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A Field Trip to the Santa Lucía Ecological Reserve
In December 2024, we made a visit to the Santa Lucía Ecological Reserve in Pichincha’s northwestern parish of Nanegal. Including Los Cedros Scientific Station (LCSS) staff and key players from the Manduriacos Valley, we went
Lauraceae Research by the Kew Gardens in the Chocó forests of the Ecuadorian Andes
English botanist Tom Wells—a researcher at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kew Gardens)—went into the Los Cedros Protected Forest for a few weeks in November to research the Lauraceae family, whose members include plants such
Moving the Class to the Cloud Forest! Students from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador visited the Los Cedros Protected Forest
In November, we had a wonderful visit with students from the Biological Sciences program out of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador as part of a field trip by the Natural Resources Management chair, led
ACUSMIT developed a training course for “Honorific Inspectors” at the Los Cedros Scientific Station
In September, the Los Cedros Scientific Station was the epicenter of a training course for “Honorific Inspectors,” run by the Ministry of the Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition (MAATE, initials in Spanish) and promoted by
Community Workshop Series on Human Rights and Rights of Nature
During July and August, in the Magdalena Alto community, located in the area surrounded the Los Cedros Protected Forest, a workshop series was developed to advance Human Rights and Rights of Nature. The course saw
The Forests of the Tropical Andes are a Living Encyclopedia
Earlier this month in August, we had an important and fun visit by a class from the Isla Santa Isabel Educational Unit from the local community of San Miguel de Chontal, who planned an excursion