After throwing out referendum, Ecuador approves oil drilling in Yasuni's embattled heart

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceJun 2, 2014, 12:40 pm226 pts
By 2016, oil drilling will begin in what scientists believe is the most biodiverse place on the planet: remote Yasuni National Park. Late last month, Ecuador announced it had approved permits for oil drilling in Yasuni's Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputinin (ITT) block, an untouched swathe of primary rainforest…

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