ConocoPhillips Withdraws from Controversial Oil Block 39 in Peru

Amazon Watch hails decision for isolated peoples' rights at Annual General Meeting

May 11, 2011 | Amazon Watch

Houston, Texas – ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva announced today that the company has withdrawn from its controversial co-venture with Repsol-YPF in Oil Block 39 of the remote northern Peruvian Amazon.More »

Talisman Energy Faces Amazon Controversy at Annual General Meeting

Achuar people issue warning demanding Canadian oil company respect rights

May 4, 2011 | Amazon Watch

Calgary, Canada – Concerns around Talisman Energy's controversial and risky plans to expand oil operations in the ancestral terrritory of the Achuar people in the remote Peruvian Amazon were front and center today at the Canadian oil company's annual meeting of stockholders.More »

To Avoid Jury Trial, Chevron Now Wants to Remove Donziger and Lawyer John Keker from RICO Case

Oil Giant Clearly Scared of Jury Trial That Could Create Additional Liability, Plaintiffs Say

April 21, 2011 | Amazon Defense Coalition

New York, NY – To avoid a jury trial, Chevron has filed papers seeking to remove Steven Donziger and John Keker out of the first phase of a racketeering case in New York that the oil giant filed in February to try to escape paying an $18 billion judgment.More »

Miami Herald Catches Chevron in Lie about Ecuador Well Site

Reporter finds oil sludge in "remediated" pit that's part of Chevron's fraud, plaintiffs say

April 19, 2011 | Amazon Defense Coalition

Washington, DC – In a story published in today's newspaper, journalist Jim Wyss said he witnessed "thick oil slicks" only a few feet into the ground of a dirt-covered storage pit Chevron told him the day before had been remediated of all oil.More »

Organization of American States Requests Immediate Suspension of Belo Monte Dam in the Brazilian Amazon

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights confirmed that indigenous peoples must be consulted before dam construction begins

April 5, 2011 | AIDA, Amazon Watch, Justiça Global, SDDH

Washington, D.C. – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), part of the Organization of American States (OAS), has officially requested the Brazilian Government to immediately suspend the Belo Monte Dam Complex in the Amazonian state of Para, citing the project's potential harm to the rights of traditional communities living within the Xingu river basin.More »

Chevron Selling Assets to Escape Enforcement of $9.5 Billion Judgment in Ecuador, Plaintiffs Charge

Court Filing Requests that U.S. Judge Increase $21.8 Million Bond

April 5, 2011 | Amazon Defense Coalition

New York, NY – Chevron is divesting itself of overseas assets that could be used to enforce the $9.5 billion legal judgment against the oil giant for massive contamination of the Ecuadorian rainforest, lawyers for the Ecuadorian plaintiffs stated in a legal brief submitted to the Southern District of New York last week.More »

IDB Annual Meeting Marked by Lack of Progress in a Sustainable Development Agenda in Latin America

March 30, 2011 | Amazon Watch, ECOLEX, DAR, ILSA, CEDHA

Calgary, Canada – Civil society representatives from Latin America recently attended the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual Meeting along with Amazon Watch to monitor progress of a new reform agenda adopted by the Bank last year and on which the Bank’s recapitalization is conditioned.More »

Bill Clinton Urges Consideration of Alternatives to New Hydroelectric Dams in Brazilian Amazon

Former U.S. president cites indigenous rights and calls on Brazil to lead the world in the 21st century in forging a sustainable energy path

March 29, 2011 | Amazon Watch, International Rivers, Movimento Xingu Vivo para Sempre

Manaus, Brazil – During a speech at the World Sustainability Forum in Manaus over the weekend, former U.S. president Bill Clinton signaled he was against the construction of massive new hydroelectric dams in the Brazilian Amazon.More »

¿Realmente Se Está Construyendo una Agenda Común entre el BID y las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil?

Otra oportunidad perdida para el Banco

March 27, 2011 | Amazon Watch, Instituto Latinoamericano para una Sociedad y un Derecho Alternativo

Calgary, Canada – Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil presentes en la Reunión Anual del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ven con gran preocupación el tratamiento de la participación de la sociedad civil en las actividades del banco.More »

James Cameron Brings Arnold Schwarzenegger to Amazon to See Firsthand a Battle Between Old and New Energy

Cameron Joins Kayapo Chief Raoni and Other Indigenous Leaders in Advocating for Energy Alternatives to the Belo Monte Dam

March 26, 2011 | Amazon Watch, International Rivers, Movimento Xingu Vivo para Sempre

Manaus, Brazil – James Cameron held a press conference yesterday with Amazonian indigenous leaders and environmental experts following his return with Arnold Schwarzenegger from a visit to the Xingu River.More »