Guardaparques Ecuador

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​Recordamos a los Mártires de Chicago reafirmando nuestro compromiso: la protección de la naturaleza solo es posible con la garantía de derechos para sus trabajadores.

​Un saludo fraterno y a todos los trabajadores que día a día construyen un futuro más digno.

¡La conservación es un acto de justicia! 💚

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‎Con profundo sentimiento de tristeza, nos unimos al dolor que embarga a la familia Ninabanda Reyes.
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‎​Hacemos llegar nuestras más sinceras condolencias a nuestro compañero y amigo, Ramiro Mesías Ninabanda Reyes, guardaparque del P.N. Yasuní, ante la sensible partida de su padre, el señor:
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‎​Segundo Dionicio Ninabanda Cando
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‎​Que su legado y memoria brinden fortaleza a sus seres queridos en estos momentos de prueba. Extendemos un abrazo fraterno a toda su familia.
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‎​Paz en su tumba.

Celebramos un hito histórico para la Asociación de Guardaparques del Ecuador (AGE). Con inmenso orgullo felicitamos a nuestros compañeros:

​✅ Luis Yupa (P.N. Antisana)
✅ Jesenia Castillo (R.B. Limoncocha)
✅ Hayda Andrade (R.E. Cofán Bermejo)

​¡Nuevos Licenciados en Gestión Ambiental por la UDET! 🎓👏

​Este logro es el fruto de su perseverancia inquebrantable, equilibrando la dura labor en territorio con la excelencia académica. Pero también es el resultado del convenio estratégico entre la Asociación de Guardaparques del Ecuador (AGE) y la UDET, una alianza creada por y para Guardaparques, con el fin de dignificar nuestra labor y profesionalizar nuestra pasión.

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​¡Felicidades, licenciados! Gracias por elevar el nombre de los Guardaparques del Ecuador.

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La Asociación de Guardaparques del Ecuador les desea una Feliz Navidad a todos los Guardaparques del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas, a quienes trabajan en la conservación y protección del patrimonio natural de nuestro país. Su labor es invaluable y su compromiso con la naturaleza es un regalo para la humanidad.

¡Gracias por cuidar nuestro capital natural! 💚

In Memoriam: Dr. Jane Goodall, 1934-2025

We gather our thoughts today with heavy hearts yet uplifted spirits to honor the life of Dr. Jane Goodall—a woman whose compassion, courage, and indomitable sense of purpose changed our world forever.

From her earliest days among the chimpanzees in Gombe, Dr. Goodall taught us what it means to see the natural world not just as an object of scientific study, but as a living, breathing, feeling community to which we ourselves belong. She showed us that every creature has a personality, every habitat a value, and every act of kindness toward the earth ripples outward. 

Her legacy is not simply the breakthroughs she made—discovering tool-use among chimpanzees, opening our eyes to their emotional lives, dissolving false barriers between “us” and “them.” It is her steadfast advocacy: for conservation, for the wilderness, for the rangers who guard it, for the youth she inspired through Roots & Shoots, and for the hope she carried even when facing overwhelming odds. 

When one thinks of those unsung heroes, the rangers who stand guard in remote forests, risking much to protect species and ecosystems, Dr. Goodall stood with them—not just in word, but in action. She lifted their stories, acknowledged their sacrifices, championed their safety, and gave them a voice in the global chorus for conservation. Her work reminded us that the front-lines of protecting our planet are often gritty, dangerous, and lonely—but never without purpose.

So today, as we mourn her passing, let us also give thanks—for the knowledge she shared, the conscience she awakened, and the lives she changed. May we carry forward her torch with humility and resolve:

• Upholding conservation as both science and ethics: protecting ecosystems, respecting wildlife, and supporting the people who defend them.
• Teaching young people that compassion is powerful—that every child who learns about chimpanzees, forests, or endangered species holds within them the seed of change.
• Recognizing that our planet is fragile, beautiful, interconnected—and that our choices, however small, matter.

Dear Dr. Goodall, thank you. Thank you for reminding us of our shared duty to this Earth. Thank you for your gentle strength, your wonder, your persistent hope. Though you have passed, your life’s work marches on—in every ranger who sets foot in the forest, every young activist raising their voice, every community working to live in harmony with nature. We promise: your legacy will not fade. It will grow.

Rest peacefully. We stand on the soil you nurtured; we carry forward the vision you held so dear.