Yasuni National Park

August 25, 2023

In a historic decision, Ecuadorians voted against the oil drilling of a protected area in the Amazon that’s home to two uncontacted tribes and serves as a biodiversity hotspot.
Around six in ten Ecuadorians rejected the oil exploration in Block 44, situated within Yasuni National Park, one of the world’s most biodiverse regions.
The area is inhabited by the Tagaeri and Taromenani, who live in self-isolation.
In 1989, Yasuni was designated a world biosphere reserve by the UNESCO.
Encompassing a surface area of over 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres), it boasts 610 species of birds, 139 species of amphibians, and 121 species of reptiles.