Deep in Ecuador's Rainforest, A Plan to Forego an Oil Bonanza

Deep in Ecuador's Rainforest, A Plan to Forego an Oil Bonanza
September 13, 2010
BY Kelly Hearn,
Environment 360, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

"Ecuador's Yasuni National Park is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth and is home to remote Indian tribes. It also sits atop a billion barrels of oil. Now, Ecuador and the United Nations are forging an ambitious plan to walk away from drilling in the park in exchange for payments from the international community."

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