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<p>The Ecuadorian government is currently racing ahead with plans to drill for oil in the core of what is <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0008767">a… the most biodiverse corner of the planet</a>: Blocks 31 and ITT of the famed Yasuní National Park. This new aggressive push for oil drilling comes as a stunning backlash to the failure of a 6-year initiative seeking international financial compensation in exchange for leaving the oil permanently underground.</p>
<p>In response, the “Scientists Concerned for Yasuní” – a group of more than 100 scientists from Ecuador and 18 other countries around the world – submitted a statement to the Ecuadorian Congress detailing the extraordinary biodiversity of the park and strongly warning against allowing new oil drilling in its core.</p>
<p>You can read the full story at National Geographic: <a href="http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/01/science-warns-agains…;
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