http://www.estado.com.br/ | Sao Paulo -Government celebrate expected fall in the rate of devastation by 13%Brasilia - The deforestation of Amazonia affected an area of 18,226 squarekilometres between August 1999 and August 2000, which represents an increaseof 5% in relation to the previous year.
All: 2002
Amazonian Farmers Protesting OCP Pipeline Violently Evicted Road Blockades Continue Despite Increased Repression
Quito, Ecuador — Four farmers were wounded and ten were arrested early Thursday morning when an estimated one hundred uniformed police and military soldiers violently burst onto a farm in the Amazonian province of Sucumbios where a group of local residents affected by the construction of the heavy crude pipeline were physic
Aiding Colombia
AP | History is repeating itself in Latin America, where an American administration is once again becoming involved in a decades-old civil war. The conflict this time is Colombia’s; and if the U.S. government’s recent performance during the Venezuelan coup is any indication, its policy is certainly a farce.
OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC (Translated by Shanti Michaels)
SeñorIng. Jorge Quiroga RamírezConstitutional President of BoliviaLa PazREF: THE CUIABÁ PIPELINE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE CHIQUITANO FOREST.Mr.
Colombia Holds Out for a Big Oil Find
Financial Times | Under rebel threat and with its largest fields in decline, Colombia's oil industry was dealt a new blow this month when one of its loyal foreign investors said it had not found significant reserves.However, despite Occidental's decision to abandon the Sirirý exploration block near the Venezuelan border, where it had h
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
La Enron Golpea de Nuevo Humberto Vacaflor*
La Razon | Los pecados de la Enron no dejan de sorprender. Ahora se sabe que sobornó a unas ONG ecologistas que operaban en Brasil y EEUU para poder construir un gasoducto en tierras bolivianas.La denuncia fue refrescada por el Washington Post, pero es tan antigua como el gasoducto a Cuiabá.
El "Ahorro" de la Enron
Los Tiempos | ¿No tenía el Gobierno el poder suficiente para impedir que el gasoducto a Cuiabá, tendido por Enron, dañara el bosque chiquitano? Por supuesto que sí. Pero no hizo nada.
How a Disappearing Oil Field was the Answer to One Tribe's Prayers Bizarre Campaign Pays Off as US Oil Giant Quits Amazon Project
Guardian | When geologists from US oil giant Oxy found what they believed was one of the largest oil fields in Latin America in 1994, there was jubilation in the company's Los Angeles HQ.
Por el Ilegal Desvío de la Ruta del Gasoducto Cuiabá Enron Ahorró 70 Millones
La Prensa | Un grupo de parlamentarios denunció que la empresa Enron evitó invertir 70 millones de dólares en la construcción del gasoducto Cuiabá mediante el desvío de su trayecto original, que además dañó el bosque de la chiquitania.La denuncia fue conocida ya en 2000.
Para la Construcción del Gasoducto a Cuiabá El Gobierno Tenía la Facultad de Negar la Licencia a Enron
La Prensa | La Paz, Bolivia - El ex viceministro de Energía Carlos Alberto López negó rotundamente que su despacho hubiera sido responsable de la licencia ambiental que el gobierno otorgó a Enron para el tendido del gasoducto a Cuiabá en el bosque chiquitano, uno de los dos más valiosos de Latinoamérica.Si bien López recon
Indígenas Piden Investigación del Accidente del Cessna
El Comercio | Puyo - Los indígenas de la Federación Independiente del Pueblo Shuar de Ecuador (Fipse) pidieron una investigación del accidente aéreo en el cual fallecieron tres de sus dirigentes, el martes en Morona. La tragedia ocurrió en Mamayak, cuenca del río Pastaza.
Occidental Pipeline in Columbia Strikes It Rich in Washington
Social Funds. www.socialfunds.com | The Bush Administration has proposed $98 million in military aid to protect Occidental's Cano-Limon pipeline in Columbia, despite its environmental and economic liabilities.
Ex Ministro Reyes Villa Avaló Tendido del Ducto a Cuiabá
El Deber | Santa Cruz de la Sierra - BoliviaIMPACTO. La ex viceministra de Medio Ambiente, Neysa Roca, dijo que la obra se tenía que hacer pese a la depredación. “Es el costo del desarrollo” justificó.
Occidental Returns Siriri Oil Block to Colombia
www.socialfunds.com | Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum withdrew from an oil field belongingto the indigenous U'wa people, but the company will continue oil extractionin Colombia.
