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A new road connecting eight Indigenous Waorani communities to urban centers in Ecuador’s Pastaza province aims to improve access to the interior of the Amazon and reduce transportation costs. But while it promises savings in time and costs, the environment and local communities may end up paying a high price, says Gilberto Nenquimo, president of […] ....
By Fernando Gimeno Quito, May 31 (EFE).- Illegal and irregular mining continues to expand at an unprecedented rate in Ecuador’s Amazon region, with hundreds of heavy machines voraciously removing sediment from river beds deep in the rainforest in search of gold. At least 1,660 hectares (4,100 acres) of jungle have been lost over the past … ....
In the nights of Teweno, in the past, only animals and insects were heard. Now, the laughs and chatter of those who have gained a few more hours of light thanks to solar energy have joined the community’s soundtrack ....
In the nights of Teweno, in the past, only animals and insects were heard. Now, the laughs and chatter of those who have gained a few more hours of light thanks to solar energy have joined the community’s soundtrack ....
In 2007, Ecuador’s then-president, Rafael Correa, announced an ambitious plan to prevent oil drilling in Yasuní National Park, one of the world’s most biodiverse areas and home to the Indigenous Waorani people, 4,000 plant species, and 300 mammal species, several of them threatened. Correa called on other countries to help Ecuador keep the area intact, […] ....