What is a cyberactivist? A cyberactivist is a person who uses information and communication tools such as mobile phones, blogs, email, or social media to take action for human rights, environmental rights, and other rights. They can also organize, mobilize, and inspire online communities to take action […]
PAST EVENT: This event took place in February 2012. For more information about the LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK OF RECYCLERS, please follow the links below: For more information and contacts: www.redrecicladores.net Email: comunicacion@redrecicladores.net Twitter: @RedLacre Facebook: www.facebook.com/Red-Latinoamericana-Recicladores The city of Managua, capital of Nicaragua, will host the Annual Latin American Recycling Summit in February, an event promoted […]
The current system in Ecuadorian waters consists of two westward currents: the North Equatorial Current and the South Equatorial Current; and an eastward current located between the two currents, the North Equatorial Countercurrent. However, off the coast of Ecuador, there is […]
The year 2011 was ranked as the ninth warmest since 1880, and new world records are expected to be set in the next two or three years. For this reason, it is important to take certain precautions to ensure that the high temperatures recorded in recent days do not have unintended consequences for […]
In recent weeks, the Ecuadorian government has made two announcements that threaten to destroy the last remaining areas of the planet's most biodiverse region, located in the Ecuadorian Amazon. (To sign the petition, go to the form below. In the postal code, please enter 593.) These areas include: 1. Yasuní National Park (in the […]
It's always nice to realize, just before embarking on a trip from Santa Elena to Guayaquil, that although there are always variations in the landscape I prefer to see from the window, it can sometimes be monotonous; that I'd have to share a seat with one of the most beloved musicians, Miguel Segovia (Segovita and […]
The world's two largest soft drink producers, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, have always fought to outdo each other, their arch-rivals. First, to be the world's best-selling soft drink, then to release a low-calorie version, then a low-caffeine version, to run the most original ads, and so on. And so on. And […]
Aside from Block 31, the Ecuadorian government is holding bidding processes for other blocks. All of them are within the area of greatest biodiversity in the world, despite official rhetoric. A few days ago, Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources Wilson Pastor stated that he would request an investment equivalent to the amount of the […]
From January 15 to February 15, 2012, a new closed season begins for the red and blue crab species Ucides occidentalis and Cardisoma crassum, in accordance with Ministerial Agreement 016, which establishes the first closed season for the crustacean due to reproduction. Hugo Vera Serrano, Acting Undersecretary of Fisheries Resources, […]
Although those in power may say otherwise, criminalization is not a social deception; criminalization is an unfortunate truth. This is the first in a series of articles that unpack the issue of criminalization in Ecuador and contextualize it within Latin America, revealing the underlying thread behind this policy. […]
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