Reprint requested. The interviewees come from diverse backgrounds but share a common characteristic: their commitment to defending the rights of nature. Also present with Decio Machado were: scientist, writer, and social activist Vandana Shiva, from India, who recently visited Ecuador; the current president of the Confederation of […]
Image: ACDesign PRESS RELEASE This week (September 17-25), an International Action against the Biological Risks of GMOs is taking place around the world. Guayaquil is joining this global effort; for this reason, activist, agricultural, environmental, and social organizations will participate in a sit-in on Friday the 21st […]
Mr. President of the Republic of Ecuador: As you are aware, on June 27, 2012, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a judgment in the case of the Kichwa Indigenous People of Sarayaku against the Ecuadorian State. In that judgment, the Court declared the Ecuadorian State internationally responsible for the violation […]
Canada is recognized worldwide for its natural beauty and its reputation as a "green" country. This reputation has benefited the image of Canadian mining companies abroad. Ecuacorriente's advertising, for example, boasts "Canadian investment and expertise, and environmental standards equal to those of its country of origin." This is not usually considered […]
BY: Yorly Margoth Lasso Queta, descendant of the Cofan People. INGAMA CHIGA MA´KAE KUEÑACHU KUNDASEPA Before, CHIGA (God) walked this world with his mother; no one else existed, so he told his mother to make a lot of chicha. By God's command, she began to make chicha; he also began to build a large ranch, but […]
Gorgona National Park. Photo: Enrique Ocampo. Preparations are underway for the Green List of Well-Managed Protected Areas, which will celebrate the successes achieved in conservation efforts in these areas, and the new Red List of Ecosystems, which will assess the state of ecosystems around the world to identify their […]
When news broke that several European countries (Belgium, Great Britain, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland and Slovakia) had blocked Denmark's proposal to allow GM crops throughout Europe (1) and that several others (France, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Austria, Luxembourg and Bulgaria) had banned the entry of GM maize produced in […]
By: Fausto Valero When the well-known phrase was launched to promote our country using the entire state advertising machinery (both within and outside our borders), many of us thought it would truly be in keeping with its essence: the "love of life" that is innate in Ecuadorians; and to demonstrate the commitment (as a people […]
The US military is responsible for the most atrocious and widespread pollution on the planet. Yet, this information and the supporting documents are virtually never made public. Despite the evidence, the US military's impact on the environment is not a topic addressed by environmental organizations; nor was it the focus […]
Junín. Residents heckle ENAMI EP officials. Reproduction requested by residents of Intag (Imbabura). As expected by representatives of local organizations and governments in Intag, the presence of the National Mining Company (ENAMI EP) was rejected in its attempt to begin exploration in the mining concession called Llurimagua, known worldwide by the name […]
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