March against upcoming referendums determining the future of oil and mining projects
epa10804971 People gesture and display banners as they demonstrate against prohibiting the oil exploitation of Block 43-ITT in the Amazonian Yasuni National Park and mining in the Choco Andino reserve, in the streets of Quito, Ecuador, 17 August 2023. Ecuadoreans will vote in two referendums on 20 August to determine the future of oil and mining projects in the country, deciding on whether to halt production in Block 43-ITT, the country's fourth-most productive block and if to prohibit mining in the Choco Andino biosphere reserve. EPA/GIANA BENALCAZAR
