New Virtual Library on maritime issues in Ecuador

Since mid-November 2012, the General Directorate of Maritime Interests (DIGEIM) has implemented and made available to all citizens its Virtual Library, where all academic information generated by this General Directorate related to Maritime Awareness and any other component of National Maritime Interests will be stored. […]

Space junk orbiting Earth exceeds 16,000 pieces

'Space debris' refers to active or inactive satellites that have been launched or decommissioned from orbit and sunk at sea, as well as old and operational space rockets and other objects resulting from fragmented debris, generated, for example, in explosions. Space debris orbiting the Earth […]

PachaMama: the basis of Andean ancestral thought

The ancient inhabitants of the Andean world, that is, the original indigenous peoples, understood the Earth as Mother (Pachamama in the Kichwa language), believing that she had provided them with everything they needed for life. Therefore, they treated her with respect and honor, accepting the intimate relationship with all creatures within her […]

Our Amazon, Our Life, Our Reason for Being

I look around me, I see destroyed forests, fallen trees, dead animals, and rivers running with polluted water and no fish. The land is degrading, the white man has no compassion. Wealth and ambition kill, the Amazonian Indian silently watches his death approach. Forests shelter the Indian, for love of his loyal […]

ECUADOR: «People will rise up in defense of water and their territories»

The National Assembly of CONAIE is being held in Baños de Aguasanta (Tungurahua). The following will be discussed: an analysis of the pre-legislative consultation on the Water Law, the 11th Oil Round in the Amazon, and the political and electoral landscape. At the opening of the Assembly, Humberto Cholango, president of CONAIE, addressed me […]

Ecuadorian government offers alternatives to trawlermen

One of the trawlers that will have to abandon this type of fishing starting in December. The National Government is offering alternatives for the industrial fishing sector, which is abandoning trawling as of December 15th. Guillermo Morán Velásquez, Vice Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries, stated that the National Government, through the Ministry of […]

FIAGORA 2012. Press Resources.

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND AGROECOLOGY (FIAGORA 2012). Welcome! In this section you will find useful information for communicators, such as press releases, images, MP3 files, and contact information. PRESS RESOURCES 1. FIAGORA 2012 - Press Release 2. IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD THE FORUM POSTER Link 3. IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD THE FAIR POSTER […]

Activists handed over documentation to the Spanish Princes on Repsol's impacts in Ecuador

One of the activists presented Leticia Ortiz with a dossier on Repsol's impact on Yasuní National Park. Photo: Beno Bonilla. During the visit a few days ago for the Spanish-Ecuadorian Business Forum, an event attended by the Prince and Princess of Asturias and several representatives of the oil company Repsol, a group of human rights activists […]

Redevelopment of Ballenita Park: Example of community action.

When the idea of transforming Ballenita Park, a space that had been abandoned for nearly 30 years, into a place of recreation and healthy family and community gatherings first emerged in Carolina Bermeo's mind months ago, the road ahead seemed uphill. Carolina, a Colombian with Ecuadorian children who lives in Ballenita, found a way to […]

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