“We planted this forest for the future of humanity.” What price does humanity pay if we allow the most biodiverse place on Earth to be destroyed? Yasuní National Park is an extraordinary sanctuary of life and natural wonder. It is hailed as the most biodiverse place on the planet. Sheltered under its lush canopies live Indigenous communities, like the Waorani and Kichwa, who hold ancestral rights to the land and who have a deep connection to nature. They champion biodiversity. Yasuní also shelters some of the last Indigenous tribes in voluntary isolation—the Tagaeri, Taromenane, and Dugakaeri. Yet, Yasuní's destiny teeters on a precipice, threatened by Big Oil. Proposed fossil fuel projects cast a looming shadow, heralding deforestation and mass loss of wildlife. The very existence of these Indigenous communities is now threatened. On August 20, a historic vote awaits, offering Ecuadorians the chance to protect a vital slice of the Yasuní rainforest. Let's applaud this opportunity...