Category Archives: noticias

Sarayaku, Defenders of the Jungle. This and every Saturday in Guayaquil.

Young people from Guayaquil, united by their desire to carry out environmental activism on behalf of the last vestiges of Ecuador's virgin rainforest and the people who live there (at least five different ethnic groups), are threatened by the new round of bidding for oil blocks that the Ecuadorian government will open at the end of this […]

The Politics of Fear. (Opinion)

President Rafael Correa during his visit to Quimsacocha. Photo: Presidency of the Republic Those who brand the referendum held on October 2nd, convened by the organizations of the Victoria del Portete and Tarqui Water Systems, as "illegal," "deceitful," "manipulation," and "nonsense," not only do they not listen—or do not want to listen—to the […]

Ecological Day at La Playita del Guasmo. Oct. 29

The transformation of the well-known La Playita beach resort and its surrounding areas has made it increasingly attractive to the hundreds of visitors who flock there every day for a bit of fun. Thousands of people, residents of the Guasmos area, the surrounding neighborhoods, and even from different provinces across the country, come here […]

EMUTURISMO Santa Elena opens Information Center.

The Santa Elena Municipal Tourism Company will inaugurate its recently remodeled office and Tourist Information Center next Friday, October 28th. These offices are located across from the current bus stop serving northern parts of the province along the Ruta del Sol or Ruta del Spondylus.

New species reintroduction on the Spondylus route. Species Sponsorship Program is coming.

A new reintroduction of sea turtle hatchlings was carried out a few days ago by the Valdivia Aquarium team in the Montañita community. The turtles were successfully cared for in the Aquarium's rustic facilities, in coordination with children from the Ecological Club and the Montañita community. These loggerhead sea turtles […]

New regulations for the sector aim to move from overfishing to sustainable activity.

Press Release from the Undersecretariat of Fisheries. Four new agreements recently signed by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture, and Fisheries, Eco. Staynley Vera Prieto, define management measures for the fishing sector, which aim to achieve a sustainable and intergenerational fisheries policy. Below are the key points on which […]

Military represses community members of Río Grande (Chone) for the construction of a dam.

Press Release from Acción Ecológica Early this morning, October 18, 2011, 500 special forces and police entered the Río Grande area, using tear gas and violently repressing the families who had been living in the Resistance Camp to Defend Río Grande since June. The police report issued speaks of […]

Indigenous people from Ecuador's Amazon create anti-mining front

The Day of Interculturality, celebrated yesterday primarily by the government, was an opportunity to build anti-mining resistance against large-scale mining activity. Starting at 9:00 a.m., in a 27-degree temperature, the Shuar, the Huaorani people representing the Morona Santiago communities, began gathering in Bomboiza. Almost at the same time, […]

es_ESES_ES