Ecuador will move ahead with controversia plans to drill for oil in a renowned Amazon park, President Rafael Correa announced on 15 August. But opponents are hoping to block the move in a national vote.rnYasuni National Park is a biological hot spot and home to the Waorani people, including two clans who live in voluntary isolation. The park also holds lots of oil. In 2010, Correa promised to forgo drilling if the international community donated $3.6 billion-one-half of the oil's value-to a special fund. But lackluster fundraising forced the government to act, Correa said. "The world has failed us."
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