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domingo, 25 de agosto de 2013

PRESERVATION OR ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS?

 
     What a difficult decision for the government! 
  You have learned at school about Yasuni Rainforest and the importance of preserving this place that has one of the most vast bio-diversity in the world. Home of indigenous tribes such as the Huaorani or the Tagaeri and Taromenani that live in isolation, this place is also very rich in oil reserves that would help improve the economy of our country-Ecuador.
   The governement has finally said they will exploit 0.01% of the oil reserves promising not to damage the environment or the native groups in the area. This decision was made because there is a need of more hospitals, schools and basic services in our country.
     So now people are debating if this is a wise decision or not. If there are other ways to improve our economy or exploiting the Yasuni is the only one. Meanwhile, natives are not very happy about the situation because they had bad experiences in the past. "Civilization" for them, is not that "civilized".
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WHAT´S YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE SITUATION? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH FACTS.

58 comentarios:

  1. arianna villacreses28 de agosto de 2013, 14:26

    The Huorani say they want to protect their territory and they want to live free. They want to live without hurting the forest. His grandparents taught him good things and grandparents were protectores for many centuries.Their children and grandchildren will protect the forest after us.The people will find foods and where to live.


    Arianna Villacreses 6th basic A

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  2. María Emilia Guzmán García 7TH AIR228 de agosto de 2013, 15:22

    WHAT´S YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE SITUATION? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH FACTS.

    -In way is good because the President Rafael Correa want to made more hospitals, schools and basic services in our country for us, but in the other way is bad because that affects the flora and fauna, but also it affects mostly people who live there or near there because they have been part of their life, they are sad and a little upset because her grandparents protected this land and we also have to protect their forests as they.

    María Emilia Guzmán García 7TH AIR2

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  3. María Emilia Guzmán García 7TH AIR228 de agosto de 2013, 15:23

    WHAT´S YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE SITUATION? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH FACTS.

    -In way is good because the President Rafael Correa want to made more hospitals, schools and basic services in our country for us, but in the other way is bad because that affects the flora and fauna, but also it affects mostly people who live there or near there because they have been part of their life, they are sad and a little upset because her grandparents protected this land and we also have to protect their forests as they.

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  4. For this people the Yasuni is their homes, they dont want strangers over
    there . Yasuni, is one of the best places in Ecuador is like people coming to our houses and destroying part of it



    Daniela Ordeñana

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  5. My opinion of the situation is that the oil companies have to stop bothering Huaroanis because is someone destroy the forest they will not continue wiht their traditions and cultures , there they can find food and can live , because they want to live free , they want to have a vast territory for their children and because the had live there for many years so they does;t want to llost their home.
    protec forest so yo can live , thank you

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  6. That we should protect the yasuni not to destroy it the indians want peace not war we should make a campaign. SAVE THE YASUNI.

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  7. I think the Huorani people are corret because that is their place from live.

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  8. Lilibeth Vivas Pacheco28 de agosto de 2013, 18:32

    Huaranies want to protect their forest, because if they destroyed , they lost theirs traditions, also they want to be free in the territories for choildrens, but the most important thing they want is that the civilizacion ad the oils companies don´t bother them.

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  9. I think the government and the oil companies shouldn´t explote Yasuni- even if it is just the 1% of it-, because it is a place where you can find one of the biggest concentration of biodiversity in the world, and also because is where the Huaoranis live, Yasuni is their home. Some Huaoranies were tricked by oil companies and they don´t want to be tricked again, so they want to protect their home and do what their ancestors did, and that is keeping their culture and traditions. Their grandparents protected the Yasuni until they died, giving a lesson to their children to follow, teach and keep, this is, if you take care of the forest you will live. We have to learn from that message, we have to protect our environment, we have to protect Yasuni.

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  10. Jose Paul Espinoza28 de agosto de 2013, 20:24

    I think that what they say is correct. Because the Yasuni is a natural reserve that has to be protected. They dont want any damage in their lands. The goverment has to make the Yasuni a protected area so that anyone can work it.

