Government authorities succumb to pressure from Indigenous Organizations, Local Civic Committees, Ombudsman Office and National and International NGOs.The initial phase of the Environmental Audit of the Cuiaba gas pipeline, requested a year ago by indigenous organizations representing the Chiquitano and Ayoreo pe
All: 2003
Peruvian Indigenous Organizations Call for Camisea Project To Withdraw from State Reserve for Indigenous Peoples Who Reject Contact with Outside World Inter-American Development Bank Official Responds, “What You Want Will Not Happen!”
In a statement to Peruvian authorities, international banks and the international community dated March 2003, Peru’s national indigenous organization AIDESEP joined with COMARU, the Machiguenga Council for the Urubamba River, to condemn the impacts of the Camisea Gas Project on thousands of indigenous families living in its
Hearing Sparks Turn in Controversial Ecuador Oil Project
Dow Jones Business News | Santiago - The debate over a controversial crude oil pipeline nearing completion in Ecuador has taken a new turn following a parliamentary hearing in Germany.
WestLB, World Bank At Odds Over Ecuador OCP Oil Pipeline
Dow Jones Business News | Santiago - In a parliamentary hearing Wednesday in Germany,Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale AG (G.WLG) said the controversial OCP oil pipeline currently under construction in Ecuador meets World Bank (News - Websites) environmental standards - a position the World Bank doesn't share."OCP met and continues to meet W
Inter-American Development Bank President Iglesias Admits Serious Flaws in Camisea Gas Project: Still, No Commitment to Loan
In a meeting with international NGOs at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) annual meetings in Milan, Italy, President Enrique Iglesias and Senior IDB officials admitted that the Camisea gas project in Peru is problematic and controversial, as it is having negative impacts on the environment and on indigenous peoples.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Ecopetrol to Complete Gibraltar Studies by Mar.28 - Colombia
BNamericas.com | Colombia's state oil company Ecopetrol expects to complete an evaluation of crude reserves at its Gibraltar 1 exploration well in the Samore block by early next week (Mar.24-28), Ecopetrol exploration spokesperson Leila Tovar told BNamericas.
Oil Fuels Conflict from Iraq to Colombia: March 24 Mobilization Demands End to US Military Aid
From Iraq to Colombia, conflict over oil is forcing civilians into the crossfire. On Monday, March 24, peace activists will stage a rally and march to draw attention to the role of American corporations that are directly or indirectly profiting from war in oil rich regions such as Colombia and Iraq.
U’wa: Collective Suicide
The Highest Council of the U’wa Traditional Authorities would like to clarify the issue of collective suicide to the national and international community.
Communique to the National and International Community in Response to the Discovery of Petroleum in Our Ancestral Territory, Kera Chikara
Cubará, Colombia - On March 3, 2003 the highest U’wa Council of the Traditional Authorities of 17 indigenous U’wa communities, leaders, and general public received official word from the President of Ecopetrol, Isaac Yanovich, regarding the discovery of petroleum in Gibralter I of the Samoré block.
U’wa Vow To Resist Oil Discovery on Sacred Land Groups Denounce Use of US Tax Dollars for Oil Drilling in Colombia
After a successful decade long struggle to keep oil exploitation off of their sacred homeland, the 7,000 member U’wa indigenous community from the remote cloud forests of northeastern Colombia are vowing to continue their peaceful opposition to oil drilling on their land in light of this week’s announcement by Colombia’
Comunicado a la Opinion Publica Nacional e Internacional Frente al Hallazgo de Petroleo en Nuestro Territorio Ancestral Kera Chikara
Cubará, Colombia - El día 03 de Marzo de 2003 el Cabildo Mayor U´wa, Autoridades Tradicionales de las 17 Comunidades Indígenas, Lideres y Pueblo en General recibe de manera Oficial de parte de los medios de Comunicación Nacional y del Presidente de ECOPETROL ISAAC YANOVICH en hallazgo de petróleo en Gibraltar 1 del Bloq
El Gas de Camisea y los Pueblos Indígenas de la Amazonia Peruana Problemática y Propuestas
PresentaciónLa Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana, AIDESEP y el Consejo Machiguenga del río Urubamba, COMARU, organizaciones representativas de los pueblos indígenas de la Amazonía peruana a nivel nacional y local, respectivamente, presentamos el documento “El gas de Camisea y los Pueblos I
Ecuador’s ‘Crown Jewel’ or Investors’ Worst Nightmare The ITT Oil Project Will Cost Investors and Destroy a UN Biosphere Reserve
New York, NY – Environmentalists decried efforts by the Ecuadorian government delegation who is in New York this week to auction an oil concession in the heart of Yasuni, Ecuador’s largest and most prized National Park.
The Camisea Gas Project And Forced Contact with Indigenous Peoples Living in Voluntary Isolation
TO: Enrique Iglesias, President, Inter-American Development Bank CC: Jose Fourquet, Executive Director, Inter-American Development Bank; Keith Kozloff, Department of Treasury; Stephen Altheim, Department of Treasury; Secretary Donald L. Evans, Department of Commerce; Denise Carpenter, Department of Commerce; Otto J.
U.S. Public Banks Back in the Spotlight Over Financing for Camisea Gas Project in Peru’s Amazon Heartland Hunt Oil –Ally to President Bush –Faces Renewed Controversy As Disease Rocks Camisea Maps, Photos, Video Footage, Related Reports Available
Washington, DC – Today US NGOs issued a comprehensive statement to the Inter-American Development Bank, urging the rejection of financing for the controversial Camisea Gas Project in the remote Peruvian Amazon.
The U'wa Demand the Immediate Withdrawal of EcoPetrol from Their Sacred Land
Comunique to the Colombian and International CommunitiesResguardo Unido U’wa, CubaráIf ECOPETROL continues with the Sirirí project in U’wa territory, our culture will disappear.
Record of Forced Contact By Camisea Project Companies in Nahua-Kugapakori Reserve
Below is a record of cases of forced contact with peoples living in voluntary isolation within the Nahua-Kugapakori State Reserve by Pluspetrol - operator and sponsor for the upstream (gas extraction) part of the Camisea Gas Project – and Veritas Energy Services, a Canadian company contracted by Pluspetrol to conduct seismi
Hunt Oil Invades Territories of Uncontacted Peoples in the Remote Peruvian Amazon
Hunt Oil, a Texas-based private oil company with close ties to the Bush family, is operating in the territories of uncontacted indigenous peoples in one of the remotest regions of the Peruvian Amazon. The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines has given Hunt Oil, a major donor to the George W.
