Digest of Socio-Ecological Union International for September 09, 2023. №60

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Digest of Socio-Ecological Union International for September 09, 2023. №60

September 14 marks the 50th anniversary of Gaujas nacionalais parks - the largest national park in Latvia. It stretches over an area of more than 90 thousand hectares on the most beautiful section of the ancient Gauja Valley from Valmiera to Muryani. This is untouched nature, rocks, caves, forests, castles, lakes and hundreds of mystical legends that these places are associated with.

Ecuadorans have voted to stop an oil drilling project in an Amazon reserve, according to the results Monday of a referendum hailed as a historic example of climate democracy.

Ecuador is one of eight nations sharing the Amazon basin, a vital carbon sink facing widespread destruction at a time when the world is grappling to curb climate change. Almost 59 percent of voters chose to halt the exploitation of an oil block in Yasuni National Park, one of the most diverse biospheres in the world.