May, 2011 | Our new office in Ecuador's Azuay province is helping to guide the process for the declaration of the fifth UNESCO biosphere reserve in that country, and the first located in the extremely threatened western foothills of the Andes. National support for the Cajas Biosphere Reserve … [Read more...] about Ecuador’s Government Backs Biosphere Reserve
30+ New Plant Species Discovered in Ecuador
May 3, 2011 | Over the last five years, 32 new plant species have been discovered at our San Francisco Scientific Station – an impressive number according to David Neill, former curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden and coauthor of a new book cataloging Ecuador’s plant diversity. Many of these 32 … [Read more...] about 30+ New Plant Species Discovered in Ecuador