Ecuador votes to reduce oil exploitation in Yasuní National Park

YASUNÍ NATIONAL PARK, Ecuador — A decisive battle is just beginning for Indigenous peoples and ecologists who have been watching helplessly as state-owned oil company Petroamazonas settles into Yasuní National Park, one of the world’s most biodiverse areas, to take advantage of its oil reserves. Oil extraction in Yasuni is happening in Blocks 31 and … Continue reading Ecuador votes to reduce oil exploitation in Yasuní National Park