Helen Pugh'A special election will be held this August where Ecuadorians will decide on a historic referendum to restrict oil in... the rainforest by answering the question, “Do you agree that the government should keep the oil in ITT... permanently in the ground?”'
https://amazonwatch.org/news/2023/0601-ecuador-makes-history-vote-to-keep-the-oil-in-the-ground-in-yasuni-underway
Amongst other themes, my book Jungle-tastic Tales explores nature resource extraction in the #AmazonRegion.
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Ecuador Makes History: Vote to Keep the Oil in the Ground in Yasuní Underway | Amazon Watch
The protection of Yasuní is crucial: It is one of the most biodiverse places on earth, and any invasions by oil and extractive activity could further destabilize our global climate and destroy the territory of the Tagaeri and Taromenane peoples.