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Ecuador · Yasuní, block 43Territory · Cooperation

A vote can decide an objective: then it must be implemented

A vote can set collective direction; implementing it requires acts, resources, deadlines, and public controls.

What the evidence tells us ↓
Ecuador · Yasuní, block 43. Mining continues in the forest / Closure and restoration are the objective decided by the vote
Mining continues in the forestClosure and restoration are the objective decided by the vote
A mechanism, not a numerical forecast

How the change works

  1. 01 / Public decision

    Popular decision

  2. 02 / Physical change

    Acts and implementation plan

  3. 03 / Possible outcome

    Objective to be verified on the territory

A vote can set collective direction; implementing it requires acts, resources, deadlines, and public controls.

Research and local documents ↓
Documented rules and objectives

What the evidence tells us

Ecuador's CNE announced 58.95% Yes and 41.05% No for the 2023 Yasuní consultation. The decision concerns keeping block 43's oil underground.

Documented rules and objectives · Ecuador · Yasuní consultation, 2023

The result of the consultation

The result of the consultation. Yes: 58.95 % of valid votes; No: 41.05 % of valid votes

58.95 % of valid votesYes

41.05 % of valid votesNo

Final results announced by the CNE. The graph measures the vote, not the state of implementation.

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Read values and method
Ecuador · Yasuní consultation, 2023
IndicatorValue
Yes58.95 % of valid votes
No41.05 % of valid votes

Final results announced by the CNE. The graph measures the vote, not the state of implementation.

Qualitative comparison

Putting the choices into practice

Decision

The challengeResult of the vote

The responseDefined mandate

Implementation

The challengeObjective on paper

The responseActs, resources and deadlines

Verification

The challengePresumed success

The responsePublic progress reports

The diagram compares choices and conditions for putting them into practice. Measured outcomes and their limits are discussed in the evidence.

Research and local documents ↓
Conditions and limits

The result of the referendum does not prove that all the wells are closed or the restoration is complete. The second scene represents the objective to be implemented.

Other possible benefits

Democratic participation and accountability for following up on decisions.

Research and local documents

  1. Local project or policy documentConsejo Nacional Electoral · final results of the Yasuní referendum ↗

    Institutional documentation of the program, territory or rules mentioned.

  2. Local project or policy documentConstitutional Court of Ecuador · Opinion 6-22-CP/23 ↗

    Institutional documentation of the program, territory or rules mentioned.

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