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Community in Ecuador punished for trying to stop alleged palm oil pollution

With 280 prisoners dead in Ecuador, UN experts call for urgent action

6 December 2021 UN News Global perspective Human stories Human Rights Following a series of riots which have left more than 280 inmates...

Indigenous communities in Ecuador Amazon protest mining projects

CGTN Latin America 05:29, 17-Nov-2021 Indigenous communities in Ecuador’s Amazon are protesting mining projects in their territories, as...

Ecuadorian scientists face long prison sentences in politically charged case over COVID-19 tests

29 OCT 2021 3:15 PM BYMICHELE CATANZARO Prosecutors say tests used in Quito in 2020 were subpar and should have been sent back;...

Mercury human health threats and biodiversity costs from this deadly global crisis - A Solution

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, October 17, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- NEWS PROVIDED BY Alchemy Mining Group Inc. October 18, 2021,...

Rivers Are Largest Global Source of Mercury in Coastal Oceans.

BY GEOFFREY GILLER ’14 MESC Yale School of the Environment Ten rivers are responsible for half of the riverine mercury entering the...

Congratulations Bahrain!

On Aug 19, 2021 the Government of Bahrain deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 133rd Party to the Minamata Convention on...

Zarumeños call for remediation and control actions on illegal mining

A month after the sinkhole was registered in the lower part of Gonzalo Pizarro Street, which has a diameter of 40 meters and a depth of...

Global Americans launches research project focused on U.S.-Ecuador relations

Global Americans is proud to launch a new research initiative evaluating the future of U.S.-Ecuador relations. This independent project...

Mercury (II) Binding Activity of Vegetable and Fruit Juices: Identifying Potential Detoxifying Juice