Finally, an ‘Ecotourism’ Destination That Truly Is One: Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador

Aerial view of the Napo Wildlife Center. Photo by Jill Singer One morning in late December, my husband and I found ourselves speeding in a motorboat down the Napo River, a major tributary of the Amazon. We had just left Coca in eastern Ecuador,...

Indigenous voices shape UNESCO’s new 10-year plan for biosphere reserves

The Hangzhou Strategic Action Plan 2026-35, adopted at UNESCO’s 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves, in China, sets the global blueprint for conservation, development and research in the 759 reserves. Seven of the plan’s 34 targets directly...

Hard Numbers: Macron digs in his heels, Mali puts a retaliatory tax on US visitors, Ecuador’s fuel protests heat up, Nobel Prize for Economics criticize protectionism

2: French President Emmanuel Macron rejected calls to resign as his fragile government faces two no-confidence votes this week. Amid France’s deepest political crisis in decades, Macron defended his leadership, reappointed Prime Minister Sébastien...

Protest in Ecuador over fuel price hike

Crowds protesting a spike in fuel prices spilt into the streets of Ecuador’s capital of Quito Sunday, burning tyres, blocking roads and facing off against police officers who responded with volleys of tear gas. It was the latest confrontation in a...

The Rondo: Takeaways from Ecuador draw, Aussie predictions

GOAL US writers debate USMNT's result against Ecuador and whether Mauricio Pochettino should make changes ahead of tricky Australia match COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - So, 1-1. Not a bad result for the USMNT. They struggled in the opening stages, and...

Ecuadorian Indigenous Movement calls for march of resistance

The organization called on people, communities, students, and social sectors to participate in a peaceful march in Quito and other cities “for life, dignity, and democracy,” and in rejection of the neoliberal model, the rising cost of fuel, and...

Protesters clash with police in Ecuador

Crowds protesting a spike in fuel prices spilt into the streets of Ecuador’s capital of Quito Sunday, burning tyres, blocking roads and facing off against police officers who responded with volleys of tear gas. It was the latest confrontation in a...

Indigenous Cosmographies: The Narratives of the Kukama Kukamiria of Peru

This is a part of the article series Decolonial Praxis: Going Beyond Empty Words, edited by Fernando David Márquez Duarte, Dulce Alarcón Payán and Javier Daniel Alarcón Mares. Editorial and Translation Assistant: Lorenia Gutiérrez Moreto Cruz...

Police and protesters clash in Quito as strike enters its third week; Sunday march in Cuenca is peaceful

Two anti-government marches turned violent Sunday morning in Quito as police and soldiers attempted to block the movement of thousands of protesters. The first march began in the Villaflora district and attempted to reach Parque El Arbolito. The...

Geopolitics Weekly (Ecuador ‘Assassination,’ Taiwan Missile Defense, UN Peacekeeping)

Geopolitics Weekly analyzes emerging geopolitical trends around the world, distilling the cacophony of global events into one easy reader. It lands in the inbox of Geopolitical Monitor subscribers every week. Ecuador President Claims Assassination...

Stories of Resistance: Indigenous Peoples’ Day

It was once called Columbus Day, and it still is in many parts. A day to celebrate the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who supposedly “discovered” America. But America was there long before Columbus came. And so were millions of people up...

The World and Everything in It: October 15, 2025

Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. LINDSAY MAST, HOST: Good morning! The polls are tightening in key races for governor … the Pentagon is...

Human Rights Education toolkits for Write for Rights 2025

Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign takes place annually around 10 December – Human Rights Day, in celebration of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The campaign mobilizes millions of people worldwide...

Women’s Tennis Loses NE10 Outing to Southern New Hampshire

COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's tennis team lost to Southern New Hampshire University, 6-1, on Saturday during Northeast 10 Conference play at the SMC Tennis Courts. In a close contest, the Purple Knights lost the doubles...

Unrest Deepens in Ecuador as Thousands Protest Fuel Price Hikes and Government Crackdown

BY EMMANUEL OGBONNA QUITO, Ecuador — Anger over surging fuel prices erupted once again in Ecuador’s capital on Sunday, as thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Quito, burning tires, blocking major roads, and demanding the resignation of...

Protesters clash with police in Ecuador amid nationwide strike over fuel prices

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Crowds protesting a spike in fuel prices spilled into the streets of Ecuador’s capital of Quito Sunday, burning tires, blocking roads and facing off against police officers who responded with volleys of tear gas. It was the...

Ecuador, US Strengthen Alliance Against Organized Crime

Ecuador has intensified its fight against transnational criminal organizations, strengthening its strategic alliance with the United States to combat violence and secure the country. This partnership is based on a mutual commitment to regional...

Enner Valencia Scores As Ecuador Earns Tie Against The United States

Enner Valencia, in action for Ecuador. (Photo by Franklin Jacome/Getty Images) Getty Images Enner Valencia, now 35 years old and playing for Pachuca in Mexico, scored a fantastic goal against the United States in Austin this weekend, following six...

Poch has defined USMNT culture - and now showed how he can win

In 2013, then-Manchester United manager David Moyes was asked in a news conference where his Red Devils needed to improve. It was simple, he admitted. "We'd like to pass it better. We'd like to create more chances, we'd like to defend better when...

Hezbollah and MS-13 'R Us, Naked On Bikes In Frog Ears

Despite court losses, public antipathy, ridicule, a shutdown they ignore, the nascent police state lurches on with its daft apocalyptic narrative of an America in flames. Their victims include brown parents torn from kids, a minister shot, an...