Comparing Industry Incentives Versus Industry Impacts of Hydrocarbon Development Within the ITT Oil Block of Ecuador's Yasuni National Park
Date of Award
11-10-2010
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Applied Science
Organizational Unit
University College, Environmental Policy and Management
Disciplines
Environmental Policy & Mgmt
First Advisor
Steven Bissell
Keywords
Ecuador; Huaorani; Hydrocarbon; ITT; Tagaeri; Taromenane; Yasuni
Abstract
Ecuador hosts vast amounts of economically significant oil reserves. Ecuador is also home to what many believe as the Earth's most biologically diverse forest. Yasuni National Park is situated in the heart of Ecuador's most productive oil region. The ITT section of Yasuni holds 20% of Ecuador's remaining oil reserves, generating strong interest in future hydrocarbon development. This study examines incentives in favor of developing Yasuni's ITT reserves, while alternatively exploring the environmental and social impacts connected to Ecuador's oil industry. Through direct observation, interviews and analysis of previous research, this study concludes that incentives for oil development do not outweigh the direct and indirect environmental and cultural impacts expected to occur were oil development activities to proceed within the ITT section of Yasuni National Park.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Skinner, Nathan, "Comparing Industry Incentives Versus Industry Impacts of Hydrocarbon Development Within the ITT Oil Block of Ecuador's Yasuni National Park" (2010). University College: Environmental Policy and Management Capstones. 117.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_epm/117