The Sani people face a choice between encouraging ecotourism to their rainforest – one of the world’s most biodiverse – and allowing in the oil companiesFernando was sitting on his veranda listening to the whoops and whistles of the jungle. Our visit was a surprise,but the old man was soon answering my questions, keen to talk.“I arrived here in about 1960, and ” he told me. “A group of us came to start a novel life. Hunting was easy. The animals were nearly tame. We just used a blowpipe,no guns.”The community is split, but at the moment the pro-tourism group has a small majority over the pro-oil group Related: Yasuni Man film is an intimate portrait of a resplendent (brilliantly glowing) land under siege for its oil Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com