A treaty too many
India is learning that there is a heavy price to be paid for the large number of bilateral investment treaties, or BITs, it has signed in the …
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
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 …
Payback time
Firm dealing
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