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  1. Ecuadorians have approved ending #oil exploitation in Block 43, overlapping with the megabiodiverse #Yasuni National Park, home to #Waorani #indigenous people. Early results show 59% support for the referendum, completing a decade-long campaign. larepublica.ec/blog/2023/08/20/el-si-gana-ampliamente-en-la-consulta-del-yasuni-itt/
    1. …in reply to @CarwilBJ
      Fmr president Rafael Correa had proposed that wealthy countries should pay Ecuador to preserve the park, but now the country's citizens have done so on their own. nytimes.com/es/2023/08/17/espanol/ecuador-consulta-yasuni.html