http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/human_rights_court_rules_in_favor_of_community_over_ecuadorian_government/?source=rss In a case that could have broad implications, the Kichwa community of Sarayaku, Ecuador, won a major battle on July 25, when the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the Ecuadorian government had violated its rights to communal property and cultural identity. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Environment, Forests, Land, Regions, South America, Ecuador 2012-08-01T05:24:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/volcano_and_cloud_forests_conserved_in_ecuador/?source=rss Conservation organizations and the Ecuadorian government have succeeded in securing over 250,000 acres (106,000 hectares) of cloud forest and grasslands surrounding the Antisana Volcano for protection. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Land, Regions, South America, Ecuador 2011-12-06T08:52:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/severely_short_ecuadorians_resistant_to_diabetes_cancer_study_says/?source=rss For years, Dr. Jaime Guevara-Aguirre of Quito, Ecuador, noticed that his shortest patients never seemed to get the common ailments that befell others. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, South America, Ecuador 2011-02-17T20:41:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/amazon_residents_win_86_billion_ruling_against_chevron/?source=rss A judge in Ecuador this week awarded $8.64 billion to Ecuadorian residents of the Amazon who had sued Chevron for years of crude oil pollution, but both sides said Tuesday they will appeal the verdict. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Land, Regions, South America, Ecuador 2011-02-15T23:42:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ecuador_pledges_no_oil_drilling_in_amazon_reserve/?source=rss Ecuador has agreed to refrain from drilling for oil in a pristine Amazon rainforest reserve in return for up to $3.6bn in payments from rich countries. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Forests, Regions, South America, Ecuador 2010-08-04T03:08:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rare_pink_iguana_evaded_darwin/?source=rss When English naturalist Charles Darwin explored the Galapagos Islands in the early 1800s, he, and countless scientists since, overlooked a hefty pink iguana. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Italy, South America, Ecuador 2009-01-18T10:52:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/extinct_tortoise_can_live_again/?source=rss Careful cross-breeding could bring an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise back into existence, scientists suggest. 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For the good of itself, for the good of the planet, the South American country of Ecuador has proposed to keep the lid on nearly one billion barrels of oil under its Yasuni National Park. Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, South America, Ecuador, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2007-09-30T13:30:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/unesco_adds_23_new_sites_to_global_network_of_biosphere_reserves1/?source=rss Remote cloud forests in Viet Nam, hundreds of atolls in Micronesia and mangroves in El Salvador are featured in the 23 ecosystems which were added today to a United Nations network set up to fight biodiversity loss and promote sustainable development that helps local communities. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Asia, Mongolia, Central America, Costa Rica, El Salvador, East Asia, China, Europe, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Middle East, Qatar, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Oceania, Australia, Micronesia, South America, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, South-East Asia, Viet Nam, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2007-09-21T09:32:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ecuador_tries_novel_balance_of_oil_and_environment/?source=rss Under pressure to preserve the environment while at the same time ease the poverty of his people, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has come up with an unusual solution. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Forests, Regions, South America, Ecuador 2007-07-24T09:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/video_galapagos_iguanas_dive_for_dinner/?source=rss Holding their breath for up to ten minutes, marine iguanas swim with sardines and sea lions in the Galapagos. Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Ecuador, Environment Top Stories 2007-05-15T12:15:03+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/follow_a_turtle_race_on_the_web/?source=rss Biologists will switch on satellite trackers strapped to the backs of 11 female leatherback turtles on Monday, starting what conservationists have dubbed the 'Great Turtle Race' to raise awareness of a species threatened with extinction. Environment, Wildlife, Science, Technology, Regions, Central America, Costa Rica, South America, Ecuador, North America, United States, Washington D.C., Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-04-17T13:06:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/finches_on_galapagos_islands_evolving/?source=rss Finches on the Galapagos Islands that inspired Charles Darwin to develop the concept of evolution are now helping confirm it -- by evolving. Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Ecuador, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2006-07-16T05:14:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/galapagos_tortoises_unhurt_by_volcanic_lava/?source=rss A volcanic eruption on the Galapagos Islands has sent scorching lava pouring seawards but giant tortoises which helped inspired the theory of evolution are safe, island authorities said on Sunday. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Ecuador 2005-10-24T16:11:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bird_sings_complex_harmonies/?source=rss Possibly the most complex vocalizing by any creature aside from humans has been heard by scientists standing in an Ecuadorian bamboo forest listening to plain-tailed wrens. Environment, Wildlife, Feel Good, Regions, South America, Ecuador 2005-09-18T14:49:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_marine_conservation_area_to_span_four_nations/?source=rss The creation of one of the world's largest marine protected areas was announced this week by a consortium of Latin American nations, conservation groups, and United Nations agencies. The new reserve will span 521 million acres (211 million hectares) of ocean, from Costa Rica's Cocos Island to Ecuador's Galapagos Islands and beyond. Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Central America, Costa Rica, Panama, South America, Ecuador 2004-02-29T23:21:01+00:00