Ecuador
The Ecuadorian Amazon — one of the most biodiverse regions in the world — is currently facing a serious crisis.Although its area is smaller than that of other Amazonian countries, the pressure on it forest, It is exceptionally high.. La deforestation it continues mainly as a result of the agricultural expansion, la resource extraction, la illegal logging and oil infrastructure.
At the same time, forest forest degradation — especially due to fires, droughts, selective logging, and extractive activities. These processes weaken the ecosystem in the long termincreasing vulnerability its and put at risk not only the unique biodiversitybut also the lives of the indigenous communities that depend directly on the Amazon rainforest.
Mission in Ecuador
The mission in Ecuador is to support the protection and restoration of the Amazon rainforest in direct collaboration with local Indigenous communitiesespecially with the Kichwa communities.
The approach is based on respect for nature, el ancestral knowledge and long-term care of the forest..
Visionn
We believe in a A living, protected, and respected Ecuadorian Amazonwhere the rainforest. continues to be source of life and identity and balance for present and future generations.
Values
Deep respect for nature and all living beings.
Direct collaboration with local Indigenous communities.
Long-term protection of the forest.
Conscious, responsible, and transparent action.
Consequences of deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
La Deforestation and degradation of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador have deep and long-lasting consequences that affect not only the nature,but also to the people and the but also to the climatic balance of the planet.
La rainforest. loses its ability to to regulate the climate and store carbon dioxide, which contributes to the increase of greenhouse gas emissions greenhouse gas emissions and the global warming.
Ecuador, despite its size, is home to one of the largest concentrations of biodiversity in the world; the loss of forest, puts thousands of … at risk plant and animal speciesmany of them endemic.
La fragmentación del bosque debilita los ecosystems y reduce su capacidad de regenerarse de forma natural.
Indigenous comunidades indígenas amazónicas pierden acceso a sus territorios, recursos naturales and medios de vida tradicionales, poniendo en riesgo su cultura y su conocimiento ancestral.
La contaminación del suelo y del agua, especialmente en zonas afectadas por actividades extractivas, compromete la salud de las personas, los wildlife, and rainforest. misma.
El aumento de incendios forestales and sequías prolongadas incrementa la vulnerabilidad del bosque y acelera su degradación.
A pesar de esta situación, la protección del bosque y la reforestación pueden marcar la diferencia. Cada área recuperada ayuda a fortalecer el ecosistema, proteger la biodiversity y sostener a las comunidades that depend directly on the Amazon rainforest.
