Board Chair Mary LaPorte writes about El Salvador’s historic ban on metal mining, and Montana’s own struggle with the toxic legacy of mining. Her letter was published in the Missoulian April 20, 2017. Events outside our country offer hope and inspiration as our own rights to clean water are threatened. On March 29, El Salvador’s multi-party National […]
EcoViva Stands with the Water Protectors
Why we are joining the growing movement to divest from banks that support the DAPL EcoViva is joining thousands of people and institutions, including the cities of Seattle, Davis, and Alameda, in severing ties with Wells Fargo Bank. We want our finances to contribute to positive change, not destructive development projects, and so we are choosing to […]
Saving Sea Turtles, One Egg at a Time
Last Friday, community members celebrated conservation victories at the first Sea Turtle Festival in Isla Montecristo. Video credit: Jake Ratner. Celebrating conservation victories On January 27, the Mangrove Association and EcoViva, with the support of FIAES and Izote, hosted the first annual Sea Turtle Festival to celebrate the efforts of the community of Isla Montecristo and surrounding villages to protect […]
7 Reasons Mangroves Matter
Mangrove forests are incredibly important ecosystems. In a study from 2014, mangrove forests were found to provide ecosystem services (benefits to humans) valued at $194,000 per hectare annually. Today is International Mangrove Day and here are just a few reasons we should care about mangroves – and invest in protecting them: 1. Biodiversity. Home to […]
Sugar Industry Resistant as Government Responds to Spill
Massive molasses spill showcases major gaps in rules safeguarding Salvadoran society in face of narrow industry interests. Update: A second large molasses spill ocurred on June 1, less than a month after the Magdalena spill in Chalchuapa, at a molasses storage facility north of San Salvador. The facility reportedly has a capacity of 2.5 million gallons, an unknown quantity of which […]
