Ecuador arrests leader of Los Lobos, powerful crime syndicates targeted by U.S.
Carlos D was the second-in-command of Los Lobos (The Wolves) and "considered a high-value target," the armed forces said in a ...
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A Proposal for Plurinational Popular Power Woven from Below
Leonidas Iza, Ecuador’s presidential candidate with the Indigenous-aligned Pachakutik political movement, outlines his vision ...
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Indigenous communities stall Ecuador's most ambitious copper mining project
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 ...
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In Ecuador, a mountain shrub could hold the key to restoring a precious ecosystem
The view outside from this eco-hotel in northern Ecuador reveals vast hillsides still scarred by fires. In late January 2024, ...
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Ecuador Court Urged to Protect Endangered Frogs From Mining Project, Enforce Constitutional ‘Rights of Nature’
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 ...
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Ecuador voted to ban mining and oil drilling in an Amazon national park
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 ...