Ecuador is planning to channel funds into its biodiversity, but faces a key challenge: its reliance on oil.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you know you can actually swim in the Amazon River? In Ecuador you can! In this video, Travel + Leisure guides you on an ...

Deep in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador lies the "Amazon Chernobyl", a 1,700-square-mile environmental disaster brought on ...

Dec 10 (Reuters) - Ecuador has launched a $1 billion bond to fund a debt buyback aimed at freeing up financing for conservation projects in the Amazon rainforest, IFR reported on Tuesday. The ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — The California Senate has unanimously approved a resolution calling for a review of its imports of crude oil from the Amazon rainforest and an eventual phase-out, following years of ...

In Part 2 of our special broadcast, we look at a recent victory for Indigenous communities in Ecuador, where people overwhelmingly voted to approve a referendum last year banning future oil extraction ...

The best cacao varieties require shade to grow. That makes the Amazon rainforest the perfect scenario... The best cacao varieties require shade to grow. That makes the Amazon rainforest the perfect ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A Catholic priest, Pedro Porras, was the first to research and document the Amazon rainforest’s Upano Valley culture dating back 2,500 years. He ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Oil development in Ecuador’s Amazon left widespread contamination, prompting a decades-long legal case testing whether affected communities could ...

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