EFE | Quito, 31 oct- Medio centenar de indígenas de la etnia huaorani, que habitan en el norte de la provincia amazónica de Orellana, solicitaron hoy al Gobierno de Ecuador una explicación sobre la entrega de la licencia ambiental a la petrolera brasileña Petrobras, para la explotación de crudo en esa zona.Ese grupo de
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Ecuador clears Petrobras for Block 31 oilfield
Reuters | QUITO - Ecuador has authorized an environmental permit for Brazil's Petrobras to develop the Block 31 oilfield in the Amazon region, which should start production in 2009, President Rafael Correa said on Tuesday.The clearing of the environmental license was the last stage in the project, which is vital for Ecuador to i
Ecuador to halt oil drilling in pristine forest
Reuters | QUITO - Ecuador said on Tuesday it will not allow oil drilling in a pristine Amazon jungle area inhabited by unique tropical species and Indian tribes hidden from the outside world.The move could hurt the operations of China's Andes Petroleum (0857.HK: Quote, Profile, Research), Spain's Repsol (REP.MC: Quote, Profile,
Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts
New York Times | The Arctic ice cap shrank so much this summer that waves briefly lapped along two long-imagined Arctic shipping routes, the Northwest Passage over Canada and the Northern Sea Route over Russia.Over all, the floating ice dwindled to an extent unparalleled in a century or more, by several estimates.Now the six-mon
Ecuador’s Pioneering Climate Change Plan Announced at Clinton Global Initiative President Correa’s Proposal Would Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Protect the Amazon and Make Ecuador an Environmental World Leader
New York – Ecuador President Rafael Correa’s proposal to ban drilling in the ITT block of Yasuni National Park was announced today at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 28 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Ecuador's Yasuni-ITT Proposal Recognized at the Clinton Global Initiative - A Step Towards a Sustainable Economy
New York – Today at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), the Ecuadorian proposal “Leaving Ecuador’s Oil in the Ground” which seeks to avoid carbon emissions and save the Yasuni Rainforest has been selected from among close to a thousand other proposals, to be highlighted in the Energy and Climate Change: Protecting Tr
Ecuador Presents Leadership Role on Climate Change
NEW YORK – Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa today presented the Yasuní-ITT Initiative at a United Nations meeting of world leader’s on global climate change.
Ecuador Seeks Oil 'Compensation'
BBC News | The Yasuni National Park in Ecuador is reckoned to be one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet.
$350m to leave oil in the ground
The Guardian | Lago Agrio – Long before you reach the site the jungle changes. Birds and insects fall quiet, streams turn inky and trees become stunted, their leaves blackened and scrunched up, like fists.
Support Grows for Letting Sleeping Amazon Oil Lie
IPS | QUITO, Aug 23 (IPS) - The innovative offer by the government of Ecuador to refrain from exploiting its largest oil reserve, in exchange for international compensation for nature conservation, is attracting increasing support.While oil prices are soaring, Quito is adopting the civil society initiative calling for the Is
The 11th Hour Movie
The 11th Hour is Leonardo DiCaprio’s new environmental film, and includes visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet’s ecosystems, as well as insight gathered from over 70 scientists, designers, historians and thinkers.“The 11th Hour examines the human relationship with Earth from its earliest gli
Support Grows to Save Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park
Two months after the Government of Ecuador launched a pioneer proposal to save its most treasured national park from oil extraction, the international community is stepping up to support what could be a precedent setting victory for the environment and indigenous rights worldwide.
Hundreds Gather in Ecuador's Rainforest To Send Message to Live Earth Human Banners Call on the World to: Keep Yasuni Park Off Limits to the Oil Industry and Force Chevron to Clean Up Toxic Pollution
PHOTOS AND B-ROLL AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VIEW THE AMAZON SOS PSA, SEE LINKS BELOWYasuni National Park, Ecuador – Indigenous communities from Yasuni National Park, home to some of the most biodiverse primary tropical rainforest on the planet, sent a message to the world today pleading t
Save the Yasuni Rainforest
The Ecuadorian government's offer to forgo oil development in the ITT portion of Yasuni would be a giant first step towards breaking Ecuador's dependence on oil. Ecologists and indigenous leaders in Ecuador join in formation to send a message to the World about Saving Yasuni Park.
