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Luis Yanza spent 30 years uniting 80 remote Amazon villages against oil giant Chevron, winning a landmark environmental judgment. Though he recently passed away from cancer, his work created a blueprint for communities fighting corporate pollution worldwide.
Scientists discovered a new glass frog species in Ecuador and named it after Neisi Dajomes, the country's first female Olympic gold medalist. The tiny transparent amphibian honors a weightlifting champion who made history.
A 23-year-old Paralympic sprinter from Ecuador just became her country's first Laureus Award nominee after shattering a world record that stood for over a decade. Kiara Rodriguez won three gold medals at the World Championships and is now competing for one of sports' most prestigious honors.
A clearing in the Amazon can look like forest again in just 30 years, and the speed at which nature bounces back is giving scientists new hope for conservation. Birds, bats, and bees are leading the recovery, bringing life back to logged land faster than anyone expected.
Scientists discovered a unique glass frog species in Ecuador's Amazon and named it after Neisi Dajomes, the country's first female Olympic gold medalist. The tiny amphibian represents hope for biodiversity in one of Earth's richest ecosystems.
Scientists discovered a new glassfrog in Ecuador and named it after Neisi Dajomes, the country's first female Olympic gold medalist. The discovery hints at an entire "lost world" of unknown amphibian species waiting to be found.
In Ecuador, where nature has legal rights, local residents turned "paraecologists" are using science to protect endangered ecosystems from copper mining. Their evidence is winning in court.
Scientists in Ecuador just attached the country's first satellite tracker to a critically endangered leatherback sea turtle, opening a new window into protecting one of the ocean's most mysterious giants. With fewer than 1,000 Eastern Pacific leatherbacks left, this breakthrough could reveal where they travel and how to keep them safe.
Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela are joining forces on a groundbreaking plan to protect two massive catfish species that feed millions and keep the Amazon's rivers healthy. It's the first time South American nations have coordinated this way to save fish that swim thousands of miles across borders.
In Ecuador's Amazon, Indigenous paraecologists are documenting jaguars and endangered species to stop a massive copper mine. Their secret weapon? The country's groundbreaking "rights of nature" laws that give ecosystems legal protection.
Ecuador and the United States have joined forces to combat drug trafficking that's fueled violence in the South American nation. The partnership marks a major step in reclaiming safety for millions of Ecuadorians.
After nearly 150 years of absence, giant tortoises are back on Floreana Island in the Galapagos. Ecuador just released 158 young tortoises as the first wave of a bold plan to restore an ecosystem shaped by these gentle giants.
Giant tortoises are back on Ecuador's Floreana Island after vanishing 150 years ago, marking a major win for conservation. The 158 young tortoises carry up to 80% of the extinct species' DNA and will help restore the island's ecosystem.
For the first time since the 1840s, giant tortoises are walking on Floreana Island in the Galápagos. Scientists brought back a species thought lost forever by finding their descendants living 100 miles away.
Moroccan football fans bought more than 54,000 tickets in just hours for two World Cup preparation matches, showing the Atlas Lions still have massive support after their historic 2022 run. The team faces Ecuador and Paraguay in March friendlies as they gear up to take on Brazil, Scotland, and Haiti in the 2026 tournament.
A hyperrealistic ceramic figurine from ancient Colombia captures the wrinkled face and authority of a revered elder who commanded both love and fear. The 25-inch statue reveals how the Tumaco-Tolita people honored their powerful leaders over two millennia ago.
A family in Ecuador has spent years rescuing endangered plant species from the Amazon rainforest, transforming 80 acres of barren land into a living seed bank. They work alone, with no funding, to preserve species disappearing due to climate change and logging.
A federal judge in Minnesota forced immigration authorities to release an Ecuadoran man after the agency repeatedly ignored court orders requiring a timely bond hearing. The rare move highlights how judicial oversight can protect individual rights even during aggressive enforcement operations.
While filming with Will Smith in Ecuador's Amazon, scientists discovered a previously unknown anaconda species that breaks all size records. The northern green anaconda stretches over 20 feet long, and local legends suggest even bigger ones lurk in the remote rainforest.