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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
In 2012, a scientific team led by Gilles-Éric Séralini published a paper showing that laboratory rats fed Monsanto's GM corn throughout their lives developed cancer in 60 to 70% of rats (compared to 20 to 30% of rats in the control group), as well as liver and kidney problems and premature death. Now, the journal that published it has retracted the article, in another sample […]
By Evelio Reyes Tipán Among the most memorable town criers of the 1970s, Don Yagualito was a beloved figure among the housewives of Santa Elena, who knew his route and arrival time in their neighborhood, offering fresh fish. Pinchagua… pinchagua… beachy pinchagua. Pampanos… pampanos… stone pampanos. Lisa… […]
A selection of photos of our beloved province of Santa Elena taken from the air. The Montañita Sugar Dam, the Salinas Julio Moreno Dam, on the Chongón-Colonche Highway. BICENTENNIAL YEAR? But if we continue celebrating the RECYCLE, RECYCLE (Story) foundations, we'll continue celebrating the foundations.
The Sisa Ñampi (Path of Flowers) The Sisa Ñampi will represent a perimeter of flower trees, a sacred space. It will be a living path to express the Amazonian peoples' understanding of the rainforest, where their lives begin and are shaped. It will be a way to transmit knowledge […]
The prior consultation promoted by the National Government disrespected the organizational systems of the peoples to be consulted. The documentary "The Unconsulted Consultation" is an independent record of the unheard testimony of the prior consultation process implemented by the national government for oil extraction in ancestral territories in Pastaza and Morona Santiago. In "The […]
ACCOUNT OF THE FASCIST AFTERNOON OF APRIL 17, 2014 (ECUADOR) AUTHOR'S NOTE: Widespread national and international dissemination of this account is appreciated and authorized, without fragmentation, with the authorship cited and the image attached. BACKGROUND On Saturday, April 12, 2014, 3,000 people from different parts of Ecuador, supported by […]
By: Ricardo Cevallos (tourism entrepreneur and columnist on conscious tourism for Transport magazine). This time, I reflect on the five pillars identified by the government as fundamental to turning Ecuador into a tourism powerhouse. Among these five pillars, the absence of sustainability is notable. The sustainability of tourism operations should […]
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