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Articles about Ecuador, ordered by date. 
Temperature Check
‘A victory for life over capitalism’. How the people of Ecuador beat the oil giants and saved Yasuní National Park, by Danny Chivers.
Heavyweight battle
Update on the Los Cedros Protected Forest by Jan Goodey.
Introducing... Lenin Moreno
Ecuadorians replaced one Leftist president with another
Ethical archaeology in Ecuador
Inhabitants of Agua Blanca have taken control of the tourism industry upon which they depend – and have prospered as a result
One woman against Big Oil and patriarchy
Alicia Cawiya, an indigenous activist prepared to defy the powerful to save Ecuador’s Yasuní, talks to Linda Etchart
Ecuador votes to bar politicians from having assets in tax havens
The ‘yes’ vote wins in the first, historic referendum of its kind, writes Alessio Perrone.
Country profile: Ecuador
Greg Wilpert reports on a country diverse in geography, politics and people.
Southern Exposure: Daniel Patino Flor
The Ecuadorian photographer captures a moment of relaxation on Santay Island.
Reasons to be cheerful
Good news from around the world this month.
Yasuní: a cautionary tale
Tim Gee visits Ecuador to uncover the reasons for the failure of the much-heralded initiative to ‘keep the oil in the ground’, and discovers a new wave of activism that could yet secure the future of the national park.
Showdown in the Amazon
Why are indigenous leaders at odds with their communities in the struggle to conserve their forest homes? Jane Monahan travels to Ecuador to find out.
Oil or life? Ecuador’s stark choice
Esme McAvoy is in the Amazon to find out what’s happening to the Yasuní proposal.
Coffee in the clouds
Roxana Olivera looks at local opposition to foreign mining companies in Ecuador.
David vs. Goliath
Judgment expected soon on historic environmental lawsuit
Costing the earth
Adam Ma’anit navigates the snakepits of global carbon trading in the context of Yasuní.
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