Ecuador was the first country on the planet to institute legal rights to nature in 2008 under the administration of Rafael Correa. This bold move came on the heels of the demands of CONAIE, the most...
The Escazu Agreement was signed in 2018 by a group of 24 Latin American countries at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio, and has been ratified by 17 participants since. It entered...
The Hach Winik, or Lacandon Maya, are a Maya-descendant group in Mexico’s Lacandona Jungle, whose resilience and adaptation reflect centuries of migration, colonial resistance, and cultural...
In the province of Alajuela, Costa Rica, a group of coffee pickers from different areas of the country, and even from neighboring countries, come to work on these coffee farms when it is harvest...
On November 1st 2024, the Inter American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) launched a case against the Peruvian state for violating the rights of the Mashco Piro indigenous peoples in isolation (PIA)....
The Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor WORDS BY THE JUNGLE JOURNAL TEAM As marine ecosystems face increasing threats from climate change, overfishing, and pollution, transboundary conservation...
Born from the Quechua wisdom of the Andean highlands, Buen Vivir—known as Sumak Kawsay in its original language—represents more than a philosophy. It is a way of being. The concept of Sumak Kawsay...
Exploring One of North America's Last Tropical Rainforests: The Lacandona Jungle Once a vast expanse shaped by ancient geological forces, the Lacandona Jungle has witnessed many changes: the coming...
In Náhuatl, a native Mesoamerican language, the word temazcal comes from the word temāzcalli, meaning “house of heat.” The Temazcal, a dome-shaped sweat lodge usually made of volcanic rock, cement,...
Photo by Denisse Ariana PerezA portrait from her series on Afro-Ecuadorian women.Our co-founder, Sara Lopez, sits down with Caribbean-born, Barcelona-based photographer, artist, and author of AGUA,...
