Bleached to death

As ocean waters get warmer, coral reefs look even paler this year

Ecuador

Tortoise trouble

An erupting volcano forces conservationists to airlift endangered tortoises to safety

The slippery lifeline

The environmental footprint of oil

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 …

The innovation WHO needs

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

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

Flame in the rainforest

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

Volcanic eruption in Ecuador kills four

ECUADOR

Quito declaration: A step towards free trade

Tourism threatens Galapagos Islands

Oil companies eye tribal territory in Peru

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

Shrimp lobby bypasses US tax review

Emergency over oil in Ecuador

Scientists discover shape-shifting frog in Ecuador cloud forest

Mutable rainfrog changes texture from smooth to shiny

South American energy summit agrees to set up energy council

Ecuador decides to forgo tapping major oil fields, seeks compensation

Ecuador's foot-and-mouth outbreak affects meat and dairy exports

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