Oil in the soil : the politics of paying to preserve the Amazon / Pamela L. Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Pamela, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Ecuador--Parque Nacional Yasuní.

Environmental policy.

Ecuador--Parque Nacional Yasuní.

Environmental protection--Ecuador--Parque Nacional Yasuní.

Environmental protection.

Environmental degradation--Ecuador--Parque Nacional Yasuní.

Environmental degradation.

Petroleum industry and trade--Environmental aspects--Ecuador--Parque Nacional Yasuní.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Petroleum industry and trade--Environmental aspects.

Parque Nacional Yasuní (Ecuador)--Environmental conditions.

Parque Nacional Yasuní (Ecuador).

Physical Description:

xiv, 147 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2011]

Summary:

Paradise may have been found in the Western Amazon, but it is on the brink of destruction. Oil in the Soil analyzes the campaign to save the Ishpingo- Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT) block of Yasuni National Park in Ecuador's Amazon and the global networks that have resulted in one of the world's most innovative plans to save the Amazon and other biodiverse places on our planet. Pamela L. Martin examines the path-breaking global environmental governance mechanism that have resulted from the transnational networks of the Yasuni-ITT campaign and their implications for replication around the world. The analysis of these networks reveals new dynamics of mobilization from the South, which may impact the future of global environmental negotiations. Marti8n also examines the alternative norms behind the initiative in the words of governmental and non-governmental actors. Such normative changes demonstrate the global struggles of the resource-dependent poor and provide insights toward new pathways of sustainable development for the planet. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Saving Yasuni and the Planet: Toward a Global Politics of the Good Life 1

2 Global Politics from the Canopy 13

3 History in Black, Green, and Red 33

4 Pay to Preserve: The Yasuni-ITT Trust Fund 59

5 Behind the Scenes: Agents, Norms and Structure in the Quest to Save Yasuni 79

6 The Future of Global Governance in the Amazon: The Yasuni Effect 111.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442211285

1442211288

9781442211308

144221130X

OCLC:

707966842