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Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit closes in Guyana with landmark commitments, innovative partnerships
I News Guyana
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July 25, 2025
The inaugural Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) Summit concluded in Georgetown, Guyana today with the official launch of the Alliance, the endorsement of the Georgetown Declaration, and an ambitious roadmap to protect and conserve biodiversity,...
I wish to bring Ecuador closer to India
The Diplomatist
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As Ecuador celebrates its 216th Independence Anniversary and marks 56 years of diplomatic ties with India, Diplomatist Magazinesat down with H.E. Mr. Fernando Xavier Bucheli Vargas, Ambassador of Ecuador to India, to reflect on the growing depth...
New law poses threat to financial co-ops in Ecuador
Co-Operative News
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July 25, 2025
Last month, Ecuador’s national assembly adopted an Organic Law on Public Integrity which includes a requirement for the conversion of certain savings and credit co-operatives into companies. The country’s saving and credit co-operatives have...
US shrimp industry backs tariffs on Southeast Asia, pressures India and Ecuador
The Fish Site
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The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) has praised the Trump administration’s newly announced trade agreements with Indonesia and Vietnam, which will see shrimp imports from both countries subjected to additional tariffs – 19 percent for Indonesia and...
Secretariat for Global Biodiversity Alliance to be established in Georgetown
I News Guyana
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July 24, 2025
President Irfaan Ali was joined by regional member states, conservationists, researchers, financiers and local indigenous leaders to formally launch the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) on Wednesday in Georgetown. Guyana is currently hosting the...
Global Biodiversity Alliance deal inked
News Source Guyana
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July 24, 2025
Guyana, the Dominican Republic, Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Ecuador are among the first signatories to the Global Biodiversity Alliance. The signing marked the beginning of a global movement and a call to action for countries and...
President Ali makes clarion call for greater funding for biodiversity conservation
Guyana Chronicle
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July 24, 2025
— invites development banks, impact investors and sovereign wealth funds to join global alliance WITH the urgent need to triple global financing to meet the targets of the biodiversity conservation targets, Guyana is issuing a clarion call to...
Ecuadorian Communities Resist State-Backed Mining Project Tied to Presidential Family
teleSUR
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As Ecuador’s third-largest mine begins construction, rural communities push back against what they describe as a corporate-state alliance that endangers their water and livelihoods. Weeks of protest have been met with police repression, reigniting...
Guyana launches Global Biodiversity Alliance
News Room
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July 23, 2025
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday officially launched the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) in partnership with regional member states, conservationists, researchers and financiers at the Arthur Chung Conference Center (ACCC). Known as the...
Guyana-led Global Diversity Alliance to search for environmental protection funds
Demerara Waves
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July 23, 2025
Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 18:09 by Writer The leaders of Guyana and four other Caribbean nations were Wednesday among several signatories to a declaration establishing the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) that seeks to mobilise...
Reventador volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 16 July-22 July 2025 (Continuing Activity)
Volcano Discovery
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July 23, 2025
Wed, 23 Jul 2025, 14:00 | BY: VN The Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) reported that eruptive activity continued at Reventador during 15-22 July. Seismicity included 68-110 daily explosions, long-period earthquakes,...
Sangay volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 16 July-22 July 2025 (Continuing Activity)
Volcano Discovery
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July 23, 2025
Wed, 23 Jul 2025, 14:00 | BY: VN The Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) reported that the eruption continued at Sangay during 15-22 July. The seismic network recorded 54-114 explosions each day. Ash-and-gas plumes were...
Youth are leading a global movement for land rights and climate justice
Digital Journal
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July 23, 2025
The Central African Republic wants the total lifting of an embargo imposed on the export of its diamonds for more than a decade - Copyright AFP/File Pedro PARDO A new exercise in youth-led advocacy is taking place, seeking solutions to the climate...
IEPS allows Ecuadorian small-scale producers to access public, private, and international markets
Fresh Plaza
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July 23, 2025
In the competitive world of the agri-food sector, the Ecuadorian Institute for Popular and Cooperative Economy (IEPS) plays a role connecting small-scale producers, local associations, and both domestic and international buyers. Arianna Burgos,...
How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate
The Conversation
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July 23, 2025
While the dangerous effects of climate change continue to worsen, legal efforts to address a range of environmental issues are also on the rise. Headlines across the globe tout many of these legal actions: South Korea’s Climate Law Violates Rights...
Deforestation Rates In Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador & Suriname Are As Much As 55% Lower Than The Norm
Scoop
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First-of-its-kind study shows Afro-descendant peoples are key environmental stewards; 56% of their lands are top 5% in global biodiversity. ARLINGTON, Va. (July 22, 2025) – Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable...
Study links Afro-descendant communities to less deforestation, more biodiversity
Mongabay
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July 22, 2025
A new study finds that Afro-descendant communities in four Amazonian countries are linked to lands with high biodiversity and 29-55% less deforestation compared with protected and unprotected areas. More than 130 million people in Latin America...
Expedition Cruise Network expands with Ecuador’s Oniric Safari Cruises
Seatrade Cruise News
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July 22, 2025
Expedition Cruise Network welcomed Oniric Safari Cruises as its newest member, adding to its portfolio of expedition cruise operators from around the world. Oniric Safari Cruises focuses on voyages through the Galápagos Islands with an emphasis on...
When I moved to Ecuador for love, it was meant to be temporary — but I'm still happily living here 7 years later
Insider
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July 22, 2025
I fell in love and moved to Ecuador, and then stayed in Ecuador because I fell in love again — with my new home, that is. I first met my now-husband, who is from Quito, Ecuador, when I was in my final year of college and working part-time at a...
Ecuador’s capital rocked by water shortage crisis upending daily life
CNN
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July 16, 2025
Quito, Ecuador CNN — Desperation is mounting in Ecuador’s capital as thousands of people remain without drinking water a week into Quito’s worst shortage in 25 years. The daily lives of some 400,000 residents have been seriously disrupted by the...