The California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, following a visit this week by Indigenous leaders from Ecuador.

A short drive from the town of Tena, in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, Arahuana Jungle Resort & Spa is a peaceful enclave, disturbed only by the sounds of chattering birds and distant storms.

Moreover, together with Sani Lodge, it is one of the alternatives the community has to keep their territory oil free, protecting around 31,000 hectares (76,600 acres) of Amazon rainforest.

The in-depth story of the “Amazon Chernobyl” Disaster in Ecuador. Deep within the Lungs of the World - the Amazon Rainforest - a disaster of unprecedented magnitude is taking place. Those ...

In a secluded part of the Amazon rainforest, Kara Solar’s boats snake through the Wichimi River, powered by the Ecuadorian sunshine.

Ecuador has completed its second debt-for-nature swap, this time unlocking $460 million to protect and manage the forests and wetlands of its Amazon rainforest, NGO The Nature Conservancy said on ...

Ecuador has started shutting down wells in the country’s fourth-largest oilfield after a referendum called for state-owned energy company Petroecuador to stop operations in the Amazon region on ...

Ecuador has converted part of its $1.5 billion external debt into a fund aimed at the protection of forests and wetlands in the Amazon rainforest. The Ecuadorian government renegotiated its debt ...

In a secluded part of the Amazon rainforest, Kara Solar’s boats snake through the Wichimi River, powered by the Ecuadorian sunshine.

The preservation push in Ecuador comes as another South American country that includes part of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, is moving ahead with plans to further develop oil resources.

The preservation push in Ecuador comes as another South American country that includes part of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, is moving ahead with plans to further develop oil resources.