The end of the Yasuni-ITT initiative: considerations in a buen vivir perspective Online publication date: Thu, 21-Jan-2016
by Gaia Calligaris; Roberto Trevini Bellini
International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision Making (IJEPDM), Vol. 1, No. 3, 2015
Abstract: The Yasuní case study illustrates an attempt to actualise buen vivir. Ecuadorian civil society proposed not to exploit oil in the Yasuní National Park, aiming at: 1) preserving Amazon biodiversity and ancestral cultures; 2) reducing CO2 emissions; 3) respecting indigenous peoples' rights. In 2007, Correa adopted this proposal, calling on the international community to contribute 50% of revenues potentially obtained from oil extraction in the ITT block in return for leaving it indefinitely in situ. Eventually, in 2013, Correa announced the end of the initiative. However, the initiative is not a wasted occasion, as it can represent the beginning of a process, followed by a moratorium on hydrocarbon exploitation in protected and indigenous territories and a change in the development model aiming at a post-extractivist society. In this time of economic, social and cultural crisis, alternatives can arise from the 'periphery' and marginal groups, such as Ecuadorian indigenous movements.
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