Ecuadorian environmentalists win historic vote for Yasuni National Park
Ecuadorians have just approved a referendum to halt oil drilling in Yasun\xed National Park, one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet, which will prohibit further oil extraction. The "yes" vote effectively keeps its oil in the ground, so for the details we check in with staff writer Max Radwin who covered the news for Mongabay.
Related to that is a recent legal victory in Ecuador's Andean region, another massively biodiverse area \u2013 not only in that country but for the entire planet \u2013 so we're re-sharing a discussion with associate digital editor Romi Castagnino that aired after the winning decision for Indigenous and local communities, whose rights to prior consultation and the 'rights of nature' were both upheld.
You can read more about both stories and watch the video report mentioned by Romi at these links:
Ecuador referendum halts oil extraction in Yasun\xed National Park
Ecuador court upholds \u2018rights of nature,\u2019 blocks Intag Valley copper mine
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Image caption: Indigenous activist Nemonte Nenquimo stands alongside an oil spill near Shushufindi in the province of Sucumb\xedos, Ecuadorian Amazon, June 26th 2023. Image by Sophie Pinchetti / Amazon Frontlines.
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