Photo: Ecuadorian Fisheries Undersecretariat. From July 1st to October 7th, 2011, a dorado ban will be in effect along the entire Ecuadorian coast. During this period, fishing for this species will be regulated for artisanal and industrial fleets. The ban will continue throughout the year for dorados with […]
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What seemed to be the fulfillment of one of the aspirations of the Valdivia community (the cradle of a thousand-year-old culture) has become, amidst beautiful bureaucratic speeches, a "white elephant" of which it seemed there would be no more in our country (Ecuador). The new Valdivia Aquarium, which began construction […]
The issue of the long-standing exploitation and overexploitation of El Tablazo Hill in Santa Elena, even today despite its declaration as an Ecological Heritage Site, was brought to the attention of the community at a discussion held today in Santa Elena. The discussion, which was […]
"They'll take us out of here dead, no matter how military they are, we won't let them take our lands": Celia Jordán Potes, 72, says this firmly, convinced that the 10,448 hectares of land claimed by the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE), including part of Engabao and Engunga, belong to them by right of […]
The Mayor of Santa Elena pledged to the Ballenita community to maintain the roundabout as a tourist attraction. Proper organization and community participation, along with the appropriate use of social media with powerful messages that were replicated by dozens of concerned people, ensured that by the end of last night, the […]
The Ballenita Roundabout, a tourist icon in this community for more than 50 years and an important point for artisanal fishermen to determine where the "stain" of fish passes, is now a source of conflict due to the signing of the loan agreement signed today between the Governor and the […]
The Spondylus Route, along with the Iron Route "In the Center of the World," the Liberator of South America Route, the Volcanoes Route, the Flowers Route, and the Yaku Ñamby Route (Water Route), are part of the new macro-tourism plan launched by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism, headed by Freddy Ehlers. […]
Ecosol Foundation Press Release. Through this statement, we inform our fellow citizens that construction is underway in our city on the Metrovía Trunk 2 project. One of the project's activities is to remove the trees found in the […]
A reforestation process with native plants in the Chongón-Colonche mountain range forest and some watersheds in the province of Santa Elena, which will cover 600 hectares in its first phase, was the agreement signed a few days ago by representatives of the Federation of Communes of Santa Elena (Francisco Reyes) and the National Secretariat […]
Photo: Rafael Valdiviezo The three-day workshop is being held in the Technology Area of ESPOL's Gustavo Galindo Campus (km 30.5 on the Perimetral Highway), and is attended by national and international experts from the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA). At the start of the event, Paul Geerders (NIVA) highlighted that […]
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