Mongabay: A strip of rainforest running along the northwestern Ecuadorian coast and up through Colombia is one of the most biodiverse places in the world. Yet, less than 10 percent of Ecuadors portion remains intact, with more forest lost every year to human development. But word came Oct. 7 that a little more has been saved for now, with a 500-hectare expansion of the Río Canandé Reserve.
The Chocó Biogeographical Region spans 100,000 square kilometers (38,000 square miles) in western Colombia and northwestern...