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A recent study in Scientific Reports finds that this narrow mountain pass in southern Ecuador has the country’s highest...

On August 6, 2026, Parques Nacionales Naturales declared the Tochecito Palm Sanctuary, a nearly 5,000-acre protected area in the...

Local communities have shaped a municipal protected area that now protects 95,950 acres of páramo, forests, and water sources...

Protecting water sources to conserve ecosystems, sustain biodiversity, and improve residents’ access to water. In Ecuador, a Water Protection...

2.5 million acres protected, securing 319 million tons of CO2e emissions. Tsapuni becomes the third Indigenous Territory of Life...

2.5 Million Acres, Now Permanently Protected  The Kandozi people’s homeland along the Pastaza and Morona rivers in the Peruvian Amazon is officially recognized...

Thirty Years Protecting Latin America’s Most Biodiverse Landscapes What’s New This Summer Thirty years ago, a small group set...

A community-led effort paving the way to safeguard 517,000+ acres of vital cloud forest and high-altitude lakes High in...

How community-led conservation and native bees are securing the forest’s future. In the dry forests of southern Ecuador, local communities have discovered a sweet...

Nature and Culture Joins Global Big Day Peru ranked second in the world, with 1,439 species documented in a...

Board Chair Charles J. Smith reflects on the foundation Ivan Gayler built — and what the next thirty years...

A Collaborative Victory for Nature in Colombia The Estrella Hídrica: A Source of Life A Sanctuary for Rare and Endangered Life Conservation Rooted in Coffee Culture...