Maniobras de Enron afectaron bosque Daño - El Bosque Seco Chiquitano Quedó Partido en Dos con el Gasoducto
El Deber | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia - Las numerosas maniobras políticas en Washington que Enron realizara antes de su quiebra para la construcción del gasoducto a Cuiabá, podrían tener las más graves consecuencias en el Bosque Seco Chiquitano.Habiendo logrado un financiamiento norteamericano de $us 200 millones, Enro
The Washington Post Denuncia Maniobras de Enron
La Prensa | Contra la naturaleza: millones de dólares destruyen el medio ambiente El gasoducto a Cuiabá destruyó bosques vírgenes de la ChiquitaniaUna grave denuncia contra la otrora gran multinacional Enron, acerca de la construcción del gasoducto a Cuiabá —en selvas vírgenes de Bolivia—, fue difundida ayer por el diar
Una Cessna Se Estrelló en Morona y Dejó 4 Fallecidos
El Comercio | Puyo - La causa del suceso aún no se precisa oficialmente.
Pressure is also on the Inter-American Development Bank to deny funding for Camisea
Enrique V. IglesiasPresidentInter-American Development BankWashington, D.C. 20577U.S.A.Dear Enrique V.
Small Plane Crashes in Ecuador Jungle, Killing Four People
Associated Press | Quito, Ecuador - A small plane crashed in Ecuador's southern Amazon region, killing the pilot and three Indian leaders on board, an indigenous organization said Wednesday.The Pastaza Federation of Indigenous Peoples said the Cessna 178 went down Tuesday afternoon after taking off from Mamayac, a remote Shuar Indi
3 Dirigentes de la Organización Shuar Murieron Ayer Rescatados Cadáveres del Accidente Aéreo en Macas
Últimas Noticias | Quito -Una avioneta se accidentó ayer, a las 15:30, en la zona de Transcutucú, provincia de Morona Santiago.La nave se estrelló mientras realizaba la ruta Mamayak-Macuma, en el cantón Taisha, informó Javier Benavides de la Radio Kiruba, de la Organización Shuar del Ecuador (Oshe).En la avioneta viaja
Makuma - Morona Santiago Ministerial Agreement N° 2881 - of December 27, 1996
The Inter-Federation coordinating body announces to the national and international public the tragic loss of our friends and colleagues Joaquin Najamdey, President of FIPSE, Rodrigo Wampankit, Parliamentarian of FIPSE and Samuel Wampankit Head of Territorial Affairs of FIPSE.
Re: Statement to the National and International Public on the Withdrawal of Oxy from U'wa Sacred Territory Kera Chikara
Cubará - Boyacá, Colombia - The millennial and historic U'wa Indigenous People of Colombia situated in the departments of Casanare, Arauca, Boyacá, Santander and Norte de Santander, through this statement would like to express thanks from our hearts for the total and unconditional support that we have received from the fol
Oil Co. to Pull Out of Colombia
Associated Press | Bogota - Occidental Petroleum Corp. has stopped looking for oil in the Siriri block in eastern Colombia and plans to withdraw from the zone, a local company spokesman said Tuesday.Occidental's activities in the zone sparked fierce protests from the U'Wa indigenous group, backed by international rights groups.
CDES Requests an Investigation into the Deaths of Shuar Leaders in an Air Accident
The Center for Social and Economic Rights, CDES, demands an immediate and transparent investigation into a tragic plane crash in the Ecuadorian Amazon which caused the deaths of 3 high level leaders of the Shuar people who were engaged in the lawsuit that the Shuar are bringing against the oil company Burlington on grounds of
Asunto: Comunicado a la Opinión Pública Nacional e Internacional Frente al Retiro de la Oxy de Territorio Sagrado U'wa Kera Chikara
El milenario e histórico Pueblo Indígena U'wa de Colombia con asentamiento en los departamentos de Casanare, Arauca, Boyacá, Santander y Norte de Santander, por medio del presente comunicado queremos agradecer de corazón el apoyo total e incondicional que recibimos por parte de las siguientes organizaciones nacionales e i
Occidental Abandona Exploración del Bloque Samoré
El Tiempo | Ecopetrol sufre un grave revés y tendrá que terminar la tarea inconclusa enel proyecto, considerado la piedra angular de la nueva generación de campospetroleros del país.Aunque la petrolera estatal aún no ha sido notificada oficialmente de ladecisión, la sede principal de Occidental en Los Ánge
Enron Pipeline Leaves Scar on South America Lobbying, U.S. Loans Put Project on Damaging Path
The Washington Post | Of Enron Corp.'s many political maneuvers in Washington before its fall into bankruptcy, winning the promise of federal financing for a 390-mile pipeline from Bolivia to Brazil through the Chiquitano Dry Tropical Forest may have the most enduring consequences.With that pledge of $200 million in U.S.
Independent Evaluation of Peru's Camisea Gas Project Reveals Violations of World Bank Environmental Standards
Download Report: English Version (pdf)(400kb) Versión en Español (pdf)(398 kb) The following repor
Picketers Protest Occidental Drilling
Reuter on Occidental, U'wa and military aid | Los Angeles - A noisy group of about 20 sign-wavingdemonstrators marched outside the annual meeting of Occidental PetroleumCorp.
