Analysis with indicators

This mobilisation of indicatorsallows identification of specific information about stakeholder’s values and the supposed justification of their choice in this non-participative exercise. Of all 46 indicators proposed, 43 were selected in the deliberation. Some of them were used more than others, which allows us to discover common ground within stakeholder interests, and to finally discover the indicators that best represent the performance issues for stakeholders.

 

The following analysis is about the recognition of possible values, characteristics or qualities representative for each performance issue, according to the identification of indicators.

 

Indicators are classified according to the number of utilisations, the average weight and the global impact they have among the other indicators on the same performance issue.

 

Indicators having the highest global impact in each performance issue are:

 

  • Health of the environment

Forest lands and biodiversity safeguarding are the main concern in this performance issue, principally related to living (food, work, home, etc.) and emotional (landscape, people’s history, etc.) needs for local people, and the forest ecosystems significance to the global population. Watercourses quality is also an indispensible factor for local people's lives.

 

Indicator

Utilisations

Average Weight

Global impact

Reforested land areas

18

25%

16.8%

Number of endangered species in ITT zone and in Yasuní National Park

19

21%

15.3%

Forest land degraded or/and reduced

18

22%

14.9%

Species bio indicators living in watercourses quality near the ITT zone

13

26%

12.7%

Animals and plants species living in the ITT zone/ species in Yasuní National Park

15

21%

11.7%

 

 

  • Indigenous people’s living conditions and life improvement

Access to safe drinking water is the primary performance issue. Household income could have a major role representing indigenous people’s living conditions and life improvement, finding distinctions and meanings for the poorest indigenous household incomes. Next important character of living conditions is people’s health, and finally population growth related to local people sustainability.

 

Indicator

Utilisations

Average Weight

Global impact

Indigenous people from ITT (and influenced zones) having access to safe drinking water/...

27

24%

24.9%

Total household income on average

25

22%

20.4%

Diseases registered in the nearest health centre of the ITT zone related to oil...

19

23%

16.3%

Total household income for the 20% of the population with the lowest income

21

18%

14.6%

Local population growth /year (%)

13

23%

11.1%

 

 

 

  • Plans for renewable energy

Results show that education on renewable energies has a primarily importance. This could be related to the interest of local people in the acquisition of sustainable practices for self-sufficiency. Local energy provision from renewable sources also has a high interest, maybe more for the national population than for locals. Equally, inversion for renewable energy has a not negligible importance, as well as the energy demand locally, because some groups of inhabitants (like isolated indigenous people) might not have needs of energy. Considerably less important than the other indicators is the national provision of renewable energy. This is related to the magnitude of its implementation.

 

Indicator

Utilisations

Average Weight

Global impact

National educational programs on renewable energy

21

32%

25.4%

Local energy provision by renewable resources like biomass from wood residues, etc.

20

30%

22.4%

Investment in renewable energy/year ($)

18

30%

20.1%

Energy demand in ITT zone and nearest places of the oil project (Wh/year)

17

30%

19.1%

National provision of renewable energy/ Nat. Energy demand (Wh/year)

13

26%

12.8%

 

 

 

  • Preservation of traditional relationships between people and nature

Land use is a main concern on this performance issue. As well, attention is given to isolated indigenous people and the autochthones practices maintenance. Wood consumption shows less utilisation but a big importance may be related to forest sustainability. Finally, autochthon local people's knowledge and practices are recognised one more time with less but not negligible impact on this performance issue.

 

Indicator

Utilisations

Average Weight

Global impact

Household land uses, sizes and purposes in near zones to ITT

19

27%

19.2%

Indigenous population in voluntary isolation in ITT zone (and near influenced zones

18

26%

17.9%

Household jobs in activities related to natural resources (%)

20

24%

17.8%

Per capita wood consumption/year

16

27%

16%

Transmission of medical and other sciences knowledge and practices in the ITT zone...

17

25%

15.8%

 

 

 

  • People participation and social cohesion

This issue expresses first interest in participation, principally related to indigenous people's involvement in local concerns. Naturally, social conflicts are the main preoccupations, probably based on o damages to population relationships. Mechanisms and facilities for participation are important as well. Indigenous people and outsiders relationships show little impact, maybe related to the preference of some groups of indigenous people to the isolation.

 

Indicator

Utilisations

Average Weight

Global impact

Indigenous people participating in citizens duties (vote, dialogue tables, decisional...

18x

35%

23.4%

Social conflicts cases related to the ITT zone

18x

35%

23.3%

Programs promoted by the State for national participation

19x

31%

22.2%

Agreements, peaceful contact, etc., between indigenous people and outsiders.

14x

31%

16%

Complaints or denunciations to the state or to oil enterprises

11x

34%

14%

 

 

 

  • Natural resources administration and economics

A notable emphasis is manifested to local people’s living conditions, economically (employment) and related to the demand for improvement in local services (infrastructure, health, education, etc.). Next is the respect for nature and indigenous people’s right’s according to already established regulations, and accuracy in legal process. Finally, having a lesser impact on this issue are the local revenues related to local investment.

 

Indicator

Utilisations

Average Weight

Global impact

Rate of local employment in the provinces (%)

23x

23%

20.2%

Investment in the ITT zone in infrastructure, health, education, etc./year

25x

20%

18.9%

Nature and Indigenous right's respect/ established policies (n°)

15x

27%

15.4%

Fair and transparent legal processes/year

18x

22%

15.2%

Province revenues (where is located the ITT project)/year

12x

25%

11.1%