Gran Sabana, Venezuela - Since yesterday, Pemon indigenous communities living in Venezuela's Gran Sabana region have downed four electrical towers on their land ten miles from the City of Santa Elena near the border with Brazil.
All: 1999
Occidental and Oriental Connections
Wall St. Journal | Carthage, Tenn. - On his 1998 tax returns under "supplemental income," Vice President Al Gore lists a $20,000 royalty payment from Union Zinc Inc. for the right to mine zinc from his 88-acre farm here in the verdant hills of the Cumberland River valley. In the 25 years he has held the zinc lease, Mr.
Colombian President Pastrana Condemned for Granting Occidental Permit for Oil Drilling on U'wa Tribal Land International Protests to Escalate
Washington, DC - An international coalition of environmental and human rights leaders condemned Colombian President Andrés Pastrana today for his decision to grant the Los-Angeles based Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) permission to proceed with oil drilling on U'wa tribal lands.
The Colombian Government Urged to Reject Occidental's License to Drill on U'wa Tribe's Land
Los Angeles, CA - An international alliance of more than 100 organizations from 24 countries sent a joint letter to Juan Mayr, Colombia's award-winning Environment Minister, urging him to reject the Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum's (OXY) pending license to drill its first oil well on the U'wa's sacred ancestral lands.
The Colombian Government Urged to Reject Occidental's License to Drill on U'wa Tribe's Land
Los Angeles, CA - An international alliance of more than 100 organizations from 24 countries sent a joint letter to Juan Mayr, Colombia's award-winning Environment Minister, urging him to reject the Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum's (OXY) pending license to drill its first oil well on the U'wa's sacred ancestral lands.
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U'WA of Colombia Uphold Opposition to All Oil Drilling as Tribe Granted Expansion of Legal Territory
A Colombian Indian tribe has upheld its opposition to oil drilling on its traditional territory after winning legal title to a significant portion of that land.
Despite Image, Gore Has Deep Roots in Oil Industry
Reuters | New York - Democratic Presidential front-runner Vice President Al Gore has nurtured his image as the nation's top environmental advocate, but a close look shows his roots in the oil industry run almost as deep those of his Republican rival, Texas Governor George W.
Indigenous Peoples Will Have A Role in Writing a New Venezuelan Constitution The Constitutional Assembly Inaugurated Today
Caracas, Venezuela – Indigenous peoples of Venezuela celebrated a historic moment today as three prominent indigenous leaders took their seat in the opening day of the National Constitutional Assembly.
El Proceso Constitucional Ofrece Nuevas Esperanzas para la Sobrevivencia Cultural de los Pueblos Indígenas Cumbre Indígena de Venezuela, Brasil, Guyana Concluye Viernes en Caracas
Los Pueblos Indígenas Arawak, Patamuna, Macushi, Pemon, Kariña, Muré, Wapishana, Ye'kwana, Eñe'pa y Pumé, de los países Guyana, Brasil y Venezuela, concluyen hoy su II Seminario Internacional, instalado en Ciudad Bolívar, el 20 de julio de este año.
The Constitutional Process Offers New Hopes for the Cultural Survival of Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Summit of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana Concludes Friday in Caracas
The Arawak, Patamuna, Macushi, Pemon, Kariña, Muré, Wapishana, Ye'kwana, Eñe'pa y Pumé Indigenous Peoples, from Guyana, Brasil and Venezuela, concluded their second International Seminar today, begun in Ciudad Bolivar on July 20 of this year.
Indigenous Leaders from Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil Convene Summit to Strategize on Globalizing Indigenous Rights
Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela - Starting today, Tuesday, July 20 through Friday, July 24, over seventy-five Amazonian indigenous leaders from Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana will convene in a historic summit at the Centro Comercial Continental Plaza in Ciudad Bolivar to discuss land rights and their cultural survival.
Cumbre de Lideres Indígenas de Venezuela, Brasíl, y Guyana para Buscar Estrategias para Globalizar los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas
Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela - Desde este martes, 20 de julio hasta 24 de julio, mas de setenta y cinco lideres indígenas de la Amazonia de Venezuela, Brasil y Guyana se reunirán en una cumbre histórica en la ciudad venezolana de Ciudad Bolívar para conversar sobre derechos territoriales y su sobrevivencia cultural.
Indigenous Leaders Elect Three Representatives to Historical Process to Revamp Venezuela's Constitution
Caracas, Venezuela - Some six-hundred delegates representing 34 indigenous tribes participated in the National Assembly of Indigenous Peoples July 17 through 18 and elected three representatives to the National Constituent Assembly.
Indigenas Electos para la Asemblea Constituyente en Ciudad Bolivar, Ratificados Ayer en Asamblea Nacional en los Caracas Fotos disponibles de Associated Press Photos y de pagina de web www.amazonwatch.org
Caracas, Venezuela - Los 600 delegados asistentes a la Asamblea Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas entre el 17 y el 18 de julio para la eleccion de los tres constituyentes que representaran a los Pueblos Indígenas en la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente, ratificó, por amplia mayoria, José Luis González, con 453 votos, Guil
Venezuela
During July the Amazon Communications Team supported Venezuela's indigenous peoples while the Constituent Assembly convened to rewrite Venezuela's constitution. Get the full story.
