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WWF U.S.
Washington, DC For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the...
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Application of climate vulnerability and capacity asessment methodology in...
Creative Commons: Gil Calmon Glacial retreat, exacerbated by climate change, has recently caused a great deal of concern in the Andean countries. Home to roughly 95% of all tropical glaciers in the...
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Ecuador sharpens its campaign for aid to keep oil in the ground
Creative Commons: Sara y Tzunki, 2011 Ecuador is eyeing the international Green Climate Fund as a way to help pay for its plan to trade oil for forests, a top government representative said. Heading...
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Indigenous Ecuadorians prepare to resist state-backed oil mining
Amazon Rainforest, Creative Commons: Sara y Tzunky, 2011 A tribe of indigenous people in Ecuador, numbering at around 400 people, is prepared to ‘die fighting’ to protect their land and their way of...
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OPEC to consider carbon tax to benefit Green Climate Fund
Oil barrels, Creative Commons: Ben Alexander, 2009 At the May meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Ecuador will be proposing a carbon tax on barrels of oil sold to rich...
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INFOGRAPHIC: 13 Oil Spills in 30 Days
Moving oil is a dirty business, and never has that been more clear than this past month. Since March 11, the global oil industry has had 13 spills on three continents. In North and South America alone,...
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Chevron oil in Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador photo
Crude oil in an open toxic oil waste pit abandoned by Chevron in the Ecuadorean Amazon Rainforest Creative Commons: Caroline Bennett / Rainforest Action Network, 2010 Source: Flickr
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Oil spill in Ecuador river reaches Peru, Brazil ‘on alert’
The Ecuadorean Amazon has long suffered from oil pollution that is inadequately cleaned up by oil companies. Creative Commons: Rainforest Action Network, 2010 An oil spill in Ecuador has crossed...
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350.org rally in Quito, Ecuador photo
350.org action in Quito, Ecuador Creative Commons: 350.org, 2011 Source: Flickr
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Staying ahead of the curve: How six cities are preparing for climate change
People in Quito, Ecuador rally for climate action, Creative Commons: 350.org, 2011 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg caught headlines earlier this month with his plan to make the city climate-ready...
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Yasuni rainforest photo
Yasuni rainforest and national park in Ecuador photo Creative Commons: Buster & Bubby, 2013 Source: Flickr
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Yasuni rainforest hangs in the balance after Correa abandons conservation plan
The protections in place over a portion of the Yasuni Rainforest were terminated by President Correa, and oil drilling could soon move forward. Creative Commons: Buster & Bubby, 2013 Ecuadorian...
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Water lies at the heart of Amazonian security
Amazonia Security Agenda from Global Canopy Programme on Vimeo. The Amazon rainforest provides abundance for the people of South America, but the security of its resources and services are under...
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Tell Chevron: Protecting the planet is not a crime
Photo Courtesy of the Sierra Club In a blatant attempt to avoid a massive judgment against it in Ecuador’s courts, Chevron has twisted the RICO Act – legislation designed to target mobsters – to...
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Oil pollution in Ecuador photo
Crude oil in an open toxic oil waste pit Creative Commons: Caroline Bennett/Rainforest Action Network, 2010 Source: Flickr
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Sign the petition for an oil-free Yasuni
“The future is in your hands,” said Oscar award winning actor Jared Leto, urging Ecuadorian voters to sign for an oil-free Yasuni. Amazon Watch and Yasunidos – a campaign comprised of a collective of...
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Stand in solidarity for #AntiChevron Day
Crude oil in an open toxic oil waste pit abandoned by Chevron in the Ecuadorean Amazon Rainforest near Lago Agrio. CC Caroline Bennett / Rainforest Action Network On May 21 – “International...
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Ecuador issues permit for drilling in Yasuni National Park
Yasuni National Park. Creative Commons: Joshua Bousel, 2009 In Ecuador, the government of Rafeal Correa has issued a permit for oil drilling in Yasuni National Park, arguably the most biodiverse place...
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Murder of environmental leader highlights dangers to campaigners
Creative Commons: Dallas Krentzel, 2012 The body of an Ecuadorian indigenous leader and campaigner who opening opposed a major mining project has been found bound and buried, just days before he was...
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Tell Pope Francis: Call on Ecuador to Protect the Amazon
Yasuni park, EcuadorYasuní. Creative Commons: Sara y Tzunki, 2011 On July 5th Pope Francis will arrive in Ecuador, where President Rafael Correa and state-owned oil company Petroamazonas are attempting...
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