The Cofán world from the City

On the Way to the "Best Place in the Jungle" Lili, an environmental activist from Guayaquil, participated in the Intercultural Meeting of the Cofán People that took place a few days ago in the community of Dureno (Sucumbíos, Ecuador). Now she tells us about her experience: I undertook this journey after overcoming many obstacles. I live in Guayaquil and I realized how tied I am to […]

I don't believe in Buen Vivir

Ancestral fishing commune of San Pedro – Santa Elena Province – Ecuadorian coast. I DO NOT believe in “buen vivir” (an adaptation of the Indigenous and Ecuadorian worldview, forcibly included and enforced into the constitution as a mere political marketing strategy so that mestizos understand a discourse; in addition to […]

THE COFANES AND THE HISTORY OF THE COAN COAN

The communities of the A'i Kofán Nationality are spread across 14 settlements in Ecuador and Colombia. They have lived there for several hundred years, hunting, fishing, and gathering. The A'i Kofán Nationality is one of the smallest in the world, with just over a thousand people in total. Their environment and way of life […]

AGROECOLOGY AND LOCAL MARKETS Why consume agroecological products?

Local and agroecological markets in Ecuador

By: Hugo CHAMBILLA [1] Faced with the deterioration of the food agro-industry resulting from the green revolution, with food supply centers filled with conventional products, genetically modified products, and tending to be controlled by a few transnational companies, among other problems, producer and consumer movements are emerging with greater awareness and importance of changing their way of producing, […]