Venezuela Mission
The Amazon Communications Team went on a mission to the Venezuelan Amazon. Our mobile media team attended the Summit of Amazonian indigenous leaders of Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil. In addition to publicizing the event, the Amazon Communications Team conducted a Media Workshop for the Indigenous leaders.
World Trade: Opic Set to Approve Bolivian Pipeline Loan Environment Campaigners Fear for Tropical Forest:
Financial Times | The US Overseas Private Investment Corporation is today expected to approve a Dollars 200m loan for a gas pipeline in Bolivia, a project opposed by 60 environmental groups in 25 countries.Opic, which promotes US foreign investment by offering financing and political risk insurance, has recently approved new stricter en
Enron Pipeline in Bolivia Gets U.S. Loan Guarantee
Houston Chronicle Washington | Washington — The federal government Tuesday agreed to provide $200 million worth of loan guarantees to an Enron Corp.-led group to help fund construction of a controversial, natural gas pipeline that will cut through a tropical forest in Bolivia.
U.S. Agency Waffles on President Clinton's Pledge and Votes to Destroy Primary Tropical Forest Environmental Organizations Declare OPIC in Violation of U.S. Law
Washington — Environmental Groups denounced the decision by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to give $200 million in financing – backed by U.S. tax dollars – for the proposed Enron-Shell Bolivia-Cuiaba gas pipeline project that cuts through rare primary tropical forest.
U.S. Agency to Vote on Controversial ENRON/Shell Pipeline Through Rare Tropical Wilderness in Bolivia Lawmakers, Scientists, and Environmental Organizations Warn OPIC: Pipeline Violates U.S. Law and Devastates Primary Tropical Forest Opponents Rally i
Washington - On June 15, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) will meet to consider whether to provide $200 million in financing – backed by U.S. tax dollars – for ENRON’s proposed Bolivia-Cuiaba gas pipeline project. The pipeline will bisect one of the World’s largest intact tropical forests.
U.S. Agency to Vote on Controversial ENRON/Shell Pipeline Through Rare Tropical Wilderness in Bolivia Lawmakers, Scientists, and Environmental Organizations Warn OPIC: Pipeline Violates U.S. Law and Devastates Primary Tropical Forest Opponents Rally in
Washington - On June 15, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) will meet to consider whether to provide $200 million in financing – backed by U.S. tax dollars – for ENRON’s proposed Bolivia-Cuiaba gas pipeline project. The pipeline will bisect one of the World’s largest intact tropical forests.
Environment: U.S. Set to Finance Bolivian Gas Project
Inter Press Service | Washington - The Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC), a major U.S.
U'wa Chieftans Carry Eco-Fight to Doorstep of Corporate America
The Wall Street Journal | Malibu, Calif.
Media Workshop
Thirty Amazonian indigenous leaders participate in the Amazon Communications Team first Media Workshop held in conjunction with the Amazon Forum IV in Washington, D.C. May 31 through June 1 1999.
Major Step to Ending Oil Drilling in Rainforest Results from Oxy Shareholder Vote 40-Million Shares Vote to Support the Rights of Colombia's U'wa People
Santa Monica, CA - Environmental and human rights activists scored a significant victory today as thirteen percent of Occidental Petroleum shareholders, totaling over 40,000,000 shares, voted in favor of a resolution presented at the annual shareholder meeting to carry out an analysis of the risks associated with oil project
Colombia’s U’wa Tribal Leaders to Address Oxy Executives at Company’s Annual Meeting Tomorrow Press Conference at 9:30 am and Public Rally from 11:30 to 1:00 pm PHOTO OPPORTUNITY -- Photos, B-Roll Video Footage (Beta) Available Upon Request --
Santa Monica, CA - U’wa tribal leaders Berito Kuwaru’wa and Roberto Perez have come to Los Angeles from the rainforest of Colombia in order to attend the company’s annual meeting on Friday, April 30.
U’wa Leaders Arrive in Los Angeles to Attend April 30 Annual Meeting Shareholders Direct Occidental Petroleum to Assess Financial Risks of Colombian Oil Project on U’wa Tribal Lands -- Video Footage (Beta) and Interviews with Tribal Leaders Availab
Leaders from the U’wa tribe of Colombia arrived in Los Angeles yesterday in preparation of a week of activity surrounding Occidental Petroleum’s April 30 annual shareholder meeting in Santa Monica, CA.Shareholders concerned by the ongoing conflict between the U’wa Indians and Occidental Petroleum are sponsoring a
An International Communique from the Association of Traditional U’WA Authorities
Kerachikara, Sacred U’WA Territory, Colombia -For thousands of years the U’wa people have lived in territories known today as the Departments of Casanare, Arauca, Boyaca, Santander and North of Santander, Colombia.
FARC Admission Cannot Take Place of Investigation Peace in the U'WA Region Requires Suspension of Oil Project
Following yesterday's revelation by leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that one of its commanders is responsible for the senseless killings of our three friends and colleagues Terence Freitas, Ingrid Washinawatok and Lahe'ena'e Gay, we condemn this act in the strongest terms and demand that perpetrat
