Carlos D was the second-in-command of Los Lobos (The Wolves) and "considered a high-value target," the armed forces said in a ...

Los Lobos has a presence in 16 of Ecuador's 24 provinces, where it also engages in illegal gold mining, according to ... of an armed struggle between narco gangs and security forces.

Many view the US$ 3 billion project bankrolled by China's ExplorCobres S.A. as emblematic of the turmoil impeding Ecuador's push to become a mining power. Conflicts with indigenous communities ...

Voters were asked whether to ban mining in the highlands and further ... and the “Yes” vote won by 59%, according to Ecuador's electoral body. “Today Ecuador takes a giant step to protect ...

Intense protests flared up last December in communities opposed to Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s plans to build two ...

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election in the general elections on February 9, reiterated Saturday his ...

QUITO, Ecuador— Environmental groups filed a legal brief today urging the Provincial Court of Imbabura in Ecuador to halt all environmental permits for a mining project because the government failed ...

the Constitutional Court of Ecuador has applied the constitutional provision on the “Rights of Nature” to safeguard the Los Cedros cloud forest from mining concessions. The court voted seven in favor, ...