Trees are seen at Laguna Grande in the protected Amazon rainforest of Cuyabeno, Ecuador, on March 30, 2024. Credit - Daniel Munoz/AFP—Getty Images Nearly two decades ago Ecuador became the first ...

The rights of nature: When a river becomes a living being For Dario Iza Pilaquinga, president of the Kitu Kara Indigenous people in Ecuador, nature is much more than just a legal idea. He sees it as a ...

Ecuador is scoping out new debt-for-nature swaps, one to funnel funds into the Amazon rainforest and another for a giant ocean protection zone backed by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, people ...

Think Ecuador. Think nature. That’s the message from Santiago Granda, vice minister of tourism promotion for the South American country, who noted, “sustainability is not just a trend for us.” He ...

Ecuador was the first country to enshrine the rights of nature in its constitution. On Nov. 16, voters decide if it should be re-written.