1. Parque Nacional Yasuni Waorani Reserve Amazon` Equator Andes ZONA INTANGIBLE SLIDE SHOW – SLIDE # 1 of 8 Yasuni Rainforest Campaign- Yasuni.ws – Save America’s Forests Yasuni– Ecuador Slide 1-A satellite image of Yasuní National Park and Huaorani Territory. The inset indicates where this area is in relation to the Amazon, Andes Mountains, and the Equator.

2. Huaorani Communities ZONA INTANGIBLE SLIDE SHOW – SLIDE # 2 of 8 Yasuni Rainforest Campaign- Yasuni.ws – Save America’s Forests Slide 2- Location of 32 Huaorani communities

3. ITT 15 16 14 31 10 21 17 Oil Blocks ZONA INTANGIBLE SLIDE SHOW – SLIDE # 3 of 8 Yasuni Rainforest Campaign- Yasuni.ws – Save America’s Forests Slide 3- Eight oil concessions overlap Huaorani Territory and Yasuní National Park

4. Oil Roads ZONE INTANGIBLE SLIDE SHOW – SLIDE # 4 of 8 Yasuni Rainforest Campaign- Yasuni.ws – Save America’s Forests Slide 4-Three oil roads now access Huaorani Territory and two more reach the northern boundary of Yasuní National Park.

5. Untapped Oil Fields ZONE INTANGIBLE SLIDE SHOW – SLIDE # 5 of 8 Yasuni Rainforest Campaign- Yasuni.ws – Save America’s Forests Slide 5-At least 11 untapped oil fields lie in the Yasuní region

6. Boundary of Zona Intangible ZONE INTANGIBLE SLIDE SHOW – SLIDE # 6 of 8 Yasuni Rainforest Campaign- Yasuni.ws – Save America’s Forests Slide 6 - Boundary of the Zona Intangible

7. Zona Intangible Awant Obe Ishpingo ZONE INTANGIBLE SLIDE SHOW – SLIDE # 7 of 8 Yasuni Rainforest Campaign- Yasuni.ws – Save America’s Forests Slide 7- One of the biggest achievements of the Decree was to include the Awant oil field within the boundaries of the Zona Intangible. Andes Petroleum, operator of Block 17, pressured the Ecuadorian Energy Ministry to change the limits of the Zone to allow extraction of Awant. Fortunately, President Palacio did not give in and kept Awant with the Zone’s boundaries, hopefully permanently off-limits. Petrobras’ Obe oil field was also included within the Zona Intangible, as was a large part of the massive Ishpingo field.

8. Boundary of Buffer Zone ZONE INTANGIBLE SLIDE SHOW – SLIDE # 8 of 8 -- Return to Zona Intangible News PageReturn to Zona Intangible News Page Yasuni Rainforest Campaign- Yasuni.ws – Save America’s Forests Slide 8- The Intangible Zone also includes a 10 km buffer zone around its boundaries. No oil access road construction is permitted within the buffer zone, but oil extraction is not prohibited.