14 DAY TRIAL // The Ecuadorian government has just had its heart broken by an evil oil company that failed to keep a promise it made when given permission to exploit the Amazon's Yasuni National Park.
Long story short, satellite images show that, despite saying that it would settle for looking for oil in this protected area using chiefly helicopters, Petroamazonas has carved a rather impressive access road in Yasuni.
What's more, Monbagay says that, according to evidence at hand, the oil company has also built a permanent bridge in the region and has taken the liberty to chop down way more trees than allowed to.
The Yasuni National Park last made headlines in late May, when it was announced that high officials in Ecuador had agreed to let Petroamazonas drill in an area dubbed Block 31.
At the time the oil company was granted permission to exploit Block 31, it promised that it would do its best to keep its impact on the Yasuni National Park at a minimum.
As it turns out, Petroamazonas is a stranger to the fact that, at least every once in a while, one's actions should match their words, some might want to argue.
In light of these findings, conservationists are asking that the Ecuadorian government reconsider its decision to let the oil company drill in Block 31 in the Yasuni National Park, and they demand an explanation for Petroamazonas' actions.
“[Ecuador's] Environment Ministry needs to demand from Petroamazonas an explanation of how [and] why they just blatantly violated the terms of the Environmental Impact Study and license,” Matt Finer with the Amazon Conservation Association has told the press.