Yasunà and oil exploitation Scientists from all over the world have qualified Yasunà as the zone with the highest biodiversity of the world. Within one hectare of YasunÃ, 644 different species of trees have been identified. There are as many different species in one hectare of YasunÃ, as there are in the whole of North America. Yasunà has been declared a world biosphere reserve by UNESCO. This biosphere reserve is also the territory of the indigenous Huaorani people and some tribes who live in voluntary isolation. These are the last free human beings of Ecuador, true warriors who live in the so-called society of abundance, because they only produce the minimum to satisfy their own needs. The foreseeable impacts of oil exploitation in the park are: contamination, deforestation, destruction of the social fabric, extinction of cultures etc. The Solution The President of the Republic of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has indicated that the first option for the country is to leave the crude oil of Yasunà untouched underground. The idea is to stimulate the national and international society to contribute in this expensive national decision. The government expects, through this mechanism, to recover 50% of the income it would have obtained by extracting the crude oil. The State will emit certificates for the crude oil of YasunÃ, and promise to keep the crude underground forever and use the funds to better protect Yasunà National Park. The arguments in favour of this proposal are: 1. This proposal is the only unquestioned solution to climate change 2. Conservation of biodiversity 3. Protection of the indigenous inhabitants of Yasunà 4. Transformation of the Ecuadorian economy away from oil [video=youtube;AGwy1fT9hWg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGwy1fT9hWg[/video]"Keep the Oil in the Soil": Ecuador Seeks Money to Keep Untapped Oil Resources Underground As delegates discuss various ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Copenhagen, Ecuador has a simple message: keep untapped oil in the ground. Ivonne Yanez is an environmental activist from Ecuador, one of the larger oil producing countries in Latin America. Ecuador is believed to be sitting on an oil reserve of hundreds of millions of barrels. But the oil is located in the Yasuni National Park, one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. Ecuador has launched a unique campaign to have the international community compensate the country in exchange for keeping the oil in the ground.
Hi, thank you for this great article. It's so important to get this message to as many people as possible! We have made a documentary about this whole case and want to get it to a worldwide audience as soon as possible, because this topic is not very much publicly discussed in Europe (or the US, I guess), but we still need support. Have a look at www.yasuni-movie.com or at our current project at www.indiegogo.com/yasunimovie If you like, get it touch with us Have a great day and keep informing people about this topic!
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No doubt that Avtar is Really a great movie, but today I came to know the location where it would made, have the life and place is called Yasuni. It's the tribe living there. Sure You gave good knowledge about it.