Indigenous Amazonian communities bear the burden of Ecuador's balsa boom
This story is a reporting partnership between Mongabay Latam and La Barra Espaciadora. Balsa wood is a hot commodity in Ecuador, with the country exporting $402 million worth of the timber in 2020 alone, according to data from the central bank. But the lucrative trade has reportedly come at a cost to communities living in the country’s […]
United States Provincia De Morona Santiago Patricia Gualinga Guillermo Lasso Narcisa Mashienta Pujupat Achampash
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