Ecuador Votes on Potential Oil Drilling Ban in Amazon Voters decide on Sunday whether the country will ban oil operations in a section of the Amazon that’s one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.
Ecuador Tried to Curb Drilling and Protect the Amazon. The Opposite Happened. A novel idea to leave the country’s vast oil reserves in the ground fizzled for lack of international support. Now, struggling under painful debt, the government wants to expand drilling in the rainforest.