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  11. I think it is a bad desition because I think that there are always other ways and I am shure that there is other way to improve aour economy without exploting Yasuni. Yasuni is a natural reserve with many bio diversity but with a lot of petrolium and if they explote it would damage the animals, the soil, the plants and the native people so I think is a bad idea.

    Sebastián Velez

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  12. WHAT´S YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE SITUATION? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH FACTS.
    i think that is good and bad.good because we need money,but tje tribiutes also need a home to live and they are going to destroy it because of the petreolum.
    the yasuny probaly is going to be destroyed.


    telmo bastidas 7 air 1

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  13. Isabella Rodriguez29 de agosto de 2013, 5:59

    I think that is okey to explote a part because we need the money , but I also think that they have to search another way to extract the oils for not destroying a part of Yasuní . I know is a little part but it is very important for us because in that little part is a lot of biodiversity.



    Isabella Rodriguez 7 Air 1

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  14. William David Cortez Vallejo29 de agosto de 2013, 5:59

    My opionion about this is that we are exploting the Yasuni and we have to think about extracting the petroleum without damage it. We need to take care of the Yasuni.
    William Cortez
    7th Air 1

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  15. My opinion is that we have to protect Yasuni because the bad people want to destroy it to extract the petroleoum. The people that live there is really sad because they are gonna take away their homes.

    Domenica Ugarte

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  16. I think that we dont have to abstract the petroleum because without forest we can die because if we dont have trees there is not oxigen and the animals can die

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  17. My opinion is that there are two things that are important in life. economy and nature. For me the solution for both is to find a balance so everything will be fair for everyone.
    Ivana Torres Mite

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  18. I think that they have to protect their homes and we to protect the nature.The tribes are sad because they know that extracting the petroleum is going to cause a great damage to their homes.Yasuni is a place of biodiversity and if we explode it all the living things are going to extinct.

    Gianella Espinoza 7air 1

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  19. Tatiana Peralta 7 Air129 de agosto de 2013, 6:01

    I think we have to explote the Yasuni but in a careful way because there are many tribes, they have recieved this news as a worst news ever. The yasuni is a place of biodiversity. We can explode it but, considering the tribes and the animals that live there.

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  20. I think that we should protect this place because is home for some people and we should repect it.This is good because with the petroleum we could have money and I think also it is bad because we destroyed the house of this persons.If we protect it we protect the nature.

    Daniela Castro Air 1

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  21. Yasuni is home for this people so they are not very happy about this. Yasuni is the bigest reserve of petroleum, natives said that they had to protec Yasuni because it is their home and if they exploit some part of Yasuni, people that live there can lost their homes. Let`s take care of Yasuni. Yasuni is very important for them.

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  22. Well,my opinion about the goverment decision is that they maybe have to think it very well because animals can die in the process and also extint , indiands are very sad and mad because it is their home and after the extract of the petrolium all is going to be a kind of destroid and it would not be the same.


    Camila Rivas
    Air 1

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  23. OLVIN INTRIAGO 7 AIR129 de agosto de 2013, 6:04

    I think that we have to extract petroleum in a good way, with out exploting it,with out killing many biodiversity.So in that way our country would get money and also we can know that we are not extracting the petroleum with a bad consecuence with the Yasunni also we would not have problems with the tribes that lives there because now they are not happy with president because of the decision that he have.Yasunni its one of the place in the world that are many animal´s habitat.

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  24. I think that this situation is very difficult for the persons that live there, for the animals and plants, and for all the world because the amazon regions of all the world help to maintain the balanced.For the persons that live here are living a difficult situation because they are going to loose there homes and there childrens can't live there any more and there grandparents said to them that they have to take care of Yasuni.


    By Carla Bruno Sala.

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  25. MARIA SOL FALQUEZ AROSEMENA29 de agosto de 2013, 6:04

    My opinion is that it is a very hard decision to the gobernment because they have to choose for the people or the Yasuni. The people there are not with the gobernment because they live free there.

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  26. Maria Sol Bastidas29 de agosto de 2013, 6:05

    I think that the goverment should extract the petroleum because Peru is already extracting their part of petroleum, but they are also extracting our petroleum because the petroleum is under the gound. so the goverment should extract the petroleum in a safe way, without afecting the enviorment, and being careful to dont cause damage in this natural resource.

