Category Archives: CONSUMO RESPONSABLE

11 ideas to contribute to bird conservation

By: Simón Guerrero. These recommendations, in addition to being simple and easy to implement, have a positive impact on the lives of birds. The goal of disseminating them is "Connecting people with conservation: Ideas to contribute to bird conservation." 1. Prevent birds from colliding with your windows. This is […]

Electronic waste. What is it and what can we do about it?

The speed of device innovation is proportional to the speed at which these devices are discarded because they become "obsolete," resulting in a new problem: electronic waste. Electronic waste, or e-waste, refers to all waste from electronic or electrical devices such as computers, cell phones, TVs, and so on.

Brazil, the World Cup where reality surpasses fiction

Children sleeping on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil, country of the beautiful game… Brazil, the greatest country in the world… The dream of hosting a World Cup again on the American continent still has, for many, in their conscious (and subconscious, too) the romanticism of those years when football was played “for love […]

Border of Life and the Path of Flowers (Proposal of the Amazonian peoples PART 2)

The Sisa Ñampi (Path of Flowers) The Sisa Ñampi will represent a perimeter of flower trees, a sacred space. It will be a living path to express the Amazonian peoples' understanding of the rainforest, where their lives begin and are shaped. It will be a way to transmit knowledge […]

Ideas to ensure the sustainability of Ecuadorian tourism activity.

By: Ricardo Cevallos (tourism entrepreneur and columnist on conscious tourism for Transport magazine). This time, I reflect on the five pillars identified by the government as fundamental to turning Ecuador into a tourism powerhouse. Among these five pillars, the absence of sustainability is notable. The sustainability of tourism operations should […]

THE CONTRACT – TOTAL AND VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION

Our beliefs or political ideas matter very little; the system established in our world rests freely on a kind of tacit contract approved by each of us. We sign it every morning by simply doing nothing. 1. I accept competition as the basis of our system, even though I am aware that its operation engenders […]

Indigenous territories and the Peoples' proposal. (Part 1)

Kawsak Sacha Proposal of the Kichwa People of Sarayacu and the Bobonaza River Basin. The indigenous nationalities and peoples of the Amazon are settled in primary forests rich in biodiversity. These spaces are vitally important for life on the planet, which is why the struggle of the peoples who have ancestrally lived in them […]

Safely control pests at home

There are safe alternatives to the widespread use of toxic pesticides in our homes for pest control. These alternatives, in addition to helping protect the health of your home and family, will also help keep insects, rodents, and other unwanted creatures away from our homes. Eliminating these pests with potent poisons may seem like a difficult task.

Cuba: GMOs vs. Agroecology

At the end of 2012, Félix Ancizar, a delegate from ANAP (National Association of Small Farmers in Cuba), visited Guayaquil. The following interview seeks to learn about the Caribbean country's experience with GMOs and agroecology, which could help Ecuador connect Buen Vivir (Good Living) with agricultural practices. […]

Mathematics as a tool for planetary environmental solutions.

“From e-finance to ecology, from peacekeeping to population dynamics, from urban planning to oceanography, from materials to medicine, and from security to sustainability, mathematics plays a central role in understanding and anticipating a wide range of […]

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