Can heritage agriculture provide answers from the past for the agriculture of the future? An analysis of several deep-rooted systems shows us how much modern agroecology still has to learn. Roberto Gortaire, an agricultural professional and agroecologist, participated in a research project that sought to uncover ancestral forms of agriculture in Ecuador that […]
Amazonia, communities resistance ecuador, WOOD, OIL AND RESISTANCE, oil round
Women protectors of the Amazon forest
Photo: Sapara Communication Amazonian women reopen the debate on the national need to refocus on the sustainable management of the Amazon rainforest. AMAZONIAN WOMEN DEMANDED THAT PRESIDENT LENIN MORENO RESPECT THE DECISION OF NATIONALITIES TO NO LONGER ALLOW OIL, MINING, AND TIMBER CONCESSIONS IN THE AMAZON. The Amazonian women, who began a journey on […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
family farming, agroecology, agroecological fair
AGROECOLOGY AND LOCAL MARKETS Why consume agroecological products?
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, […]
From extraction to sale, use, and disposal, everything in our lives affects communities and the environment, yet most of it is hidden. In 20 minutes, The Story of Stuff describes the hidden side of our production and consumption patterns, in a […]
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