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Podcast: Mongabay Newscast
Episode: Ecuadorian environmentalists win historic vote for Yasunà National Park
Description: Ecuadorians have just approved a referendum to halt oil drilling in Yasunà National Park, one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet, which will prohibit further oil extraction. The "yes" vote effectively keeps its oil in the ground, so for the details we check in with staff writer Max Radwin who covered the news for Mongabay. Related to that is a recent legal victory in Ecuador's Andean region, another massively biodiverse area – not only in that country but for the entire planet – so we're re-sharing a discussion with associate digital editor Romi Castagnino that aired after the w...