Colombian refugees demand compensation for destroyed coca crops

'Dolphin-safe' labels for tuna held illegal

World Trade Organisation says US policy restricts tuna trade

EU blocks WTO probe into banana import tariffs

In Short

EU loses banana war at WTO

ChevronTexaco on trial

October 21, 2003. High-level corporate lawyers from ChevronTexaco sit in the same packed muggy courtroom as bare-breasted Amazonian men and women …

Angry Ecuador to return German aid

German legislatures’ attempt to visit Ecuador rainforests to assess use of funds irks Latin American country’s president

Offshore encounters

The future of the Galapagos islands is at stake as fisherfolk and conservationists fight for its resources

Major victory for indigenous groups in Ecuadorian Amazon

Chinese company pulls out of contract to drill for oil in remote rainforest after protests by indigenous groups

Indigenous peoples sue Ecuador govt, oil firms over spill

On April 7, 2 oil pipelines had spilled 15,000 barrels of crude oil into 2 of Ecuador's most important rivers

Ecuador annuls austerity decree, restores fuel subsidy

Decree 833 will be replaced with a new one that contains mechanisms to focus resources on who needs it most, said President Lenín Moreno

Divine dwellings

An organisation set up by priests provides inexpensive bamboo houses to people living in slums and on the streets

Chile poised to grant rights to Nature; could become 2nd such country besides Ecuador

The plenary body of Chile’s Constitutional Convention formally approved the Rights of Nature within its proposed constitutional text March 25

Landslide dams river, and then frees its fury

Through many weary days and nights since March, the residents of a south Ecuadorean valley kept a wary eye on a landslide holding back the rain-…

'Amazon region under threat from oil drilling, mining'

Sacred Headwaters of the Amazon, considered to be the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystem on Earth, is witnessing expansion of new fossil fuel …

Time, whose side are you on?

As Texaco-Chevron drags its feet over remedial measures in Ecuador's once-pristine Amazon forest, those affected endure a difficult …

Aggressive oil extraction spells disaster for Amazon rainforests

Copious amounts of carbon is emitted when the rainforests are cut down to establish drill sites

Ecuadorians lose $9.5-billion pollution case against US company

The US company is likely to leverage the new ruling to avoid paying any compensation to victims.

COVID-19: Over 200 organisations sign statement on protection of indigenous Amazonians

They demanded a ban on all industrial activity and proselytisation in indigenous territory in addition to proper health services and law enforcement

Floral trouble

In sharp contrast to earlier estimates, a new study claims that nearly half the world's flora species face extinction

Ecuador’s anti-mining activist killed ahead of his visit to Lima

Government of the first country in the world to recognise nature’s rights is under a cloud after murder of José Isidro Tendetza …

Win for indigenous rights: Ecuador court halts mining project in Amazon

Environmental licence for Panantza-San Carlos Mining Project rejected; Project overlapped Shuar Arutam territory but community not consulted

The innovation WHO needs

The strategy to push public health, innovation and intellectual property is a tough challenge because of funding constraints

Flame in the rainforest

LATHA JISHNU discovers how indigenous communities in Ecuador are fighting to protect Amazonia from oil extraction

Testing the CL route

Roche’s Herceptin will be a test case for government and generics industry as India readies to issue compulsory licences for life-saving drugs