When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images A cloud forest in Ecuador could be ...

“Trees speak in your leaves, please. And streams tell me your dreams…” Writer Robert Macfarlane was mumbling these lyrics from a random page of his notebook. It was nighttime, and the high forest was ...

Sky-high in the Andes, Mashpi Lodge offers intrepid travellers the opportunity to come face to face with the cloud forest’s residents. Hummingbirds are one of many wildlife species visitors can spot ...

In the mountains surrounding Quito, Ecuador, a new species remained hidden until a photo was posted online. Vince Fleming via Unsplash On a beautiful, sunny morning in the forests surrounding Quito, ...

Even though Ecuador occupies a small landmass — roughly the size of Colorado — it is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. There are four distinct geographic regions: the Andes mountains, ...

The Tarímiat Pujutaí Nuṉka Reserve covers 1,237,395 hectares (3,057,671 acres) of Andean and Amazonian forests in the Morona Santiago province of eastern Ecuador. The area has cloud forests, sandstone ...

A brand new species of snake has been discovered lurking in cloud forests of Ecuador. The new species is a type of coffee snake, and has been named the Tudor's Coffee Snake, or Ninia guytudori, in ...

A cloud forest in Ecuador could be recognised as an author: the latest development in a burgeoning global movement to grant legal rights to nature. The More-Than-Human-Life (Moth) Project, an ...