One year after oil referendum, what’s next for Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park?

One year since Ecuador citizens voted on Aug. 20, 2023, to halt all future oil drilling in Yasuní National Park, the government is nowhere near close to meeting its deadline. After the historic referendum, the country’s Constitutional Court gave the government and the state-owned oil company Petroecuador one year to close the 43-ITT oil block … Continue reading One year after oil referendum, what’s next for Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park?