Ecuador

Botswana decriminalized homosexuality, and Ecuador just legalized same-sex marriage. Here's how research suggests LGBTQ policy might impact antigay bias.

The Waorani community in Ecuador won a historic ruling that may create a new guide for other indigenous communities looking to protect their lands from oil interests.

Maps, long used by colonizers to dispossess native peoples, are becoming a tool for indigenous people to reclaim sovereignty over their lands.

Yasuní National Park and the Tagaeri-Taromenane Intangible Zone, home to isolated indigenous groups, have become hotspots of illegal logging and hunting.

Millions around the world are improving their financial lot by sifting recycling—and they're saving their towns in the process.

These tropical lakes are a crucial source of water—and climate change has them in jeopardy.

The Ecuadorian government has invested hundreds of millions over the past nine years to prepare for the storm that is about to batter the country. This year, the floods could be unprecedented.

During COP21, the International Rights of Nature Tribunal will also meet in Paris. Can Ecuador protect Yasuni National Park—and how can other countries learn from South America?