Spillover

Yasuni National Park was thrust into the international spotlight last year after Ecuadorians voted to stop drilling in one block in the reserve, a move hailed as a historic example of climate democracy. The reserve stretches over 1 million hectares and is home to at least three of the world's last uncontacted indigenous populations and a bounty of plant and animal species.

Local residents like Nenquimo want to stop all oil extraction in the reserve and elsewhere in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The oil spills leave "an immense impact that no one can remedy", Nenquimo said.