Thanks to your support and generous donations, we’re delighted to announce that our Protecting the Ecuadorian Amazon appeal has reached its £1.3 million target. Our partner Nature and Culture in Ecuador can now establish a new Provincial Protected Area in Ecuador’s Orellana province. The Ecuadorian...
This June, Mary McEvoy – our Carbon Programme Manager – visited our partner Nature and Culture in Ecuador (NCE’s) stunning Maycú Reserve in Zamora-Chinchipe Province. During her visit, she encountered first-hand the devastation wrought by illegal gold mines, the dogged determination of those...
At a glance: Jaime Toro, Coordinator of the Amazonian office at Nature and Culture in Ecuador, tells us about his work with Indigenous communities and the Ecuadorian government to create collaborative conservation efforts. Learn about the biggest threats to the Ecuadorian Amazon and how...
In this interview, we caught up with Mary McEvoy – our Carbon Programme Manager – to find out more about her recent visit to the project site of our new appeal Protecting the Ecuadorian Amazon. She reflects on the wildlife she encountered, the people she met, and why this is such a fantastic and...
The White-bellied Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth) is a remarkable species native to the dense forests of the Amazon. Known for their agility and intelligence, these primates play a crucial role in maintaining the health of the rainforest. However, in Ecuador’s Orellana region, their survival is...
For thousands of years, the Ecuadorian Amazon has been the ancestral home of Indigenous communities. But today, they are under threat from oil exploration, illegal gold mining, the destruction of their sacred sites, and repeated acts of intimidation. But with our appeal, Protecting the Ecuadorian...
It’s not necessarily an accolade you’d want to have – the Amazon’s smelliest bird. But for the pheasant-sized Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), there isn’t much choice. Bluntly put, it reeks of manure – a fact that locals, who call it the “stinkbird”, know well. The upside of this unflattering...
The Ecuadorian Amazon is home to Indigenous communities who have been guardians of the forests they live in for generations. In Orellana, one of these communities is El Eden, a Kichwa community of approximately 500 people. El Eden has a thriving Women's Association who are working together to grow...
In the murky waters of the Amazon, the Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) once reigned supreme. Today, it is rapidly disappearing, pushed towards the brink by human activity. With our autumn appeal, Protecting the Ecuadorian Amazon, you can support our partner Nature and Culture in Ecuador to...
The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest and perhaps the most well-known region in the world, but decades of deforestation have left it under serious threat. By supporting our new appeal: Protecting the Ecuadorian Amazon, you can help communities safeguard their land in the Orellana province...
EcoMinga’s Reserve Manager and leading amphibian expert Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig is no stranger to new discoveries. In 2014, he helped identify three new frog species (Pristimantis puruscafeum, P. marcoreyesi, and P. punzan) and then, in 2019, two more (P. mallii and Noblella naturetrekii), and in...
