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Ecuador to halt oil drilling in Amazon reserve after historic vote

Waorani Indigenous attend an event promoting a "yes" vote in a referendum on not extracting oil in Quito, Ecuador, 14 August, 2023. AP - Dolores Ochoa

Ecuadorans have voted to stop an oil drilling project in an Amazon reserve, according to the results of a referendum hailed as an historic example of climate democracy.

Almost 59 percent of voters chose to halt the exploitation of an oil block in Yasuni National Park, one of the most diverse biospheres in the world.

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