2011 was declared the International Year of Forests by the United Nations General Assembly in recognition of these ecosystems and to promote their sustainable management, which contributes "significantly" to development, poverty eradication, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. This is the second time that […]
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2010 was internationally designated the International Year for Combating Biodiversity Loss, but it seems that neither globally nor locally has there been significant progress on this issue, which should have culminated in a major global agreement at the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit. This did not happen, and from Nagoya […]
While most of the community was resting and spending time with their families for the Christmas holiday, and just as fishermen from La Carioca were preparing to rig their small boats to encounter the mullet and bring food home, yesterday afternoon, December 25th, approximately […]
By Pier Luiggi Maquilón Lipari On December 17th and 18th, the 1st Christmas Bird Count was held at the La Prosperina Protective Forest. This event was promoted by the Probosque Foundation and sought to determine the bird populations in the Forest and surrounding areas (Puerto Hondo Mangroves and Parque […]
Lexmark, an international company dedicated to producing printers, scanners, and multifunction devices with a significant presence in Ecuador, has just signed an agreement with the Ecuadorian Ministry of the Environment, under which it commits to planting a tree for every recycled cartridge produced. In this way, the company hopes to offset […]
It takes three to four months of artisanal work to make a fine hat. Article shared by Celia López. Through significant research into the production of the fine toquilla straw hat, the National Institute of Cultural Heritage (INPC), Regional 4, and the Provincial Directorate of the Ministry of Culture in Manabí are contributing […]
The La Libertad Refinery is the second largest in the country and produces nearly 10 petroleum refining products. Despite its public declarations of environmental concern on its website, the truth is that its weaknesses have been evident for years in several areas. One of them […]
These are the results of the survey we've been running for the past two weeks. We are grateful for the more than 400 votes cast by Ballenita Sí online readers, which helps us gain a clearer picture of public perceptions of this issue in our province. POLLUTION FROM […]
With the participation of more than 40 people, most of them members of the Hermandad Juvenil Solidaria (Solidarity Youth Brotherhood) but also members of the Ballenita community, the clean-up minga took place yesterday from 9 a.m. for more than an hour in the […]
We see the protests in Quito against the proposed Water Law on the news every day, but the public is unaware of what these movements are demanding and what is at stake. Now, from Ballenita, we share with you the nine "critical issues" that, according to several organizations, are the […]
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