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Workshop between authorities from Ecuador and Peru seeks to strengthen binational coordination to combat wildlife trafficking
Workshop between authorities from Ecuador and Peru seeks to strengthen binational coordination to combat wildlife trafficking
News | Fauna Trafficking Fauna
Ecuador

At the end of May, the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition (MAATE), in coordination with WCS Ecuador, convened a binational meeting with their Peruvian counterparts to strengthen the coordination of authorities with the aim of consolidating legal instruments to combat wildlife trafficking in Ecuador and Peru, as well as their border areas.


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POFOMA strengthens itself to combat the illegal trafficking of wildlife on International Day for Biological Diversity
POFOMA strengthens itself to combat the illegal trafficking of wildlife on International Day for Biological Diversity
News | Fauna
Bolivia

During an event where a mural by the artist Álvaro Huayllas, symbolizing the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking, was inaugurated, the Programme Officer of the European Union Delegation in Bolivia, Emmanuel Hondrat, highlighted the inter-institutional collaboration with POFOMA and, on behalf of the European Union, provided equipment for the institution's ambulance, as well as primary care supplies for the animals rescued from trafficking.


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A community nursery to save the Achuar forest
A community nursery to save the Achuar forest
News | Timber Forests
Ecuador

In the province of Pastaza, on the border with Peru, a group of young people of the Achuar nationality have organized to technically manage the sustainable extraction of a tree from their forests. The routes of legal timber are strengthened and growing in Ecuador.


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Together to fight against illegal timber trafficking in Ucayali: State and society join hands to modernize the forestry sector in Peru's timber capital
Together to fight against illegal timber trafficking in Ucayali: State and society join hands to modernize the forestry sector in Peru's timber capital
News | Timber Forests
Perú

In the Ucayali region, it has been possible to strengthen the wood traceability process, the SERFOR's Trainer Training program, and other efforts by different actors.


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In the Bolivian Chiquitania, an indigenous community is organizing to properly manage their forests
In the Bolivian Chiquitania, an indigenous community is organizing to properly manage their forests
News | Timber Forests
Bolivia

In the Bolivian Chiquitania, the story of the Monte Verde indigenous community is an example of sustainable forestry use. The youth and their desire to do things right have been the recipe for the success they possess today.


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Art Walk Ecuador, Art and Biodiversity at the CCI, Second Edition
Art Walk Ecuador, Art and Biodiversity at the CCI, Second Edition
News | Fauna
Ecuador

The Iñaquito Shopping Center (CCI) in collaboration with Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and ART WALK Ecuador, presents the second edition of the international 3D art festival inspired by nature.


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Legal timber, a safe path for forests
Audiovisual Material | Forests Timber
Regional

Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru have joined efforts to find solutions to timber trafficking, involving local stakeholders to promote the legal timber route. Ending bad forestry practices in the Amazon is the best way to combat this threat.


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Taking care of forests to preserve the future: The experience of territorial governance and the use of the operations book in Loreto
Taking care of forests to preserve the future: The experience of territorial governance and the use of the operations book in Loreto
News | Forests Timber
Perú

In the Loreto region, tools have been promoted that ensure the legal origin of timber. In this way, the timber sustainably harvested from forests allows local and native communities to improve their quality of life.


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Ecuador Celebrates Biodiversity Month
Ecuador Celebrates Biodiversity Month
News | Fauna Trafficking Fauna
Ecuador

Within the framework of celebrations for International Biodiversity Day, which is celebrated on May 22nd each year, Ecuador joins this important date by officially presenting "Biodiversity Month 2023."


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