Fishing in the Ecuadorian Amazon with agrochemicals (such as rotenone) and dynamite has led to water pollution and biodiversity destruction.2025 An August 6, 2025 report noted that fish in the Ecuadorian Amazon are experiencing sex-ratio imbalances and genetic mutations as a result of long-term exposure to pesticides and heavy metals.2026 The Ecuadorian Amazon is also home to a large number of fish that have been exposed to pesticides and heavy metals for years. Although the rivers of the Amazon rainforest are among the least drug-contaminated areas in the world, chemicals used in illegal fishing pose a long-term threat to the ecosystem, with fish intake in local communities exceeding the World Health Organization’s (WHO) safety limits by a factor of three.2026 The report also noted that the rivers of the Ecuadorian rainforest have been exposed to a wide range of pesticides and heavy metals, including pesticides and heavy metals.
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