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Practical Action has officially opened its new office in Ecuador, focused on helping build sustainable livelihoods and increasing biodiversity.

Latin America is home to around 800 Indigenous Peoples, with an estimated population of nearly 58 million people. Today, many of them are facing the direct consequences of deforestation and climate change, which threaten their territories and livelihoods.

Practical Action has made a commitment to support millions of people living in Ecuador’s Amazon region, along with their Government’s efforts to protecting biodiversity.

Humanity faces interrelated crises: increasing poverty, climate change, and biodiversity loss. At the heart of the Amazon, these issues converge, demanding urgent and transformative action.

The world is heating up, habitats are being lost, and species are facing extinction. These are all facets of the same problem, unsustainable development. Fritz Schumacher, our founder, talked about this in his book, Small is Beautifu.

Critical work in Peru and Ecuador will help nearly a third of a million people live sustainably, protect millions of hectares of pristine land and maintain vital biodiversity.