Ecuador's death highlights the aboriginal country will auction the Amazon rainforest to oil companies plan to the dispute.

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 Nariño 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 . "