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Redefining Sustainability:

Nicholas Anastasopoulos PhD Prometeo Researcher, Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales, (IAEN) Quito, National Technical University of Athens

Congreso Latinoamericano de Ecología PolíticaSantiago, Chile I 22 al 24 de Octubre de 2014

complexities, dilemmas and contradictions in Ecuador

Ecuador currently represents a paradigm shift and a unique case as an effort for a break away from the dominant neoliberal paradigm.

This is being manifested through several indicators:

An introduction of radical principles to the Constitution which represent a global first (2008). These include the introduction of the Rights of Nature, and the concept of Buen Vivir (inspired by the indigenous Sumak Kawsay)

strategic efforts for a transition to economic model, less dependent on non-renewable resources and extractivism. These are being coupled with a vision for a transition to a social, knowledge-based economy.

The Ecuadorian experiment


National Constitution 2008

Legal recognition of the Rights of Nature

Elections 2006Alianza País

Chevron-TexacoOil drilling in the Amazon

Adoption of the Buen VivirPlan

The Iniciative Yasuní-ITT

2007-2013Was dropped:August 15, 2013

The Iniciative Yasuní-ITT

Ciudad de ConocimientoFounding of Yachay FLOK Society

Project

Examination of the legitimacy of foreign Debt by an independent debt audit (11/2008)


Timeline 2006-2014


Scalar Sustainability


Sustainability indicates the capacity of being maintained in existence without interruption or diminution.

where

S for whom

S how

S of what

Scalar Sustainability

Global

National

Bio-regional

Regional

Local


Environmental Performance Index (EPI) / epi.yale.edu

Environment


Ecuador: Ecological footprint Indicator

Environment

Global Ecological Footprint


Environment

www.ejatlas.org


Multi-level Sustainability

Environmental

SocialEconomic

Political



Introduction of the indigenous peoples’ cosmovisions and values

(Acosta, Martinez, Viteri).




Departure from the holistic paradigm: regression

(Sousa, Vilavicencio).

Contradictions

LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY

The Yasuni Yachay/ The City of Knowledge

The FLOK Society project Free, Libre, Open Knowledge Society


www.geoyasuni.org

Map showing current oil drilling and areas and communities implicated


Map showing current oil drilling and areas and communities implicated


www.geoyasuni.org

It is imperative to note that thanks to the responsible use of our non-renewable natural resources we have strengthened the sectors of health, education, infrastructure, and thanks to the product of the oil revenues we can enhance the development strategy of our country. In this sense it is through our resources natural well spent that we can improve and develop our human talent to emerge from extraction, and consolidate a knowledge society, ie "use extractivism to exit the extractivism".

“Es imperante resaltar que gracias al aprovechamiento responsable de nuestrosrecursos naturales no renovables se han fortalecido los sectores de salud, educación,infraestructura, y es producto de esta renta petrolera que podemos potenciar laestrategia de desarrollo de nuestro país, en tal sentido con nuestros recursos naturalesbien invertidos .podemos mejorar y desarrollar nuestro talento humano para salir delextractivismo, y consolidar una sociedad del conocimiento, es decir usar elextractivismo para salir del extractivismo”.

Speech to the National Assembly (Rivadeneira Burbano, 2013, p. 2)

Contradictions


Yaneer Bar-YamNew England Complex Systems Institute

Control Structures


Governance

Governance


A Managerial approach to governance

Conclusions


The Ecuadorian experiment has achieved positive changes towards social progress,in education, health and public services accessible by all people with a scalar andmultilevel sustainability strategic plan through various projects, some of whichwere introduced here.

But the present model of development is dependent on extractivism. Until atransition to a non-extractivist economy has been achieved environmentallydestructive practices relating to petrol industries are going to continue.

An alternative model of post-growth economy needs to be adopted forenvironmental sustainability .

A recursive governance model needs to be examined for social and politicalsustainability.

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