The International Whaling Commission (IWC), the body responsible for the international regulation of marine mammals, concluded its 64th annual meeting in Panama City a few days ago. It approved quotas for subsistence hunting for indigenous wildlife over the next six years and rejected the creation of a sanctuary in the South Atlantic (one of the […]
Published: July 8, 2012 BY: Paulina Muñoz Samaniego (Spokesperson for Ecuador Decide) Ecuadorian Women's Movement. Despite a widespread understanding that the cause of the global crisis—economic, environmental, and civilizational—is fundamentally due to the imposition of neoliberal policies promoted by large multinationals and financial mafias, in […]
The Slow Food Eco-Gastronomy Association has launched a new campaign called "Happy Degrowth," and within this space, there's a section seeking ideas for reducing waste, reusing, and recycling, thereby avoiding dangerous chemicals and their interaction with the food we eat. The first idea is not only functional but also simple, […]
Ecuador has always maintained a peaceful approach and supported all nuclear non-proliferation agreements. However, the signing of the "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ecuador and the Government of the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Use of Atomic Energy for Nuclear Purposes" […]
At a meeting of communities on Ecuador's northern border on June 16, a document prepared by the Ministry of National Defense, the National Police, and the Colombian Anti-Narcotics Directorate was made public, providing clear instructions to resume aerial spraying with glyphosate.
THE THIRD WORLD INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGICAL STUDIES AND THE FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL CENTERS AND PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE LITORAL INVITE YOU TO THE FORUM: MINING: OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT? Location: Auditorium of the Citizen Participation and Social Control Council, 15th Floor, Banco Park Building, Luque 111 and Pichincha Streets Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2012 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Speakers: – Horacio […]
Participants in the Rio+20 side event on tourism, "Tourism for a Sustainable Future," agreed that tourism, a sector that provides employment and livelihoods for millions of people, especially women and young people, is essential and can significantly contribute to all three pillars of sustainable development: economic, social, and […]
The Pacoche rainforest, one of the last wildlife refuges on the Ecuadorian coast, is threatened, according to environmental groups, as it is one of the areas targeted by the planned Pacific Refinery. Jobs, well-being, development, and environmental protection are just as important in all other major projects […]
Favorite tree of the author of The Silence of the Forest. Daniel López (Dinho), a member of the Espol volunteer group, poet, and nature lover, shares a new work. The silence of the forest, in the words of its author, is a gift to nature. I wonder, as I look at the forest: What secrets does each plant hold? What mysteries do its trees […]
Writers from around the world, including Günter Grass (Nobel Prize winner in 1999), J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter), and Chilean author Isabel Allende, are actively committed to recycling, pressuring publishers to print their books on recycled paper. It is estimated that sales of the book in Canada alone will generate […]
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