Secondly, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of the last continuous tracts of virgin tropical forest in eastern ...

Ecuador has completed its second debt-for-nature swap, this time unlocking $460 million to protect and manage the forests and ...

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Viejas Mountain is a significant place for the Kumeyaay Nation. It is where they observed the sunrise on the morning of the ...

In her newly created position as Smokies school coordinator at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont ... More:Word from ...

In preparation for a presentation on the birds we saw while in Ecuador recently, I was struck by how many of the birds were ...

This was one of the craziest experiences of my life, on or off a mountain bike. I'm still out in Ecuador and since riding the ...

As the ice caps disappear, these creeks and rivers become more irregular, leading to longer and more intense droughts in the ...

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Constantino Aucca Chutas is leading a group of conservationists on mission to restore forests of the world’s highest-altitude ...

SALCEDO, Ecuador (AP) — Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador's central highlands, began in the mid-20th century, born from the ingenuity of Franciscan nuns. Locals say the ...

Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Ecuador is one of the region’s most significant drug ...