Tag: Yasuni National Park

Ecuador begins drilling for oil in pristine corner of Amazon

Ecuador begins drilling for oil in pristine corner of Amazon By Jose Llangari TIPUTINI, Ecuador, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Ecuador began drilling for oil on Wednesday near an Amazon nature reserve known as Yasuni, a site that President Rafael Correa had previously sought to protect from development and pollution under a pioneering conservation plan. Correa […]