When using a discourse to convince society on sensitive issues—in this case, the much-controversial mega-mining industry, promoted like never before by the current Ecuadorian government—the government has resorted to several concepts that, by repetition, are trying to gain acceptance among ordinary citizens. The high mining potential, […]
IMAGE: Fetralpi The concept of sovereignty was seen as the power of the State to exercise power over its system of government, its territory, and its population. In Ecuador, sovereignty was expanded to include three subjects of rights identified in the national Political Constitution: persons, peoples, and nature. The sovereignty of the person includes the […]
Map of Criminalization of Opposition to Mining Activity in Ecuador. In Ecuador, the criminalization of protest in areas of mega-mining projects has increased exponentially in recent years, according to information collected from the Map of Criminalization of Opposition to Mining Activity by OCMAL (Observatory of Mining Conflicts in Latin America and the Caribbean).
Screenshot of the awps.is website. A leak of diplomatic communications between Ecuador and the European Union was released on October 8. The communications relate to negotiations for the recently approved Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Latin American country and the European Community, which is pending ratification by […]
Young people from Sarayaku in one of Guayaquil's central squares. PHOTO: Esmeralda Rosales. Over the past few weeks, the Kichwa Indigenous People of Sarayaku have been participating in a series of activities in the provinces of Guayaquil and Santa Elena with the aim of reaching a wider audience in this region of the country regarding the struggle […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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