30/12/2014
Northeastern University Law Journal
Lena Cavallo
Developments in the Ecuadorian ITT Initiative and Yasuní National Park: Balancing the Protection of the Environment and Native Rights
Matt Finer, a scientist at the Center for International Environmental Law in the United States, expressed his view on the situation surrounding Yasuní National Forest in Ecuador: “Now there is really no viable alternative to stop the wave of drilling slated for the most biodiverse region of the world.”[1] It is true the number of ways to save Yasuní may be shrinking, but they have not yet disappeared.