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  27. I think that to explot yasuni is god and bad. God because if we extract petroleoum of yasuni we would have more money, but if we extract it, all people would have to leave and also all biodiversity would be destroyed.

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  28. Maria Jose Montesinos29 de agosto de 2013, 6:06

    my opinion is that they have to stop because there it live many people and if they dont stop it is going to destroyed theirs home and they cant be free so we have to protect forest

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  29. My opinion for this situation is that the decision of the goverment ,to estract the petroleum from Yasuni to do more hospitals,schools etc is not the best decision because we have to think in all indigenous tribes that live in Yasuni and we have also to think that this forest is very important because this forest have one of the more big biodiversity in all the planet.


    BY:Anahi Ramos.

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  30. I think that we have to extract the petroleum but in a responsable way because then Peru will extract it all and we will don´t have any thing. And it doesn´t matter if it is not fast because we are saving many living things.

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  31. Ariel Garay pazmiño 7 air 129 de agosto de 2013, 6:06

    I think it is a difficult situation for the goverment and the tribes that live there. In one way it is good because the president want to do hospitals, schools, and many other things.But in other way it can destroy the nature and all the biodiversity.Meanwhile, the trives are angry because they will destroy the forest that their ancesters took care of.If the goverment doesn´t do something fast they will loose the petroleum. The unique solution is that the goverment find a balance way to extract the petroleum and take care of the nature at the same time. I think it is a very, very difficult desition.

    Ariel Garay 7 air 1.

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  32. Andrea Velasco Santos29 de agosto de 2013, 6:07

    My opinion for me with this situation about the Yasuni
    is that is unfair because ; there is a lot of species that not exist in others countries . But if we are going to extract the petroleum , we have to explote in good ways to don¨t damage the natural resources .

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  33. I think that this situation is bad and good because it helps the economy in our country because Ecuador it´s poor and it will helps schools and basic services in our country, but it´s bad because we need to keep our nature because it´s beautiful and we have an awesome biodiversity.

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  34. I think that is a bad thing that they explot this natural resource because persons , animals , plant live in ther if they explot the natural resorce they have to live ther and the will pass a difficult situacion

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  35. sebastian zambrano mora29 de agosto de 2013, 13:30

    i think that they shouldnt be wanting to have oil because that will be pretty bad for the enviorment and the plants,animals and humans.and the most important thing is that all the forest can be in danger cause of the excavation of oil and that can do pretty bad damage to the forest all the living things that live there can and will die.is like when we destroy the enviorment we are destroying ourself we are like a snake that eats his own tail to survive we are like that when we destroy nature

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  36. Ainahara Ares 6th Basic B29 de agosto de 2013, 14:08

    My opinion is that we need to help the indians because they don`t do anything to us so why we put in danger thei`re things and we put petrol in the rivers,and that destroy the forests.
    If we don`t help them they will lost thei`re territory and traditions.

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  37. My opinion is that they have to stop explotig the forest to obtain the oil because they are destroying the house of people and animals. The culture is going to desapear if they continue exploting. we have to protect it

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  38. In this situation the Huorani say they want to protect their territory and they want to live free. They want to live without hurting the forest. His grandparents taught him good things.

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  39. My opinion of the situation of the explotation in Yasuni is bad because all the people in yasuni don't want that , and they don't want strangers over and in the other part is good because the president Rafael Correa want to make hospitals

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  40. my opinion about this situation is that huaoranis have to protect their territory from the explotation of the yasuni itt because they have to save their forrest

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  41. WHAT´S YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE SITUATION? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH FACTS.
    that we have to take care of the yasuni because if we extract all the petrolium we can hurtsome tribes and we can kill some animals that are in extintion,but the presiden and the goberment also try to no do damange and they want more money to do more hospitals,schools and basic services in our country.

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  42. Well my opinion is good to use the petrolium to make Hospitals , schools , etc , but one part is no good because can destroy the Bio-Divesity and animals and the indians would not have a place to live.I hope the President make the best for our country. I pray for that.

