Nestled amongst the trees in the Amazon rainforest is a 3,800-square ... as many as 650 different tree species. Yasuni National Park in Ecuador was listed in National Geographic's 2022 list ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Ecuador voters decide on August 20 whether drilling will continue in an oil-rich area of the Amazon. Yasuni National Park is one of the most ecologically diverse ...

Ecuador's Environment and Ecological Transition Minister José Antonio Dávalos announced that some 4,000 hectares of native forests in the Amazon region will be reforested because they are ...

The report comes as oil pollution forced neighboring Peru to declare an environmental state of emergency in its northern Amazon rainforest. Ecuador owed China more than $7 billion — more than a ...

The Ecuadorian electorate voted on Sunday against ... in the highlands and further oil drilling in Yasuni National Park in the Amazon. With over 90% of the ballots counted, some six in 10 ...

A university has been set up in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in north-eastern Ecuador, to research and protect the invaluable habitat more effectively. We take a closer look at this cutting-edge ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires ... Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Guyana also saw a surge in fires this year.