My reporting puts people, communities and their experiences first.
I seek out stories about environment or human rights issues, and where they intertwine, and try to put the people and communities most affected by these issues at the heart of the story.
In 2021, I received a grant from the local TOA-GK (Todos los Ojos en la Amazonia) for In-depth Journalism in the Amazon, and in 2018 was a recipient of the Casa Socio-Environmental Fund for environmental reporting.
Some select publications:
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Live News Spot. Protests in Ecuador over hike in fuel prices (TRT World)
This was a live TV spot. I spoke with Turkish television station TRT World about the national strike and protests that began October 3. Thousands of people across the country partook in these protests, angry over a series of labor and tax reforms, and the cutting of gas and diesel subsidies that saw the price…
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In Ecuador, one woman has given shelter to over 8,500 Venezuelans (Al Jazeera)
JUNCAL, ECUADOR – The sun had already set when a group of 10 Venezuelans trickled into Carmen Carcelen’s home in northern Ecuador late last month. They joined about 100 others who were already there. Two volunteers immediately invited the new houseguests to put down their tattered suitcases and backpacks, and offered each person a bowl of soup.…
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Life on the Amazon oil frontier: From exploration to ecotourism (Mongabay)
LLANCHAMA, ECUADOR – A long passenger boat floats abandoned outside Andres Machoa’s house, along the Tiputini River in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest. The community bought the boat more than five years ago when the state-owned oil company, Petroamazonas, moved into the area and promised everyone stable jobs, including as water taxi conductors to transport their staff…
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Heart of Ecuador’s Yasuni, home to uncontacted tribes, opens for oil drilling (Mongabay)
QUITO, ECUADOR – Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park sits in a unique position on the equator, between the Andes mountain range and the Amazon rainforest, which has allowed a rich and distinct biodiversity to flourish. The region is surrounded by towering ceibo and mahogany trees, emblematic of the area, as well as hundreds of endemic birds,…
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Ecuador: Colombia refugees stage weeks-long protest against UNHCR (Al Jazeera)
QUITO, ECUADOR – Gina Pena said she was leaving a humanitarian aid office in Ecuador‘s capital Quito one day when she saw the man who had threatened her life back in Colombia. “If I open my mouth, he’ll cut my family up. That’s what he told me,” Pena recalled, adding she no longer feels safe…
Kimberley Michelle Brown 