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  43. My opinon is that the President Correa, doesn't have to explote this beautiful place that represents the Ecuador because is one of places that preservs the biggest biodiversity in the world . Yasuni is also the home of indians like Huaoranis.And if we explote the Yasuni the animals would die
    and plants also can die.

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  44. Yasuni is a lung for Ecuador and the world. It's unfair to the tribes and the ecosistem because there is no guarantee that they will just take what they need without damaging their homes. They will eventually come back for more
    Jorge Felix

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  45. WHAT´S YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE SITUATION? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH FACTS.

    I think it is a very intellectual project that Rafael Correa is doing. Because meanwhile, Perú is taking the petroleum of the part of that country; remember it is under the soil when we want to try to extract the petroleum in 10 more years there would be nothing because Perú take it out.

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  46. the oil companies may find a way to find another economic resource but the Yasuni is one of the lungs of the Earth so we have to take care of it.The tribes that live here don't want to disturbed by strangers, plus they have lived here many time ago before the oil companies started going there so they have to respect their homeland and traditions.

    Juan Martin Sabogal 6B Air 1

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  47. Adriàn Toledo Arcos29 de agosto de 2013, 18:02

    I the oil companies need to respect these people`s home. They want to make their oil companies increase and that is bad for air. It is THEIR FOREST! You can`t just build a building without permision. It is ruining those people`s house. Please protect these places, they are the last of earth and they are important. Remember Trees give air.

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  48. juan sebastian galarza29 de agosto de 2013, 18:09

    I think that is so bad because the Yasunis say that the land was loved by their grandparents and they want to protect the Huaroani forest They want to stop the
    all of this,all this oil companies have to stop,Rafael Correa is incorrect, he is destroying their homes and that bad,lets help the yasunis to survive.

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  49. I think that this people like to protect the forest because there live this people.It's bad because the persons needed the trees to do houses,schools and more.
    we can protect the forest and this life.

    Nicole rivera 6B

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  50. WHAT´S YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE SITUATION? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH FACTS.
    That yasuni dont have to be exploted because we are more polluting our country and our world it doesnt matter how much of petrolioum is under that if we explote 1 part of yasuni we have to do that carefully.

    ricardo menendez 7th air 2

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  51. WHAT´S YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE SITUATION?

    I think that is not fair that oil companies want to exploit and to take for them Yasuní because there are tribes living in it and they have been living there for centuries so Yasuní is their territory.

    Rommel Zamora.

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  52. I thing that the oil factories are bad because they are explouting Huaoranis homes and in few years they wouldn't have any place to do again his culture.

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  53. I think that the sitiutation that have our president is bad because there is many flora y fauna and there live some tribus and we have to respect their homes.

    MELANY TUMBACO 7 AIR2

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  54. JUAN RAFAEL MONTERO31 de agosto de 2013, 8:56

    I think that the problems of the oil companies are affecting the Yasuni and the tribes living there because the tribes had adapted to the environment of the Yasuni and preserving it is part of they culture.
    The Yasuni is their life and they want freedom.
    JUAN RAFAEL MONTERO 7 AIR 1

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  55. JUAN RAFAEL MONTERO31 de agosto de 2013, 9:01

    I think that the problems of the oil companies are affecting the Yasuni and the tribes living there because the tribes had adapted to the environment of the Yasuni and preserving it is part of their culture.
    The Yasuni is their life and they want freedom.
    JUAN RAFAEL MONTERO 7 AIR 1

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  56. Bruno Jalon Romero 7TH Air 11 de septiembre de 2013, 9:53

    My opinion is that Yasuni is the home for Huaorani and other indigenous tribes and they lived many years in there and is unfair that the goverment comes and extract all of the oil reserves they have, but is good because it help us whit hospitals and inprove the economy inb out contry.

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  57. I think the government should not destroy forests. Because the trees give oxygen and those lands are fertile, besides the habitants of that place have grown there.

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  58. Thanks for your comments kids...keep on reading about Yasuni. Find out more facts to help you have a clear idea of what the situation is like, that way you will understand better what each part has to say.

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