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Oil for reputation by President Ecuador
In Ecuador, in the coming days, at the appeal of Indian public organizations, a general action of civil disobedience will be held - in connection with the television formation of President Rafael Correa, who stated that he ordered to start the drilling of wells and oil production in the previously untouched National Park of Yasuni in the far east of the country.
The name Rafael Correa, an until recently little -known audience of the media, was again in the top of the world news. The Ecuadorian president, accelerated by the country to the "socialist restructuring", a few days ago showed modesty before himself, saying that, most likely, he was not going to be elected for the fourth period during the next elections, which were scheduled for 2017. However, the pro -presidential movement called "Alliance for the Homeland of the Proud and Sovereign" ( Alianza Pais - Patria Altiva I Soberana ), which has a small majority of votes in the national assembly, is already preparing a project to change the Constitution, allowing all state servants an unlimited number of times to re -elect to their posts.
The evasiveness of Rafael Correa is explained, according to his opponents, simply: the president, who had already undermined his reputation in the eyes of voters with stories with Julian Assange and Edward Snowden, did not venture, as journalists from the main opposition Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo , "at the same time to tease all the bulls of the same corrida," because he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that A few days later, and so will cause the squall fire of criticism, both within the country and beyond. On August 18, Correa performed on television:
- We must say that the world failed us. With a deep regret, as well as with a complete awareness of his responsibility to people and our history, I report that I made one of the most difficult decisions for the entire time of my presidency. Today I signed a decree on the liquidation of the Yasuni-ITT fund and, accordingly, on the termination of the initiative of the same name.
The National Park of Yasuni in the far east of the country, with an area of more than 9800 square kilometers, according to most scientific and environmental organizations, the most diverse place of the planet, with amazingly rich flora and fauna.
In 2007, the government of Rafael Correa proposed a plan for the conservation of Yasuni entitled "The initiative of Yasuni -it", which was launched in 2010. The abbreviation of part of the name was compiled from the title letters of the names of three main deposits in the territory of the National Park. Some calculated this project with a vulgar blackmail of developed countries, while others ardently supported, including world cinema stars, for example, Leonardo DiCaprio or Edward Norton, as well as US Vice President El Mountains. On Ecuadorian television channels showed propaganda videos with the following text:
"Yasuni is one of the national parks of the Earth, with a most diverse and rich nature. There are thousands of animal species, amazing trees and plants, and, in addition, this is a native home for small peoples living in their separate life.
Over the next 13 years, Ecuador planned to get about 3 billion 600 million dollars simply for preserving the park and the absence of any oil production there. However, in the special Yasuni -it Foundation , given to the UN Office, by this time the amount of only $ 15 million had accumulated, as Rafael Correa pointed out, referring to the nation. He laid all the guilt for the failure of the project on the "rich capitalist countries", allegedly not ready to pay Ecuador for the implementation of his own slogans about environmental responsibility to future generations:
-I am sure that the initiative of Yasuni -it was ahead of its time, and was not understood, and could not be, those who are responsible for climate changes on the planet. In addition, we were unlucky in the fact that its launch coincided with time with the most difficult global economic crisis over the past 80 years. However, let's not deceive ourselves. The main reason for the failure is that the world is full of hypocrisy, and that today it is not the logic of justice, but the logic of power.
Correct’s critics reasonably notice that the right amount could never be collected, if only because the President of the Ecuador, not particularly stinting for expressions in a close circle, always said that he himself would decide how to manage money coming from “world imperialism” - and this quickly became known.
Almost 80 percent of the Ecuadors, judging by the latest surveys, is not supported by the President’s decision. At the presidential palace in the capital of Kito, unlimited protest rallies continue, and representatives of the Uarani tribes and other Indian peoples organized an urgent press conference, at which they called for civil disobedience and even threatened with armed resistance, if at least one newly worn worker will appear in the Selva, which they consider. Any oil production in the National Park (and Rafael Correa still assures that the oil developments that the Chevron corporation will most likely be affected will affect no more than 1 percent of its area, possibly much less), associated with the laying of communications and the emergence of builders and workers, indeed, threatens the pollution of the entire amazon basin, the scale of which is difficult to difficult. To predict that all ecologists converge in this. Only the emissions into the atmosphere of carbon monoxide in the event of industrial oil production in Yasuni, according to preliminary estimates, will be at least 400 million tons.
In connection with the conflict around Yasuni, Rafael Correa, apparently, irrevocably losing the image of a selfless fighter for preserving nature and for the rights of Indian peoples, has already begun to allow himself sharpness. On his Twitter recently proposed a new environmental initiative, simultaneously unequivocally threatening reporters from El Universo :
The name Rafael Correa, an until recently little -known audience of the media, was again in the top of the world news. The Ecuadorian president, accelerated by the country to the "socialist restructuring", a few days ago showed modesty before himself, saying that, most likely, he was not going to be elected for the fourth period during the next elections, which were scheduled for 2017. However, the pro -presidential movement called "Alliance for the Homeland of the Proud and Sovereign" ( Alianza Pais - Patria Altiva I Soberana ), which has a small majority of votes in the national assembly, is already preparing a project to change the Constitution, allowing all state servants an unlimited number of times to re -elect to their posts.
President of Ecuador Rafael Correa addresses the nation
The evasiveness of Rafael Correa is explained, according to his opponents, simply: the president, who had already undermined his reputation in the eyes of voters with stories with Julian Assange and Edward Snowden, did not venture, as journalists from the main opposition Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo , "at the same time to tease all the bulls of the same corrida," because he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that he knew that A few days later, and so will cause the squall fire of criticism, both within the country and beyond. On August 18, Correa performed on television:
- We must say that the world failed us. With a deep regret, as well as with a complete awareness of his responsibility to people and our history, I report that I made one of the most difficult decisions for the entire time of my presidency. Today I signed a decree on the liquidation of the Yasuni-ITT fund and, accordingly, on the termination of the initiative of the same name.
