In Guayaquil, ALTERNATIVES TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES will be analyzed:

With the objectives of promoting transition processes and real, socially just, and environmentally sustainable alternatives to extractive industries, and fostering connections between the university research sector, non-governmental research organizations, and social organizations opposed to extractivism, a conference will be held in the city of Guayaquil on the 11th […]

LA CHOCOLATERA, the most prominent point of the Sta. Elena Peninsula.

La Chocolatera owes its name to the chocolate hue the sea takes on when the currents converge, lifting the sand from the bottom. It's one of the most visited spots in the province of Santa Elena, located within the Salinas Naval Base, at the far end of the […]

Recovering the nutritional memory of grandmothers

By: José Fabara-Rojas cucuyo@rocketmail.com “Have you seen how people travel on the bus? Sleepy! At any time, in the morning, in the afternoon. And it’s because they don’t eat well,” – that’s how my Grandma Martha began the conversation one afternoon when I was visiting her. “No one takes the time to prepare food properly anymore; now they only like those […]

FORESTS AND WOMEN

What is a forest? This answer may vary depending on the person answering: − For the forestry industry, it's timber − For climate change negotiations, it's tons of stored carbon − For nature merchants, it's the place where air, water, biodiversity, and ancestral knowledge are produced […]

11 ideas to contribute to bird conservation

By: Simón Guerrero. These recommendations, in addition to being simple and easy to implement, have a positive impact on the lives of birds. The goal of disseminating them is "Connecting people with conservation: Ideas to contribute to bird conservation." 1. Prevent birds from colliding with your windows. This is […]

Electronic waste. What is it and what can we do about it?

The speed of device innovation is proportional to the speed at which these devices are discarded because they become "obsolete," resulting in a new problem: electronic waste. Electronic waste, or e-waste, refers to all waste from electronic or electrical devices such as computers, cell phones, TVs, and so on.

Guayaquil's dry forests will be subject to evaluation and analysis.

The Citizen Forum for the Future of Guayaquil's Dry Forests, which will be held at Casa Grande University on June 19, aims to provide a forum for discussion and analysis among local stakeholders interested in the management and conservation of the canton's dry forest remnants. The meeting will articulate the various […]

Direct Action. I demand that @cnegobec know what happened to my signature.

URGENT ACTION: DEMAND THE CNE INFORM YOU WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR SIGNATURE. As you know, the CNE has refused to respect the right to institutional transparency and publish the rejected signatures from the Consultation, even though they have all been scanned and digitized. TO ALL SIGNATORIES: We invite you to participate in this direct action, […]

Brazil, the World Cup where reality surpasses fiction

Children sleeping on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil, country of the beautiful game… Brazil, the greatest country in the world… The dream of hosting a World Cup again on the American continent still has, for many, in their conscious (and subconscious, too) the romanticism of those years when football was played “for love […]

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