In recent weeks, the Ecuadorian government has made two announcements that threaten to destroy the last remaining areas of the planet's most biodiverse region, located in the Ecuadorian Amazon. (To sign the petition, go to the form below. In the postal code, please enter 593.) These areas include: 1. Yasuní National Park (in the […]
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It's always nice to realize, just before embarking on a trip from Santa Elena to Guayaquil, that although there are always variations in the landscape I prefer to see from the window, it can sometimes be monotonous; that I'd have to share a seat with one of the most beloved musicians, Miguel Segovia (Segovita and […]
The world's two largest soft drink producers, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, have always fought to outdo each other, their arch-rivals. First, to be the world's best-selling soft drink, then to release a low-calorie version, then a low-caffeine version, to run the most original ads, and so on. And so on. And […]
Aside from Block 31, the Ecuadorian government is holding bidding processes for other blocks. All of them are within the area of greatest biodiversity in the world, despite official rhetoric. A few days ago, Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources Wilson Pastor stated that he would request an investment equivalent to the amount of the […]
From January 15 to February 15, 2012, a new closed season begins for the red and blue crab species Ucides occidentalis and Cardisoma crassum, in accordance with Ministerial Agreement 016, which establishes the first closed season for the crustacean due to reproduction. Hugo Vera Serrano, Acting Undersecretary of Fisheries Resources, […]
Although those in power may say otherwise, criminalization is not a social deception; criminalization is an unfortunate truth. This is the first in a series of articles that unpack the issue of criminalization in Ecuador and contextualize it within Latin America, revealing the underlying thread behind this policy. […]
The influence of the moon on the tides is for us an elementary notion, although this influence always existed and was present in the oral tradition of sailors and fishermen from all over the planet, it was only when Newton formulated the law of universal gravitation that the influence of the moon on the tides was […]
PHOTO: Today With the goal of having a final document by the end of 2012, the FAO and the International Labour Organization (ILO) recently published the first draft of a guide intended to help policymakers and governments address the difficult issue of child labor in the food sector.
With the aim of protecting marine shrimp during the reproductive and spawning stages, the Undersecretary of Fisheries Resources issued Ministerial Agreement No. 195, which prohibits the harvesting and marketing of shrimp using industrial and artisanal fishing methods for a period of two months. In the case of the industrial fleet that catches […]
A report by Bloomberg Markets Magazine has put the multinational women's lingerie company in jeopardy after revealing that the company uses cotton produced by children in Burkina Faso. PHOTOS: Reuters/Bloomberg The investigation chronicles the daily life of Clarisse Kambire, a 13-year-old girl who works under harsh conditions in the fields of […]
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