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Leaving the Oil Under the Amazon: Ecuador's Yasuní-ITT Initiative
Authors:Matt Finer  Remi Moncel  Clinton N Jenkins
Institution:Save America's Forests, 4 Library Court SE, Washington, DC 20003, U.S.A.;
Climate and Energy Program, World Resources Institute, 10 G St. NE, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20002, U.S.A.;
Department of Biology, 1210 Biology-Psychology Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, U.S.A.;
Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708, U.S.A.
Abstract:Oil and gas concessions now cover vast swaths of the western Amazon, including protected areas and indigenous territories. The Yasuní-ITT Initiative, Ecuador's innovative proposal to leave nearly a billion barrels of oil locked beneath Yasuní National Park, is the first major effort to reverse this trend. We provide a concise overview of the initiative, including an in-depth look at its widely lauded goals of protecting biodiversity, respecting indigenous peoples' territory, and combating climate change. We also discuss the proposal's lingering caveats, such as technical questions regarding the generation of financial resources to replace the forgone oil revenue. We conclude that the Yasuní-ITT Initiative is a potentially precedent-setting advance towards avoiding damaging oil and gas development in sensitive areas.
Keywords:Amazon  climate change  Ecuador  oil development  Yasuní National Park  Waorani
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