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Volume 7, Issue 32

Two new species of ‘glass frog’ discovered in Azuay province

Update to: Ecuador added 24 new amphibian species in 2019 Published: Volume 4, Issue 23  The two new species of glass frogs were found at an altitude of 2,900 meters above sea level, in a small forest stream in La Enramada, in Azuay. Shortly after announcing the description of a lizard species, the National Institute […]

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What have you done?

What have you done?

“We finally really did it…” “You maniacs!!!” “You blew it up!!” “Ahh, damn you!” “God damn you all to hell!” These words may sound familiar to you. They came to mind for me when I read that the National Assembly had re-elected Virgilio Saquicela as President of the body with 96 votes. What that meant […]

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Ecuador Free Trade Agreement furthers China’s connections in Latin America

Ecuador Free Trade Agreement furthers China’s connections in Latin America

Beijing is a major financial backer for Ecuador despite US efforts to counter its influence. Ecuador and China have signed a free trade agreement, deepening ties between the country and the world’s second-biggest economy and frustrating US opposition to Beijing’s growing influence in the region. The deal would boost Ecuador’s non-oil exports over the next […]

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Ecuador achieves a groundbreaking agreement to safeguard the Galápagos and cut costs

Ecuador achieves a groundbreaking agreement to safeguard the Galápagos and cut costs

Debt-for-nature deal will save the country over $1.1 billion and supply funding for conservation efforts in the Galápagos. Ecuador announced a record-setting deal last Tuesday designed to reduce its debt burden and free up hundreds of millions of dollars to fund marine conservation around the Galápagos Islands, an archipelago of unique biodiversity that’s famous for […]

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Cerro Blanco, the Guayaquil primal forest reserve threatened by deforestation

Cerro Blanco, the Guayaquil primal forest reserve threatened by deforestation

Some 36 quarries, made of limestone and stony material, have been devouring the vegetation in the area surrounding the Cerro Blanco Forest for years. A hilly forest that is a bastion of exceptional flora and fauna next to Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, is now threatened by mining, urbanization and deforestation. Cerro Blanco— white hill in […]

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Quito Metro ceases operations after nine days of problems

Update to: Quito Metro’s Commercial Operations to Start in Q4 2023 Published: Volume 7, Issue 28 The Quito Metro announced the suspension of its services as of May 11, 2023. The decision was made by the Metro de Quito Company, citing technical issues in various systems and subsystems. The operator responsible for the metro is […]

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