Death in the Amazon
from the ECONOMIST MINUTES before its planned release on September 25th a judge in Ecuador blocked the distribution of “A Tragedy Hidden Away”, a book detailing a massacre of 20-odd members Continue Reading →
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UNDP - United Nations Development Programme : Ecuador Yasuni ITT Trust Fund contributions to be fully reimbursed
07 Nov 2013 - On 2 September the Government of Ecuador formally notified the UN Development Programme (UNDP) that it had brought the Yasuní ITT initiative to an end. Subsequently, Continue Reading →
Current world order not simply unfair, it’s immoral – Correa to RT
Here is the Chevron legal case and Yasuni portion of an interview with President Correa by RT.com Published time: October 30, 2013 14:30 Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa (AFP Photo / Continue Reading →
Science warns against drilling the most biodiverse rainforest on Earth – News Watch
Science warns against drilling the most biodiverse rainforest on Earth – News Watch. Posted by Stuart Pimm The Ecuadorian government is currently racing ahead with plans to drill for oil Continue Reading →
Texas State researchers ask Ecuador to save Yasuní
More than 100 scientists from around the world, including Texas State researchers, have submitted a statement to the Ecuadoran government urging that the biodiverse Yasuní National Park not be opened Continue Reading →
Ecuador’s Yasuni-ITT Initiative Failed, What’s Next?
Ecuador’s Yasuni-ITT Initiative Failed, What’s Next? (via Environment News Service) By Kelly Swing TIPUTINI BIODIVERSITY STATION, Ecuador, August 23, 2013 (ENS) – We’re all extremely disappointed by the decision of Continue Reading →
Ecuador approves Yasuni park oil drilling in Amazon rainforest (BBC)
Originally Posted on BBC Latin America Ecuador has abandoned a conservation plan that would have paid the country not to drill for oil in previously untouched parts of Yasuni National Continue Reading →