Ecuador referendum halts oil extraction in Yasuní National Park

Mongabay
Aug 21, 2023, 9:32 pm131 pts
Yesterday, Ecuador voted to halt all future oil drilling in a sensitive protected area known for its fragile rainforest ecosystem and isolated Indigenous communities. Millions of people participated in a nationwide referendum to determine whether crude oil should “remain in the subsoil” indefinitely at a…

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