Ecuador

The Planetizen News Brief - 10/8/09

4:15 minutes (3.9 MB)

The Galapagos Island deal with a human invasion, and vacant retail is finding new life all across the country -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, download or listen.

8 October 2009 - 3:00pm

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Fighting the Invasive Species of the Galapagos: Humans

Drawn to the Galapagos Islands by their booming tourism industry, thousands of poor Ecuadorians are being booted from the sensitive ecosystem to counteract the negative impact of the rising human population.

7 October 2009 - 6:00am

The New York Times