epa03895032 People rejecting the crude oil prospecting in the Yasuni National Park protest outside the National Assembly in Quito, Ecuador, 03 October 2013. The National Assembly has passed a permission for crude oil prospecting, in spite of opposition fearing irreparable damage in this biodiversity site. Poster on right reads an article of the 2008 Constitution that specifcally prohibits the extraction of non renewable energy from protected areas. EPA/JOSE JACOME

