Ecuador

Introduction Mangroves are more than just trees; they're ecosystems teeming with life, acting as natural barriers against erosion, tsunamis, and the encroaching pollution that plagues our waterways. As a journalist who's cycled through polluted river deltas in France and dived amid coral reefs threatened by sediment runoff, I've seen firsthand how these habitats filter toxins, support biodiversity, and store...

Introduction The Amazon Biosphere Reserves Project, a collaboration between UNESCO and partners like LVMH, targets resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Greater Amazon Basin . Encompassing eight key reserves—such as Bolivia's Pilón Lajas and Beni, Brazil's Central Amazon, Ecuador's Yasuní, Sumaco, and Podocarpus–El Cóndor, and Peru's Manu and Oxapampa–Asháninka–Yánesha—it integrates 86 protected areas facing cross-border threats like deforestation and fires...