Nature Wars is a newsletter analyzing environmental conflict and natural resource markets in Ecuador.
Published by N. H. Gill, PhD, it combines over two decades of investigative reporting and historical research to provide expert insight into the political, economic, social, and environmental conflicts driving risk in the Andean nation’s oil, mining, and bond markets.
The inaugural issue is currently being finalized for publication in July 2026. Subscribe now to receive the first edition directly in your inbox.
Current Issue
Ecuador Declares State of ‘Internal Armed Conflict’ to Fight Criminal Networks
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared a state of “internal armed conflict” against transnational criminal networks after a wave of street violence swept the South American country.
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Political Landslides: Water and the Environment in Ecuador’s Presidential Elections
On February 12, a wall of rocks and mud buried Chanchán, a small community in the Andean province of Chimborazo in central Ecuador
Ecuador Credit Talks Silent on Debts to History
Ecuador won approval to restructure about a third of its international bonds this week, alleviating part of the fiscal hangover from the Correa administration’s ruinous decade in power.