The National Park of Yasuni in the far east of the country, with an area of more than 9800 square kilometers, according to most scientific and environmental organizations, the most diverse place of the planet, with amazingly rich flora and fauna.
Yasuni National Park on Ecuador map
On one hectare, Selva here meets more types of trees than throughout North America. Here, unique animals are found in abundance, classified by the International Union of Nature Conservation as "under threat of extinction", for example, a giant otter and a giant muraviede, Amazon Lamantin, pink river dolphins, spider -shaped monkeys. In 1989, UNESCO included Yasuni in the World Wide Web of Biosphere Reserves . In addition, this is a historical place of residence of the 4 thousandth Indian people of Uarani, leading a vagabond forest lifestyle. Part of the Uarani refers to the so -called "non -contact" tribes that aggressively avoids any communication with the outside world. It is in Yasuni that many sources of the Amazon are located. And it is here that the colossal oil reserves are concentrated, which is the main article, over 45 percent, the export of Ecuador.In 2007, the government of Rafael Correa proposed a plan for the conservation of Yasuni entitled "The initiative of Yasuni -it", which was launched in 2010. The abbreviation of part of the name was compiled from the title letters of the names of three main deposits in the territory of the National Park. Some calculated this project with a vulgar blackmail of developed countries, while others ardently supported, including world cinema stars, for example, Leonardo DiCaprio or Edward Norton, as well as US Vice President El Mountains. On Ecuadorian television channels showed propaganda videos with the following text:
"Yasuni is one of the national parks of the Earth, with a most diverse and rich nature. There are thousands of animal species, amazing trees and plants, and, in addition, this is a native home for small peoples living in their separate life.
Obzelot, disappearing view in the Amazon forests
However, amazing wealth here are not only on Earth, but also under it. We are talking about more than 800 million barrels of oil. The real treasure of black gold! Three deposits - Ishpingo, Tambokocha, Tiputini. Abbreviated - itt. This oil costs about $ 7 billion. Big money! However, the Ecuadors are ready not to begin its prey in order to maintain this natural paradise into inviolability.Parrots in the National Park Yasuni
But in the response of the country that destroy and spoil nature, we must understand that we are making sacrifices! How to understand this is very simple! We do not produce oil, due to the sale of which our health and medical care programs could finance, and provide the world with oxygen produced by these forests, which we do not touch. However, those who poison the world with their huge industrial complexes, who throws millions of tons of garbage, soot and toxic waste every day, must compensate us with at least half the cost of what we could sell!The man and woman of the people of Warani
So that our country could continue to develop social programs for the people, improving the lives of all Ecuadors. This is not charity from any side - this is an honest exchange! And this is the essence of the initiative of Yasuni -it that our government offers. "Over the next 13 years, Ecuador planned to get about 3 billion 600 million dollars simply for preserving the park and the absence of any oil production there. However, in the special Yasuni -it Foundation , given to the UN Office, by this time the amount of only $ 15 million had accumulated, as Rafael Correa pointed out, referring to the nation. He laid all the guilt for the failure of the project on the "rich capitalist countries", allegedly not ready to pay Ecuador for the implementation of his own slogans about environmental responsibility to future generations:
-I am sure that the initiative of Yasuni -it was ahead of its time, and was not understood, and could not be, those who are responsible for climate changes on the planet. In addition, we were unlucky in the fact that its launch coincided with time with the most difficult global economic crisis over the past 80 years. However, let's not deceive ourselves. The main reason for the failure is that the world is full of hypocrisy, and that today it is not the logic of justice, but the logic of power.
Correct’s critics reasonably notice that the right amount could never be collected, if only because the President of the Ecuador, not particularly stinting for expressions in a close circle, always said that he himself would decide how to manage money coming from “world imperialism” - and this quickly became known.
Manifestation in Kito against the beginning of oil production in Yasuni
Almost 80 percent of the Ecuadors, judging by the latest surveys, is not supported by the President’s decision. At the presidential palace in the capital of Kito, unlimited protest rallies continue, and representatives of the Uarani tribes and other Indian peoples organized an urgent press conference, at which they called for civil disobedience and even threatened with armed resistance, if at least one newly worn worker will appear in the Selva, which they consider. Any oil production in the National Park (and Rafael Correa still assures that the oil developments that the Chevron corporation will most likely be affected will affect no more than 1 percent of its area, possibly much less), associated with the laying of communications and the emergence of builders and workers, indeed, threatens the pollution of the entire amazon basin, the scale of which is difficult to difficult. To predict that all ecologists converge in this. Only the emissions into the atmosphere of carbon monoxide in the event of industrial oil production in Yasuni, according to preliminary estimates, will be at least 400 million tons.
In connection with the conflict around Yasuni, Rafael Correa, apparently, irrevocably losing the image of a selfless fighter for preserving nature and for the rights of Indian peoples, has already begun to allow himself sharpness. On his Twitter recently proposed a new environmental initiative, simultaneously unequivocally threatening reporters from El Universo :
“As I already said, hypocrisy rules the world. Today, the main“ ecologists ”are commercial publications. It is good, since we listen to public opinion, we offer to leave in the country only Internet newspapers to save paper and avoid such a discriminating tree of the forest of forest. Now we will see who is who. Do not stay in fools ...”... SOLAMENTE DIGITALAS PARA AHORPEL PAPEL YA EVITAR TANTA TALA Indiscriminada de árboles. Veremos quién es quién. No se dejen English ...
- Rafael Correa (@mashirafael) August 19, 2013