60% of Ecuadorians vote to stop drilling in Amazon rainforest

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By Joseph WintersAug 21, 2023, 9:42 pm145 pts
In a historic referendum held over the weekend, Ecuadorian voters said no to oil drilling in a swath of Yasuní National Park, a protected part of the Amazon rainforest that’s home to at least two self-isolated Indigenous tribes. “Yasuní gives life to our world, and Ecuadorian society has finally woken up…

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