The Freest People
Protecting the Last Indigenous Groups in Voluntary Isolation
April 6, 2011 – "Hidden tribes of the Amazon", "free peoples", "uncontacted tribes", "indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation." While society is quick to cast labels, in most cases their true name is known only amongst members of their group.
Peruvians Lead Charge for Indigenous Rights at World Bank Climate Fund
April 4, 2011 – Peru is emerging as one of the key laboratories for a big experiment to save the world's remaining tropical forests known as REDD.
Another Major Oil Spill from Pluspetrol in Northern Peru
March 31, 2011 – Following the damning report last month documenting 18 major spills, this new video from our partners in Peru documents a major new spill of over 400 barrels of crude.
Chaos on the Madeira: The Trouble with Dams in the Amazon
March 25, 2011 – The Madeira River: Life Before the Dams is a beautiful example of the power of film to capture natural beauty and human emotion, mostly through the play and laughter of children.
Journey to the Amazon, A Forest Worth Fighting For
March 23, 2011 – From the contamination left by Chevron's former operations to the pristine and breathtaking Yasuni National Forest, we witnessed the true human and environmental cost of oil extraction, as well as the beauty that is worth saving.
Rigging the System? RT TV's No-Holds-Barred Report on Chevron's Hypocrisy in Ecuador Case
March 17, 2011 – "Well, we have yet another example of a major corporation – an oil giant, in fact – that has shown the world it intends to play by the rules only when it suits them."
