Ecuadorians voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to reject oil drilling in a section of Yasuní National Park, the most biodiverse area of the imperiled Amazon rainforest.
Voters in Ecuador have passed a referendum to prohibit oil drilling in a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, a move hailed as “historic” by environmental activists, but one that many people think will severely affect the national economy of Ecuador.
The binding referendum stops oil exploration in an area of Yasuní National Park that is rich in biodiversity and home to uncontacted Indigenous tribes.
By Jake Johnson
Common Dreams
Ecuadorians voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to reject oil drilling in a section of Yasuní National Par