Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve stands at around 6,600ft on a mountainous spur lost in a cloudy whiteout. Its owner, Richard Parsons, is a long way from home: Derbyshire to be precise.

Ecuador’s Choco under siege, ... 60 endemic species of bird, the highest number in the Americas (and over 500 species of bird total), yet only 5-10% of Ecuador's original Chocó forest remains.

Mining, now a key economic sector in Ecuador, has become an increasing threat, and there are around 90 large-scale concessions throughout these mountainous forests. The cloudforests of the Intag ...

According to data from Global Forest Watch, an area of northwestern Ecuador that includes the Chocó lost more than 100,000 hectares of forest from 2001 through 2012 alone, representing about 5 ...

T his eco-lodge in Ecuador’s Choco rainforest puts a luxury spin on adventure travel, with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, an exceptional restaurant, expert guides and open air cable cars ...

The Choco region in northwest Ecuador is hosting a groundbreaking experiment to try and help its rainforests recover from rampant deforestation. A multinational team is planting small “tree ...

Mashpi Lodge lies right in the thick of the cloud forest.—Courtesy Mashpi Lodge The world is silent as mist swirls about in the tree canopy, and a row of ridges peeks through the cloud forest.

Research Location: Choco rainforest , Ecuador Conservation Partners: Fundación para la Conservación de los Andes Tropicales (FCAT), an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty from Tulane ...

Available in Whole Foods markets, they are a sweet you can feel good about buying: Over 850 Kichwa families living in the Amazon rain forest region of Ecuador have formed… TRAVEL INTELLIGENT TRAVEL ...

At the intersection of two of the world’s most diverse bioregions, Ecuador’s Chocó- Andes is truly one of the most amazing ecosystems. However, it is also one of the most threatened, and funds at this ...