Javier Robayo
Javier Robayo is the director of EcoMinga, a conservation foundation in Ecuador that has been pivotal in protecting the Chocó rainforest. With over 12 years of experience in the region, he has worked tirelessly on conservation projects, including the establishment of the Dracula reserve. Robayo has faced increasing threats from armed groups linked to illegal mining activities, which have disrupted his work and endangered local communities. His commitment to environmental preservation in a region plagued by violence and crime underscores the challenges faced by conservationists in Ecuador.
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Javier Robayo, director of the local conservation foundation EcoMinga, has worked in the Chocó rainforest for 12 years since they created the Dracula reserve along Ecuador’s northern border with Colombia.
‘Biologists were not part of the crime food chain’: why Ecuador’s scientists are facing violence, threats and kidnapping | Global development
United Kingdom· 2025-02-17
