commission

The International Whaling Commission (IWC), the body responsible for the international regulation of marine mammals, concluded its 64th annual meeting in Panama City a few days ago. It approved quotas for subsistence hunting for indigenous wildlife over the next six years and rejected the creation of a sanctuary in the South Atlantic (one of the […]

What are the risks of a possible FTA between Ecuador and Europe?

Published: July 8, 2012 BY: Paulina Muñoz Samaniego (Spokesperson for Ecuador Decide) Ecuadorian Women's Movement. Despite a widespread understanding that the cause of the global crisis—economic, environmental, and civilizational—is fundamentally due to the imposition of neoliberal policies promoted by large multinationals and financial mafias, in […]

Make your own eco-friendly dishwasher.

The Slow Food Eco-Gastronomy Association has launched a new campaign called "Happy Degrowth," and within this space, there's a section seeking ideas for reducing waste, reusing, and recycling, thereby avoiding dangerous chemicals and their interaction with the food we eat. The first idea is not only functional but also simple, […]

Ecuador: A dumping ground for Russian nuclear waste?

Ecuador has always maintained a peaceful approach and supported all nuclear non-proliferation agreements. However, the signing of the "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ecuador and the Government of the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Use of Atomic Energy for Nuclear Purposes" […]

MINING: OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT? Forum in Guayaquil.

THE THIRD WORLD INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGICAL STUDIES AND THE FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL CENTERS AND PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE LITORAL INVITE YOU TO THE FORUM: MINING: OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT? Location: Auditorium of the Citizen Participation and Social Control Council, 15th Floor, Banco Park Building, Luque 111 and Pichincha Streets Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2012 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Speakers: – Horacio […]

Tourism for a Sustainable Future

Participants in the Rio+20 side event on tourism, "Tourism for a Sustainable Future," agreed that tourism, a sector that provides employment and livelihoods for millions of people, especially women and young people, is essential and can significantly contribute to all three pillars of sustainable development: economic, social, and […]

THE SILENCE OF THE FOREST

Favorite tree of the author of The Silence of the Forest. Daniel López (Dinho), a member of the Espol volunteer group, poet, and nature lover, shares a new work. The silence of the forest, in the words of its author, is a gift to nature. I wonder, as I look at the forest: What secrets does each plant hold? What mysteries do its trees […]

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