Ecuadorians Reject Oil Drilling in Amazon Region : compareme

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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