Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa plans to 3,000,000 hectares,
including the Amazon rainforest sold to foreign oil companies, including China,
the program sparked heated debate in Ecuador.
Correa auction program aims to reduce the use of petroleum
resources in Ecuador national debt. As of last summer, the South American nation’s
total debt is only China has been as high as 70 billion U.S. dollars,
accounting for the country's gross domestic product by 10%. But Correa’s plan
is currently facing from domestic and international pressure on both sides.
Auction process has started, will continue until the end of May.
Over the past few months, President Correa in the marketing done enough homework,
he sent a delegation worked in Texas and Paris held a number of road shows,
culminating in the March 25 came to Beijing.
Including China Sinopec and CNOOC, including Chinese
companies have attended the Beijing road show and very promising to become the
ultimate winner. “Chinese companies are very active. To tender stage , they are
likely to win, " Ecuador Oil and Gas Minister Andres Donors · Fa Bala
representation .
In Ecuador official delegation held roadshows in the world
at the same time; the domestic auction will threaten their aboriginal lands and
livelihoods by launching a protest.
Intensified in recent weeks, the situation within the reason
is that 20 local Dallow America that internal ethnic Huaorani tribe members
were killed. Ecuador national newspapers that this took place on March 29 with
the murder of the activities of oil companies in the region have an indirect contact.
Local daily "Handelsblatt " In a report that:
"Collective interests Watch coordinator Eduardo Peach
Ringer accepted Radio Vision interview that (Huaorani and tower Gehry -
Glendalough America that within) the dispute between the two tribes from
outside of Western society interference, the tragedy had occurred because '
Aboriginal protection Policy and Ecuador oil policy is not compatible with.’ "
President Correa this retort, which means that aboriginal’s
death “has nothing to do with oil , is entirely an issue between tribes ."
But many groups have strongly opposed the continuation of Ecuadorian rainforest
land auction, because that would further undermine the tropical rainforest environment.
Local Aboriginal community leaders decided at a meeting on
April 9 resolutely oppose President Correa’s auction program, and called on
opposition tribal solidarity. News website ecuadorinmediato.com in the report,
said:
“‘Tropical rainforest cannot be traded. Amazon rainforest is
priceless, ' Tribal Council Chairman Milton Amazon Carrere emphasized. Showier
group leader Fernando Santi said tribes need to unite to resist the government
currently in the central and southern Amazon regional Implementation oil
exploration policy. "
Correa promote its tropical rainforest land auction justify
the decision, he said that development projects will be executed with the
highest environmental standards. He said the government made the decision is based on the absolute economic necessity, as the local
newspaper “Daily" in the report, said:
" ' Some people say that they oppose the auction of
nature -loving humanitarians , and Correa abomination of nature ...... these
idiots ignorance makes national bankruptcy ...... We have to develop more oil ,
otherwise our energy networks cannot be sustained if we cannot be further
exploitation of our oil reserves , our country will go bankrupt by 2020 . '
"
Many indigenous groups in Ecuador outside critics admit,
facing a severe economic situation in Ecuador has no choice but to go on
rainforest land auction. But they still strongly hope this project can avoid
the process of oil extraction common environmental and social aspects of
negative impact. Eduardo NariƱo Cruz in Ecuador “Times,” the author pointed
out:
"Amazon Rainforest biggest enemy is unable to suppress
deforestation and consequent colonization, and in order to facilitate the
laying of oil exploration and highway make the problem worse. This is for Ah so
Ni Senlin Park and southern regions of the Amazon development equally
applicable to solve the above problem requires strict specifications of the contract
, the provisions in this area can only be used during the development of air
transport , although more expensive than road transport by air , but the
skilled companies can do this . "
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