...Petrobras has relinquished plans to build a new access road into Yasuni National Park, located in the megadiverse Ecuadorian Amazon...For nearly two years, Ecuadorian and international conservation, indigenous, and scientific groups have been fighting to stop the road into the park...They fear a road would allow land development of all kinds to penetrate the pristine rainforest that shelters...indigenous peoples who prefer to avoid contact and retain traditional ways...“This is a huge step in the right direction,” said ecologist Dr. Matt Finer of Save America’s Forests...“Given the proliferation of oil concessions throughout the Amazon, hopefully this will set a critical precedent...”