Ecuadorian Rivers Institute

UN Headquarters (New York City), July 10, 2025 – The ERI participated in preparatory meetings in the United Nations General Assembly and stakeholder engagement at the UNHQ, and advocated for including the protection and restoration of freshwater resources as a primary component in the upcoming 2026 UN Water Conference, where we hope to gain adhesion for an International Wild & Scenic Rivers Program.

Sede de las Naciones Unidas (New York City), 10 de julio del 2025 – ERI participó en reuniones en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas y un proceso participativo y consultivo con representantes de organizaciones de la sociedad civil en preparación para la 2026 Conferencia de Agua de las Naciones Unidas, donde esperamos impulsar un sistema de protección para los ríos más emblemáticos a nivel internacional.

HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR NORTH AMERICAN SPONSORS FOR THE JONDACHI RIVER FESTIVAL!
Your contributions to the event are immeasurable and we can’t thank you enough for your continued support. Thanks to and for the amazing gear donations. They were used at prizes for the Upper Jondachi Race and for the events at Puerto Misahualli which included a beginner kayaker race and a Junior kayaker race (15 years and younger). We are proud that we gave out equal prizes for men’s and women’s races.

Thanks to .kayak for donating a Jackson Clutch that we used as a fundraising incentive to raise money to keep the Jondachi Festival going. The money raised went towards the following:

Watershed forum—community engagement
Intercollegiate Water Quality Monitoring and Conservation of the Amazon
Upper Jondachi Race
Lower Jondachi/Hollin group descent in rafts and kayaks
Rios Vivos exhibition in Puerto Misahualli
Rafting for beginners in Puerto Misahualli
Downriver races in Puerto Misahualli that included these categories:
DUGOUT CANOES
DRAGON BOATS
KAYAKS
KIDS JUNIOR PRO
WOMEN (15+)
MEN (15+)
TANDEM SIT-ON-TOP

The Jondachi Festival with the Jondachi chapter and the Puerto Misahualli chapter have become the most important river event for kayakers, rafters, and non-whitewater people in the region. The idea is to bring people together to celebrate free-flowing rivers, share our cultures, and spread the love and idea of a protected river corridor stretching from the Urqusiqui—Jondachi—Hollin—Misahualii-Napo.

Thank you sponsors, and we look forward to working with you next year!

Todos están invitados a Foro Intercolegial de biomonitoreo de ríos y conservación amazónica!

Fecha: Lunes, 17 de febrero del 2025

Lugar: Auditorio del Salón de Uso Múltiple de la Plaza Cívica en la ciudad de Tena

Horario: 9h30 – 14h00
Registro en línea para el foro aquí: https://ecuadorianrivers.org/jondachi-fest/formularios-espanol/registro/

El foro es gratuito y abierto al público y esperamos contar con su presencia

Objetivo del Foro:
Conocer los resultados preliminares del biomonitoreo en el corredor fluvial Jondachi – Hollín – Misahuallí – Napo e iniciativas para la conservación de los ríos amazónicos.

Everyone is invited to the Intercollegiate Forum on Biomonitoring of Rivers and Amazonian Conservation!

Date: Monday, February 17, 2025

Location: Auditorium of the Multipurpose Hall of the Civic Plaza in the city of Tena

Schedule: 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Please register online here: https://ecuadorianrivers.org/jondachi-fest/formularios-espanol/registro/

The forum is free and open to the public and we hope to have your presence.

Objective of the Forum:
To learn about the preliminary results of biomonitoring in the Jondachi – Hollín – Misahuallí – Napo river corridor and initiatives for the conservation of Amazonian rivers

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to support the 2025 Jondachi River Festival! Thanks to our volunteers, organizers, and all of you who choose to participate and to support the Jondachi-Hollin-Misahualli-Napo River Corridor. Please enjoy some photos of the events from the Upper Jondachi Race to the Masiva descent of the Lower Jondachi and Hollin Rivers. It was great to see so many people out enjoying these national treasures.

¡Un enorme agradecimiento a todos los que vinieron a apoyar el Festival del Río Jondachi 2025! Gracias a nuestros voluntarios, organizadores y a todos los que eligieron participar y apoyar el Corredor del Río Jondachi-Hollin-Misahualli-Napo. Disfrute de algunas fotos de los eventos desde la Carrera del Alto Jondachi hasta el descenso de Masiva de los Ríos Jondachi y Hollin Inferiores. Fue genial ver a tanta gente disfrutando de estos tesoros nacionales.