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Ecuador: Officials Ignore Rainforest Protection Referendum
Human Rights Watch
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August 20, 2025
(New York) – Ecuador’s government should expedite the closure of the approximately 240 oil wells operating in the heart of Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest, Human Rights Watch said today. On August 20, 2023, the Ecuadorian people...
New Zealand Takes #1 Spot in International Foodie Travel Index
Hospitality Business
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August 20, 2025
New Zealand has been named this year’s must-visit vacation spot for foodies in the United States, taking the top spot in a new comprehensive index. Student travel company Rustic Pathways analysed 70 travel destinations against 32 factors related...
Opinion: It’s time to centre justice in Latin America’s energy future
Dialogue Earth
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Energy has shaped the evolution of life on Earth, from the photosynthesis of early organisms to the engines of industrial society. Yet, despite its foundational role in shaping planetary systems and human progress, understandings and approaches...
Indigenous Nations of Ecuador and Peru Reject Cross-Border Oil Deal, Urge California to End Amazon Crude Imports
Amazon Watch
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August 19, 2025
Download joint statement in English | Versión en español Quito/Lima – Indigenous nations from Ecuador and Peru have issued a strong rejection of a recently announced agreement between state-owned oil companies Petroperú and Petroecuador to connect...
IIT Couple Swaps US Careers for Biodiverse Farm, Grows 85% of Their Own Food in MP
The Better India
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August 20, 2025
The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in December 2024. “Building a mudhouse is tougher than cracking JEE,” say IIT toppers Sakshi Bhatia and Arpit Maheshwari, who traded their high-paying corporate jobs in the US for a...
Ecuador: Indigenous Movement Denounces Assassination Attempt Against Leonidas Iza
teleSUR
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August 19, 2025
Photo: Ecuador National Assembly August 19, 2025 Hour: 6:38 pm The Indigenous and Peasant Movement of Cotopaxi (MICC) has issued a grave denunciation of an alleged assassination attempt against Leonidas Iza, former president of the Confederation...
Ecuadorian Government is Persecuting Indigenous Leaders: MICC
teleSUR
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Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza. X/ @Cuenca4Rios August 19, 2025 Hour: 10:09 am On Monday night, the Indigenous and Farmers Movement of Cotopaxi (MICC) accused Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa of persecuting Indigenous leaders, including Leonidas...
General Secretariat of the Andean Community and IICA jointly establish the Andean Situation Room and Agricultural Policy Observatory
Dominica News Online
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August 19, 2025
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 at 2:39 PM Photo credit: IICAThe Secretariat of the Andean Community (CAN) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) have jointly launched the new Situation Room and...
High seas & higher tariffs: Seafood units, acqua farms struggle to stay afloat
Financial Express
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It’s 7 a.m. on Vypin Island, just off the Kochi coast. The sea breeze still carries a morning chill, but inside the Kalamukku fishing harbour the bustle is relentless. Crates of cuttlefish, threadfin bream, whiteleg shrimp, and Baby...
Cocoa Prices Fall as Industrial Demand Weakens
To Vima
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August 19, 2025
After a year of record volatility, the global cocoa market is showing signs of easing. Prices, which soared above $12,000 per ton at the end of 2024, have since fallen below $8,000. According to J.P. Morgan Global Research, conditions are...
Facing Trump tariffs, India's shrimp farmers consider switching to other businesses
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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August 19, 2025
By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD, India/GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (Reuters) -On India's southern coast, V. Srinivas thrived for two decades by farming shrimp, as the country became the top supplier of the delicacy to the United States. Now, Donald Trump's 50%...
Ecuador agrees to Russian banana inspections
Fresh Plaza
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August 18, 2025
Ecuador has agreed to receive Russian specialists for the inspection of banana cultivation enterprises, according to the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). The confirmation followed negotiations...
A farmer’s fight: Cancer, chemicals and a return to organic living
Investigate Midwest
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August 18, 2025
Unyielding is a University of Missouri School of Journalism project for Investigate Midwest. William Caplinger, a superintendent for a commercial construction company, runs an organic farm in Sulfur Springs, Arkansas, about one hour from Joplin,...
U.S. tariff hike puts Costa Rican pineapple industry on high alert
Fresh Fruit Portal
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August 18, 2025
Writing and reporting by Macarena Bravo The recent U.S. tariff increase on Costa Rican pineapples and other exports has put the country's fruit industry on alert. Abel Cháves, president of the National Chamber of Pineapple Producers and Exporters...
Seven Killed In Shooting At Billiard Hall In Ecuador’s Santo Domingo Amid Rising Gang Violence
Free Press Journal
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August 18, 2025
Seven people were killed in a shooting that occurred in the northwestern Ecuadorian province of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas. | X @ICR360 Quito: Seven people were killed in a shooting that occurred in the northwestern Ecuadorian province of...
Seven Dead In Northwest Ecuador Shooting
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Quito, Aug 18 (IANS) Seven people were killed in a shooting that occurred in the northwestern Ecuadorian province of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, local media reported. Several gunmen in black arrived at a billiard hall on Sunday...
Food in times of inflation: the human cost of an inaccessible diet
Latinoamerica21
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August 17, 2025
La inflación alimentaria ha dejado de ser únicamente un fenómeno económico para convertirse en una preocupación urgente de salud pública. Desde la epidemiología nutricional, se reconoce como un determinante estructural de la malnutrición, con...
Seven killed in Ecuador pool hall shooting
IOL
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Gunmen shot dead at least seven people at a pool hall in the Ecuadoran city of Santo Domingo, police said Sunday, in the country's latest gruesome massacre amid soaring gang violence. "Seven people died from gunshot wounds" at a pool hall in the...
U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy seize nearly 1,300 pounds of cocaine in Eastern Pacific
Seapower Magazine
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August 19, 2025
U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 105 embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), prepare to offload interdicted contraband from a rigid-hull inflatable boat while conducting maritime...
Seven killed in latest Ecuador pool hall shooting
Digital Journal
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August 17, 2025
Police in Ecuador are battling to contain soaring gang violence - Copyright AFP MARCOS PIN Gunmen shot dead at least seven people at a pool hall in the Ecuadoran city of Santo Domingo, police said Sunday, in the country’s latest gruesome massacre...