A new study finds that Afro-descendant communities in four Amazonian countries are linked to lands with high biodiversity and ...

The study focused specifically on recognized Afro-descendant lands in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Suriname. Afro-descendant peoples in these countries hold management rights on 9.9 million ha of ...

Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable achievements in environmental stewardship, according to new research from Conservation International, published on Tuesday, July 22, ...

Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable achievements in environmental stewardship, according to new research from Conservation International, published in Nature ...

A peer-reviewed study found Afro-descendant territories outperform comparable lands in preventing forest loss thanks to ...

Ecuadorean Alleged gang leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar, also known as "Fito," will plead not guilty when he appears in ...

José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar, the alleged leader of Los Choneros, will face drug and weapons charges in New York ...

Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the United States the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business. José Adolfo Macías ...

Eric Orwoll is very direct about plans for the land near Ravenden where he and his associates have set up companies and ...

The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it has completed its second review of Ecuador's Extended Fund Facility and ...

A trend of Ecuadorian criminal leaders turning up in neighboring Colombia underscores the country's role as both a refuge and ...

President Noboa was elected to fight spiraling gang violence, but serious abuses are being reported under his crackdown.