of toxic waste water and spilled 17m gallons of crude oil into the rainforest during its operations in north-east Ecuador. They say the affected area covers 4,400 sq km (1,700 sq miles ...

Here, travelers can tackle the canyoning excursions, white water rafting expeditions, hiking and biking routes that lure ...

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Ecuador has completed its second debt-for-nature swap, this time unlocking $460 million to protect and manage the forests and wetlands of its Amazon rainforest ...

Ecuador is planning to auction off three million of the country's 8.1 million hectares of pristine Amazonian rainforest to Chinese oil companies, Jonathan Kaiman of The Guardian reports.