Select Writings

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:

  • CITES Warns Ecuador: Crack Down on Illegal Shark Fishing, Now (Hakai Magazine)

    QUITO, ECUADOR – Ecuador is, once again, in the hot seat. Late in 2023, officials from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, more commonly known as CITES, gave Ecuador an ultimatum: if the government doesn’t clamp down on illegal shark fishing and the sale of illicit shark fins,Continue…

  • A month of war: How did once-serene Ecuador descend into a nightmare of narco violence? (Courthouse News)

    QUITO, ECUADOR – In November, Juana Francis Bone’s 14-year-old niece went to the corner store for a minute and never came back. When her family filed a police report, they were told each officer had some 60 missing person cases on their shoulders. Her niece would be just one more. Francis is a law studentContinue…

  • ‘Me and my menopause’: a view from women around the world (The Guardian)

    ‘Me and my menopause’: a view from women around the world (The Guardian)

    Millions of women are being let down by lack of support during and after menopause. We asked six, from Brazil to Bangladesh, to share their stories of fighting stigma, dealing with symptoms and supporting others… Ecuador‘Hot flushes are referred to as bochornos, meaning embarrassment in Spanish’ Albeley Rodríguez Bencomo, 51, Quito Her menopause symptoms areContinue…

  • Self-defense and strength in Ecuador (Ojalá)

    Self-defense and strength in Ecuador (Ojalá)

    QUITO, ECUADOR – In a dojo in central Quito, Ecuador, Ibeth Orellana Naranjo is learning how to throw punches, kicks and knock her opponent off balance. She has been taking private Muay Thai classes since November and already feels stronger.  “I’m more confident in my body and ability to move. I realize that I won’tContinue…

  • Chaos in Ecuador as Gunmen storm live TV (CBC The Current, radio)

    QUITO, ECUADOR I helped CBC out with this episode of The Current, collecting testimonies from people on the streets of Quito and their reaction to the violence in the country. In short: people are worried. Jordan, 23, from Esmeraldas said several of his childhood friends were killed last year. Others have stopped going out alone orContinue…