Ecuador life at its purest
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Ecuador has proposed the Yasuni Initiative to preserve the unique Yasuni National Park from oil drilling in exchange for payments from the international community. The park contains enormous biodiversity and is home to indigenous tribes. Leaving the oil underground would prevent over 400 million tons of carbon emissions. In return, Ecuador requests contributions of at least half the revenues it would gain from oil sales. The funds would support initiatives for reforestation, renewable energy, indigenous groups, and sustainable development. Ecuador established the Yasuni ITT Fund to manage donations and issue certificates guaranteeing the oil will remain underground.
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was established in 1972 to coordinate environmental activities within the UN system. Its objectives are to improve scientific knowledge of environmental issues, promote sustainable development planning and management, and provide assistance to countries on addressing environmental problems through financing, information, technology and education. UNEP aims to address issues caused by unsustainable human population growth such as poverty, conflict, and biodiversity loss. Rapid population growth has overwhelmed conservation efforts and stressed ecosystems by increasing demands on natural resources. Reducing population growth through expanded access to family planning and reproductive health services could help alleviate many environmental problems by slowing resource consumption and allowing time for sustainable management.
Unep topic a, topic b and commitee background#
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was established in 1972 to coordinate environmental activities within the UN system. Its objectives are to improve scientific knowledge of environmental issues, promote sustainable development planning and management, and provide assistance to countries on addressing environmental problems through financing, information, technology and education. UNEP aims to address issues caused by unsustainable human population growth such as poverty, conflict, and biodiversity loss. Rapid population growth has overwhelmed conservation efforts and stressed ecosystems by increasing demands on natural resources. Reducing population growth through expanded access to family planning and reproductive health services could help alleviate many environmental problems by slowing resource consumption and allowing time for sustainable management.
The Program. ENCG Dakhla. Third International Congress on Desert Economy – Da...
The International Congress on Desert Economy – Dakhla (ICDED), is the pioneer and the first worldwide meeting on arid lands, the Sahara, and desert economic development and scientific research (R&D), whose approach is to think globally (internationally) and act locally, it’s annually co-organized by the National School of Business and Management of Dakhla, and the Regional Council of Dakhla Oued Eddahab region- Morocco. This third edition will be held on May 11 and 12, 2022, in the Dakhla city, Morocco.
The ultimate purpose of The International Congress on Desert Economy - Dakhla, is to be an interdisciplinary scientific research platform on the desert, arid lands, and the Sahara (hot drylands, hyperarid or semi-arid regions, oasis and remote rural areas) economy, management, and development (rural development), in order to contribute effectively to the good governance and in the sustainable development of arid lands worldwide, by attracting and promoting investment opportunities in the Sahara and deserts, and by stimulating meetings between all stakeholders on a global scale: Academics, Professionals, Policy-Makers, Civil society and NGOs..., with a view to fostering dialog, partnership, and cooperation among desert countries worldwide: Africa and the Gulf States (the MENA and the Sahel...), the United States of America, Australia, China, India, South America..., with the aim of valuing and promoting the desert knowledge and its related studies' and conferences' findings and recommendations, and creating a conducive environment to the exchange of experiences, expertise, trainings, educational practices and innovation, around themes related to the desert economy and to the arid lands management, such as Tourism, travel industry and tourism economics; Livestock economics, management, and production; Agriculture, aquaculture, and agricultural economics (rural economics); The Economics of water, drought and water scarcity management; Renewable energy, energy economics, and energy management; Mining and natural resource management; Transportation and logistics; Fisheries, maritime, sea, and ocean economy; Economics of space (space economy) and space industry; Technology and innovation; Water sports and entertainment, sports economy and sports management; Cultural and creative industries, tangible and intangible heritage; Biodiversity, wetlands, environment, and nature conservation and management...Thus, each year, an edition will be organized.
Besides the main theme of this third edition entitled “Energy Economics between Deserts and Oceans”, it will also be devoted to addressing general issues on the desert (Sahara) economy management and its sustainable development.
Note that this third edition of the International Congress on Desert Economy – Dakhla, was supposed to be organized on April 21st and 22nd , 2020, but due to the current situation related to Covid-19 (Coronavirus), it's rescheduled to May 11th and 12th, 2022, in Dakhla, Morocco
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- 1. ECUADOR, LIFE AT ITS PUREST http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caGJYGj6zV0
- 2. Ecuador
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- 34. Yasuni, unique bio-diverse reserve A million of hectares of almost pristine forest. A paradise of vegetation where flora and fauna took refuge during the last ice age Home to Waorani, Shuar, and Kichwa indigenous peoples, and the Tagaeri and Taromenane – Ecuador’s last non-contact indigenous groups A UNESCO bio-reserve and cultural heritage site
- 35. Yasuni, an initiative to change history http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpuSlz-JgHo
- 36. To confront the challenge posed by climate change to the future of mankind Ecuador’s innovative proposal: To leave beneath the Yasuni National Park 840 million barrels of oil there are within the ITT block by doing so, 407 million metric tons of carbon emission that would be released into the atmosphere by the burning of these fossil fuels are avoided. In exchange Ecuador requests that the International community assumes its corresponsability by contributing no less than half of revenues that would have been received by selling these oil reserves.
- 37. Direct benefits of initiative Non emission into the atmosphere of the 407 million of tons of CO2 Non exploitation of these petroleum reserves The conservation of the immense biological richness within the Yasuni National Park , one of the most bio-diverse reserve on the planet Respect for the cultures of the indigenous tribes who live in isolation within the boundaries of Yasuni National Park Improve social development of areas of influence of Yasuni initiative project Reforestation of one million hectares A decisive impulse to the country’s transition from an extractive economy of petroleum exploitation towards a more sustainable development model with broad use of renewable energy, respect for biodiversity, and increased social equity.
- 38. THE YASUNI ITT FUND – THE CGY’S CERTIFICATES OF GUARANTEE They will become a financial instrument issued to the contributors and donors by the Ecuadorian State. They guarantee that all the oil reserves that are now underground will remain there permanently. They are a non-interest accruing with no maturity date given theirpermanent nature. They could only be redeemed if the Ecuadorian government were to order the exploitation of oil within the ITT fields. All income generated by the nation’s sales of CGYs will be deposited in an international trust fund managed by the United Nations Development Program UNDP. FUND’S SUPPORT Donations from different sources: Contributions of countries from all over the world and international cooperation Responsible corporations concerned with the future of mankind Philanthropist worried about the possible consequences of climate change Small donors and global citizens through access to Yasuni Fund Website www.yasuni-itt.gov.ec
- 39. This is my Ecuador, you are all welcome!