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 […]
Two of the most talked-about "characters" in recent months were at the center of a controversy just after the last holiday. The first is Bonil (Xavier Bonilla), one of the country's most renowned cartoonists, who has been highly critical of the government (as well as other authorities) and who works […]
From July 29th to September 28th, Ecuador has been observing its first closed season for tuna fishing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). Purse seine vessels with a carrying capacity of more than 182 metric tons (IATTC capacity classes 4, 5, and 6) […]
Profiles of Our History is a new CIESPAL radio production featuring a series of 20 short episodes on the lives, work, and outstanding events of the most important figures who made history in our country. The lives of figures from Atahualpa, Rumiñahui, Abdón Calderón, Eugenio Espejo, Manuela Sáenz, Juan Montalvo, and Eloy Alfaro, to […]
Press Release: Amnesty International. Authorities are using Ecuador's judicial system to repress Indigenous and peasant leaders in what appears to be a deliberate attempt to prevent them from protesting measures affecting their environment and lands, Amnesty International said in a statement.
Celebration of the Day for the Defense of the Mangrove Ecosystem and the IV Congress of the Ancestral Peoples of the Mangrove Ecosystem organized at C-CONDEM BY: P. Rasa Bihari D. To speak of the mangrove ecosystem is to refer to a complex system made up of mangrove forests, tidal beaches and other integrated habitats, which is located in the area […]
The largest global sporting event kicked off a few days ago, with thousands of athletes from around the world gathering in London, England, to compete in dozens of disciplines during the Olympic Games. Since 2010, when the organizing committee announced that the Games would be "the greenest in history," environmentalists from all over the world have […]
Although the news didn't receive much coverage at the time it broke, the truth is that since July 12, Ecuador joined the group of countries like China, North Korea, Cuba, and Iran that maintain some kind of obsession with controlling what their citizens […]
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