Ecuador: Voters reject oil drilling in the Amazon
23 August 2023 |
7:28 am
Ecuadorians have said 'no' to oil extraction in a portion of the Amazon, one of the world's most biodiverse regions, in a referendum hailed as a historic example of climate democracy.
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