Category Archives: noticias

INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS WILL VISIT SARAYAKU

The case that the Kichwa people of Sarayaku (Pastaza Province) have been pursuing before the Inter-American Human Rights System against the Ecuadorian State since 2003 is reaching a decisive moment. This case addresses the denunciation of serious human rights violations committed against Sarayaku in relation to […]

Modern fishing facility for Santa Rosa.

Image: MAGAP The first fishing facility in Santa Rosa (Santa Elena Province), one of the main artisanal fishing ports in the Salinas canton, and characterized by the surprising amount of marine species caught (white fish), was put into operation on February 14 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP) through […]

Valdivia once again demands a concrete solution to the issue of the Aquarium.

An image circulating on social media has received dozens of comments in support of the Valdivia municipality. Last Saturday, Carnival Saturday, was the moment chosen by the Aquarium authorities and the Valdivia municipality to once again peacefully raise their voices in protest against the failure to fulfill the offers that have been […]

Amazonian Peoples of Ecuador REJECT the XI Oil Round

By: Shirma NuaWith a resounding NO, the grassroots of indigenous nationalities and organizations in the Ecuadorian Amazon issued their statement against the state oil policy and the National Government's intention to implement the 11th oil round in their territories. Last Tuesday, February 7, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) called […]

Disappointment in Ecuador over Assembly's decision not to debate Yasuní.

Various information campaigns have been carried out in the country regarding the government's plans to expand the oil frontier in the Amazon. Outrage and concern were the widespread reaction among the dozens of citizens and activists who held a sit-in outside the National Assembly on January 2nd, seeking to […]

Latin American Recycling Summit

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 […]

Coca-Cola and Pepsi after the eco-friendly 100% bottle

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 […]

CRAB REPRODUCTION BAN

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, […]

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