Tag: Ecuador
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This Valentine's Day, buy slave-free chocolate
73% of chocolate comes from Africa, and much of it is worked by children, virtually in a state of slavery
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$300 Million Raised by Ecuador to Leave the Oil in the Soil
Most of that comes in the form of pledges, but it's still a significant step forward for the Yasuni project.
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Lonesome George May Not Have Been the Last of His Species
On a remote island in the Galapagos, hybrid turtles have been found that suggest a long-lost purebred companion for the late Lonesome George may survive.
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Ecuadorian Farmers Organize 'Illegal' Fairs to Bring Healthy, Fair Priced Food to Communities
A local regulation forces all food to go through a terminal controlled by big business, but a group of small producers found a way to bypass the rule.
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Ecuador's Unique Plan to Forego Oil Extraction to Save Critical Forests (Video)
Plenipotentiary representative of Ecuador, Ivonne Baki, explains how the Yasuni Initiative will work and why it's so important.
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Ecuador Court Rejects Chevron Arbitration Ruling, Reopening $18 Billion Fine For Amazon Pollution
The legal battle has been drawn out for nearly 20 years now, but the latest news is potentially a good sign for the people of Ecuador.
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Fungus That Eats Polyurethane Found In Ecuadorian Rainforest
In what would make a great movie, an organism is found that digests plastic. Oh wait, it's been done.
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How to Win an $18 Billion Environmental Settlement
A New Yorker piece details a legal battle that spanned two decades, and casts doubt on a dedicated lawyer's efforts to guide the case to victory. But how do you expect to successfully go up against Big Oil?
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Crowdfunding Temporarily Halts Oil Extraction From Key Tract of Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador
A fundraiser was held last night that collected the $116 million necessary to temporarily halt oil exploitation in Yasuní National Park.
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Judge Halts $18 Billion Fine Against Chevron for Pollution in the Amazon
Remember that $9 billion fine that was Chevron was slapped with last month for the 18 billion gallons of pollution in Ecuador that were never cleaned up? A judge in New York has granted Chevron the preliminary injunction it
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$9 Billion Award, But Ecuador Must Look Elsewhere for Hope of Payment
Yesterday brought historic news—Chevron was fined nearly $9 billion, one of the largest awards for environmental damage ever, for polluting the Ecuadorean Amazon with more than 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater. But
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After Almost 20 Years of Legal Battles, Chevron Fined $8 Billion for Amazon Pollution
It's been a long battle: people of the Ecuadorean Amazon against Chevron, which is accused of dumping more than 18 billion gallons of toxic waste sludge into the Amazon, leaving people sick with cancer and suffering
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Kun_Tiqi Carve It Up with Balsa Surfboards
We've covered a whole quiver of wooden surfboards in the past (links below), but the Kun_Tiqi boards somehow slipped under our radar, until showing up on the screen as one of the finalists for the international sports expo (ISPO)
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5 Things Everyone Should Know About the Galapagos: An Introduction
Photo credit: Wikipedia/Creative Commons 24 of the top teachers in the U.S. have been chosen to go to the Galapagos Islands, with the Toyota International Teacher Program. The program is designed to engage a variety of conservation and education issues
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Ecuador's Highest Waterfall Threatened By Chinese-Financed Dam
Ecuador made waves not too long ago as the first country to not only recognize the constitutional rights of ecosystems, but also for demanding money in exchange to not drill into
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Paying Ecuador To Not Drill The Yasuni: Extortion Or Sound Conservation Practice?
Stephen recently posted about how Ecuador Will Receive $3.6 Billion to Not Drill for Oil. This is a controversial subject that TreeHugger has been covering for a couple of years; many have suggested that it is akin to blackmail, with Ecuador extorting
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Ecuador Will Receive $3.6 Billion to Not Drill for Oil
While many countries throughout the world are seeking to boost their economies by pumping the oil within their borders, Ecuador is now set to receive $3.6 billion for leaving it in the ground. In a UN agreement that's the first of
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Should The Galapagos Be Taken Off The Endangered Sites List?
Yesterday Brian wrote Galapagos Islands Moved Off Endangered Sites List, concluding:
