Ecuador has identified 400,000 hectares suitable for crops from which it plans to produce biofuels, President Rafael Correa said during his latest Saturday address. "We already have the mapping of the agricultural areas, and there are 400,000 hectares where there is nothing" and where sugarcane or African palm could be planted, the president stated in […]
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Plastic bags (polyethylene) revolutionized the market and became popular for being a very "practical" invention. However, due to this popularity, they have become a problem for some time now, as they are not environmentally friendly. Countries such as Ireland, Singapore, Italy, Israel, Canada, India, Taiwan, Kenya, Mexico, Sweden, Germany, and cities […]
Mussel glue helps heal surgical wounds. The glue marine mussels use to adhere to rocks can be used to close surgical wounds, which can lead to faster recovery and more precise handling than sutures and artificial glues, according to […]
The MAGAP Undersecretariat of Fisheries Resources is ensuring controls for compliance with the bans on the red crab (Ucides occidentalis), blue crab (Cardisoma crassum), and dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) species, which will extend until September 15 and October 7, respectively, as indicated by the Director of Fisheries Control, […]
The following are some of the conclusions of a report prepared on the topic for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru by OXFAM and Due Process of Law. In 2008, Ecuador approved a new Constitution that recognized the right to free, prior, and informed consultation of communes, communities, […]
By Decio MachadoFor decades, land and water have been a source of intense conflict on the Santa Elena Peninsula, pitting agribusiness sectors against peasants, evidencing a logic of struggle clearly marked by their social position—a class conflict. According to sources close to the […]
Photo: ZCO A study published by the British Medical Journal concluded that its chemical components are harmful to saltwater and freshwater fish. Cigarette butts are the most common form of environmental litter in the world, considering that more than 5 trillion cigarettes are smoked annually […]
Since September 1, the country's fishing ban on small pelagic fish has been in place, as established by Ministerial Agreement No. 47, issued by the Undersecretariat of Fisheries Resources. According to Douglas Burgos, Director of Fisheries Control for the SRP, the Ecuadorian government has implemented the ban, with the goal of promoting Food Sovereignty […]
The Ministry of Health releases this important information for public health regarding adulterated liquors that have caused dozens of deaths in Ecuador. The list of liquors analyzed, with technical tests by the Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez National Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (INH), and which tested positive for high levels of […]
PHOTO: EL LITORAL The National Institute of Cultural Heritage, Regional Directorate 5, in response to statements from certain citizens who are writing to the Facebook page of Regional Directorate 5 (Living Heritage), regarding a complaint that the National Institute of Cultural Heritage (INPC) has not acted in response to the safeguarding of the peninsula's cultural heritage regarding the archaeological discovery […]
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