A geologist at Washington University in St. Louis is doing his part to make sure that the small Latin American country of Ecuador follows the Boy Scout motto: Be prepared.

Smear Campaign Could Ease Path to Multi-Billion Dollar Judgment for Rainforest Residents in Landmark Case

The negotiations between the EU and the Andean Community for a comprehensive Association Agreement between both regions will be launched on June 14 in Tarija (Bolivia) at the 17th meeting of the Presidents of the Andean Community.

U.S. actress Daryl Hannah said she planned to meet with Ecuador's president on Tuesday to discuss a lawsuit by Indians and settlers against Chevron Corp., a day after she trudged through the jungle to visit the polluted site, PlanetSave reported.

Dynasty Metals and Mining is reporting varying high-grade surface trenching results in the Cola district of the Dynasty Gold Project in Ecuador.

The political or "above-ground" risks that concerned multinational corporations in the past usually involved expropriation and nationalization, currency inconvertibility and war or civil unrest. While it is true that these risks still necessitate concern, relative to other types of above-ground risk they are occurring less frequently.

Ecuador's Foreign Ministry says President Rafael Correa has asked the World Bank's representative to leave the country. In a statement Thursday, the ministry said Mr. Correa had declared the representative, Eduardo Somensatto, "persona non grata" and had sent a letter on Wednesday to inform the World Bank headquarters in Washington.

Exit polls in Ecuador indicate voters have overwhelmingly approved President Rafael Correa's proposal to establish an assembly to rewrite the country's constitution.

Wide flowers for bats, narrow flowers for hummingbirds in the cloudforests of Ecuador

PORTA, the leading wireless telecommunications company in Ecuador, and Palm, Inc. today announced the availability of the Palm Treo 680 smartphone, a blend of elegance and functionality aimed at technology-conscious people looking for a full-featured mobile phone that includes everything needed to stay organized.