The initiative of the Yasuni started in the 2007 by the president Correa. The idea come because in the Yasuni you can find petroleum that s very economic to the country. The problem is that the oil companies want this resource but if they get it they will destroy this nice place that has many important things to Earth and to the people they care about nature. The Yasuni is a very big place were they live many species and is a place that need to be care and protected