"I vividly remember the images, colours and smells of my descent, by boat, through the river Napo arriving finally at one of the communities in the lower Tiputini, in the depths of the Yasuní. Nature, in its most pure and virginal form was in front of my very eyes. This manifested itself with even greater force and vigour entering further inland. It is an impregnable tangle, and explosion of life. How many secrets it must contain! Only its inhabitants, the indigenous peoples, have been able to gain knowledge about them. Those who live so far away, yet at the same time so close to the real world.
It is true that the whole world is interconnected - that famous globalization. Not long ago I read that the Amazon needs elements contained in sand brought over by the wind from the Sahara desert. Without doubt, now more than ever, humanity has the obligation and moral duty to protect these incredibly pure landscapes. This is because it means humane and sustainable development for its original occupants and for all humanity. It is life, because we need what it offers, its oxygen and its consciousness about all nature.
Nature is paradoxical. So strong, vigorous and wild in itself, yet so fragile and vulnerable in the hands of man. We should all help, so that it should not be necessary to lose even an inch of its wealth. Yasuní is Green Gold, because of this I support the campaign".
Miguel Ángel Martín López
Head of International Cooperation, Cordoba Diputación, Spain.
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