Notre sujet consistait à traiter en surface le(s) problème(s) liés à la déforestation de la forêt Amazonienne. Nous avons aussi pensé qu'il était intéressant d'accorder une partie à part entière sur le projet Yatsuni - exemple d'une nouvelle façon de penser et de stopper la déforestation. Exposé réalisé par des Etudiant de l'EDC en 2013

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An old practice
Nowadays  overexploitation
 Main
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factor  Industrialization
Oil extraction
Mining exploitation

3. Part I
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Key information
55 million years
The lung of the planet
390 billion trees
forest contained within: Brazil (60%), Peru (13%), Colombia
(10%)
8 million square Km
60000 vegetables species
1000 birds species
250 000 people
enormous oil reserve

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main sources of deforestation:
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human settlement
development of the land
Oil
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5. Part II
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Issues
increase of food commodities price.
 Lack of laws.
 Local farmers extend their pasture and land
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The urbanization of Brazil
 Construction of roads and hydroelectric dams
Mining operations
 Oil and gas extraction
pollute watercourses
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6. Part II
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Long-term Consequences
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Loss of biodiversity
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Deterioration of the nature : aridity and fires
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Contribution to global warming and loss of water
(oxygen) emitted by the forest
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Social impact on the populations who took advantage
of the Amazon forest to live

7. Part III
 Origins
and goals of the project
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The Yasuni park: one of the richest biosphere
reserve
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920 million barrels of crude oil
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Creation of an international fund

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Initiated by the
president of Ecuador
announced in September 2007
to the UN (the United Nations)
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Expectation : $3.6 billion
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Creation of a team
composed by former minister
of Ecuador and economists.
President of Ecuador

9. The project Team

10. Part III
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The evolution of the project
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Deadline
31 December of 2008
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The context
Favourable ideological outlook
Unfavourable economic outlook (the sub-prime crisis)
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Project abandoned
Donation : $13.3 million (0.36%)
Pledges : $116 million
The promise of Rafael Correa : « Less than 1% »

11. Conclusion
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Remember
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Issues and consequences concerning the forest
New ideas and concepts (the Yasuni initiative)
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Solutions
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Legal exploitations
No new industrial activity
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A new brainstorming
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Mundial fund for developing countries
Which alternative to oil to avoid deforestation ?

12.  Website
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:
www.geo.fr
www.wwf.be
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com
http://terresacree.org/foretamazonienne.htm
 Video
& Documentary:
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« Une idée simple et révolutionnaire» by ‘Laëtitia Moreau’
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« La déforestation de la forêt Amazonienne » by ‘Dessous des Cartes’