Race to save Ecuador's 'lungs of the world' park

[GliderGuider]

[div class="excerpt" style="border:solid 1px #000000"]Race to save Ecuador's 'lungs of the world' park

The Yasuni National Park, known as "the lungs of the world" and one of the most bio-diverse places on earth, is under threat from oil drilling. The race is on to find the funds required to develop new sustainable energy programmes that would leave the oil - and the forest - untouched.

The pygmy marmoset - the world's smallest monkey - sloths and giant otters are among many other threatened species to find home in the park.

There are also some 300 members of the last nomadic hunter-gatherers on earth, who choose to live in total isolation as they have for thousands of years.

"The oil business is bad for us," Ms Aguinda said. "Some people get jobs and money - some don't. It divides us against each other. And how long will oil last - maybe 10 years?"
To quote one of the 20 century's better authors, "So it goes..."

[Ghost Dog]

1. The most biologically diverse forest on the planet

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[tawadi]

2. Saw this at bbcnews.com (link)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16618300

Race to save Ecuador's 'lungs of the world' park



The Yasuni National Park, known as "the lungs of the world" and one of the most bio-diverse places on earth, is under threat from oil drilling. The race is on to find the funds required to develop new sustainable energy programmes that would leave the oil - and the forest - untouched.

In the early light of dawn, the Napo River, running swiftly from its headwaters in the high Andes, swirled powerfully past the bow of our motorised canoe.

Suddenly, a dense cloud of green parrots swooped down from the canopy of the jungle and in a cackling din started scooping tiny beakfuls from the exposed muddy bank.

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Don't know if this is the same story. I try not to click on links that don't show where they are going.

[GliderGuider]

3. It's the same story.

If you hover your mouse over the link your browser should show you where it will take you.

[tawadi]

4. Ah you know, I never noticed that in Firefox

Duh. Thanks.