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.
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
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