"Colonel Sanders's best-kept secret is finally out," announces the environmental organization Greenpeace on the official website of the "KFC Turns the Rainforest into Trash" campaign, which aims to pressure the food transnational to break with Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), after discovering that the paper mill (accused of […]
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Let's save the sea: The adventures of Pulpirecicla.
The various types of pollution caused by substances and energies not native to the marine environment have turned the ocean into the world's largest garbage dump and have caused the extinction of thousands of species. In this context, and given the urgent need to show children the reality of the sea in an entertaining way […]
Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, yet it is the most preventable. Skin cancer prevention and sun safety are two very important issues that should not be overlooked. By following the following suggestions, you can protect your skin's health […]
The widespread use of industrial products for home cleaning has negative consequences. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air pollution can be two to one hundred times greater than outdoor air pollution. Commercial cleaning products can be one of the sources of pollution. Some substances (chlorine or […]
Pallatanga enjoys a spring-like climate year-round. Pictured here is one of Ecovita's areas. The hard work of promoting and implementing sustainable tourism based on the charms of the Pallatanga canton—a land of mountains, crystal-clear waterfalls, and friendly people—led to an award recently given to Engineer Ricardo Salazar […]
PHOTO: Estero Salado Guayaquil An investigative article published a few days ago by Diario Expreso indicates that "as of January of this year, there were 57 industries in the northern branches of the Estero Salado that were contaminating the water body with their discharges" and that "to date, 9 of the 70 that were intervened at the beginning […]
Ecuador, despite being one of the smallest countries in South America, is surpassed worldwide only by Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Indonesia in terms of bird diversity. Nearly 1,600 different species are known, distributed across its various geographic regions. This figure represents 191% of the total worldwide […]
Our country has one of the greatest bird diversity in the entire Americas. There are nearly 1,600 different species distributed throughout our territory, making up 191% of the world's total. The Ecuadorian coast is home to approximately 700 species of endemic and migratory birds within a wide variety of ecosystems. Many of these […]
By Pablo Valero. Loma Alta is located in the Chongón-Colonche mountain range near the Pacific Ocean. It is world-renowned as a bird conservation area for its more than 300 species; it includes cloud, humid, premontane, and dry forests. I had the opportunity to appreciate its rich biodiversity and the hospitality of its inhabitants during a bird count […]
Franco Viteri, from the Kichwa people of Sarayaku, is currently a representative of the Amazonian Indigenous Peoples. The Tegantai Environmental Agency conducted this interview. Tegantai Agency: What has oil exploitation historically meant for Indigenous Peoples? Franco Viteri: It has represented the gradual death of Indigenous cultures. The deterioration of the quality of life of Indigenous peoples […]
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