Towards a postoil civilization may 20 ejolt report no. The yasuni itt initiative was a project that attempted to keep over a billion barrels of oil in the ground under the yasuni national park, a biosphere reserve in the ecuadorian amazon. Dancing star foundation dsf is a nonprofit public benefit corporation based in california. The complete stop of the oil exploration and extraction in the yasuni national park, and the restoration of the area. Campaign for way out from extractivism, as the slogan yasunizar suggests. Call for a referendum about the itt oil exploitation, which was accomplished by the yasunidos coalition, and the recognition of peoples voice. Download pdf save cite this item table of contents. The initiative was launched in 2007 by president rafael correa which offered a perpetual suspension of oil extraction in part of the yasuni national park called ishpingotambocochatiputini itt in return for. The state, oil, and the fight for yasuni national park. Evaluating ecuadors decision to abandon the yasuniitt. This initiative proposed a moratorium on oil activities in the ishpingotimbocochatiputini itt blocks within the.
Tiputini sector of yasuni national park in exchange for compensatory 3. Yasuni itt yasuni ishpingo tambococha tiputini the iso 4217 standard is used for the currency codes e. The main purpose of the paper is to compare this policy option with. Dsfs mission is focused on international biodiversity conservation. Toward new imaginaries show all authors, matthieu le quang. The yasuni national park is a protected area located in the amazon region of ecuador and is recognized as one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. Itt proposal by the government of ecuador to keep the oil in the ground in the untouched, highly biodiverse ishpingo. Ecuador extractive imperative and the itt initiative. Views on the evaluation of various approaches in enhancing the costeffectiveness of, and promoting, mitigation actions submissions from parties 7 april. India is an extraordinarily diverse democratic country with one of the fastest growing economies in the world. We have 2 free yasuni vector logos, logo templates and icons. The demise of a new conservation and development policy.