Updates from the Field
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Project to promote responsible management of solid waste in the Andean Chocó region
Fundación Imaymana's project in the Chocó Andino focuses on promoting responsible solid waste management to enhance environmental sustainability and community well-being.
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Unusual sighting at the Neblina Reserve
Researchers at Ecuador's Neblina Reserve recently observed an olinguito, a rare nocturnal mammal first described in 2013.
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Constitutional Court rules in favor of Los Cedros Reserve
Ecuador's Constitutional Court nullified mining permits in Los Cedros Protected Forest, upholding nature's rights and emphasizing the necessity of prior environmental consultation.
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Reserva Kinti Toisán: Un Refugio para la Biodiversidad y la Investigación en la zona de Intag
Reserva Kinti Toisán, established by Aves y Conservación in 2021, spans 104 hectares in Ecuador's Intag region.
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The brown-headed spider monkey
The brown-headed spider monkey, known locally as "Washu," is Ecuador's most endangered primate, inhabiting the coastal region's humid forests.
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5 months with Great Leaf: a human adventure in the heart of nautre
After 5 months working with Fundación Great Leaf, my adventure in Ecuador is coming to an end. As part of my Master’s course in Environmental Policy, I wanted to go to a country rich in biodiversity, and find out a little more about the reality on the ground.
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Biomass Inventory of TMA’s Capuchin Corridor in Coastal Ecuador
This article provides a summary of the biomass inventories and carbon density calculations of the Capuchin Corridor in coastal Ecuador. To see how these numbers have been used to estimate the carbon value of the Capuchin Corridor, refer to Carbon Assessment of the Capuchin Corridor & Camarones River Basin.
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Experiences in Tesoro Escondido
Before this adventure began, I had a different mindset about the forest and animals. Besides, I had no idea what my job would be. On my first day at the Tesoro Escondido Reserve I met new friends with whom we formed a great team and now we are like a family because we live together day by day and share some tasks.
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FCAT initiates landscape-scale reforestation experiment
Last year, FCAT acquired a 42 ha property with plans to use the land as a hub for forest restoration and research.
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Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks Intag Valley copper mine
Community members in Ecuador’s Intag Valley have won a court case to stop the Llurimagua copper mining project, with the court ordering the revocation of mining licenses from Chile’s Codelco and Ecuador’s ENAMI EP.
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PBS TV ‘Wild Hope” documentary about EcoMinga and Ecuador’s constitutional “Rights of Nature”
Last year biologist Sean Carroll’s television production company, Tangled Bank, began filming a series of TV documentaries focusing on positive nature conservation news.