Lima, 12 de septiembre del 2006Sr. Luis Alberto Moreno, PresidenteBanco Interamericano de DesarrolloInter-American Development Bank1300 New York Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20577Estimado Sr.
All: 2006
The IDB’s “Independent” Audit of Controversial Amazon Pipeline Is at Risk, Warn Green Groups Current Audit Process for Camisea Marred by Conflicts of Interest
Lima, Peru – Environmental and human rights organizations today warned the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that the Bank’s process for conducting an “independent audit” of the problematic Camisea gas project, the Bank’s flagship project in Peru is marred by conflicts of interest and lacks independence.
Líderes de Pueblos Achuar Piden que Se Detenga la Contaminación La Delegación de Comunidades Indígenas Llegó a Lima en un Intento por ser Escuchados
El Comercio | Su paciencia ha comenzado a agotarse.
¡NO MÁS CONSESIONES PETROLERAS EN COMUNIDADES INDÍGENAS! Pueblo Indígena Achuar Llega a Lima Para Dialogar Con Altas Autoridades de Nivel Nacional
Mayor información: 4717118 / (065) 9942772prensa.feconaco.achuar@gmail.com Las Comunidades Nativas del Pueblo Indígena Achuar asentadas en la Cuenca del Río Corrientes, ubicado en la parte nor-oriental de la Amazonía Peruana, en el departamento de Loreto, Perú, son víctimas desde hace tres décadas de
No More Land Concessions for Petroleum Exploration in Indigenous Communities! Achuar Indigenous People Arrive in Lima to Hold Talks With Senior-Level National Officials
Lima, Peru — For the last three decades, in the province of Loreto in Peru, the native communities of the Indigenous Achuar People have suffered from the effects of the severe environmental and social impacts caused by the discriminatory neglect of the State.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Longing for Home: Return of Land to Colombia's Internally Displaced Population
As some 30,000 paramilitaries are demobilized in Colombia, little discussion has taken place about what will happen to the land they stole through violence.
El Cuyabeno Está en Peligro
El Comercio | Luego de varios sobrevuelos realizados por el área afectada, se estableció que al menos 35 000 hectáreas de bosque húmedo fueron contaminadas.El sistema lacustre de la Reserva Faunística de Producción Cuyabeno se contaminó con petróleo en un 90 por ciento, informó la jefatura del área protegida.
Petrocuador: Oil Cleanup at National Park to Cost up to $8 Million
Dow Jones | Quito - Repairing damage to Ecuador's Amazon Cuyabeno Park caused by an oil spill 10 days ago could cost up to $8 million, Galo Chiriboga, president of state-owned Petroecuador, said Monday.Officials say the oil spill was the result of sabotage.
Ruling Will Hasten Long-Running Pollution Case in Ecuador
Oil Daily | In the latest development in the ongoing litigation between Chevron and communities of a remote Amazon region in Ecuador, a judge in Ecuador ruled in favor of a plaintiffs’ motion to reduce the number of oil field inspections in the high-profile pollution case, a decision that could hasten a verdict in the more than decade-
Indigenas-Peru: Petrolera Podría Ser Demandada por Contaminación
Inter Press Service News Agency | Lima - ¡Arankartuktaram!, ¡Respétennos!, exclaman en su lengua las comunidades indígenas achuar desde el corazón de la Amazonia de Perú.
Chevron's $6 Billion Pollution Case Speeds Up in Ecuador
Contra Costa Times | A $6 billion class-action pollution trial against San Ramon-based Chevron Corp.
In Blow to Chevron, Ecuador Court Cancels 64 Judicial Inspections in Rainforest Trial -- Decision Should Move $6 Billion Case Toward Faster Conclusion, Say Indigenous Groups and Lawyers
Quito, Ecuador – In a major blow to Chevron in its $6 billion class-action pollution trial in Ecuador, a judge this week canceled almost all of the remaining judicial inspections sought by the parties in a move to speed the case toward a final decision.Chevron is accused in the lawsuit of dumping more than 18 billion
EXIGIMOS AUDITORÍA INTEGRAL COMPLETA E INDEPENDIENTE DE LOS DUCTOS DE CAMISEA
ACCION CIUDADANA CAMISEA – ACC"Red de organizaciones comprometidas en que el Proyecto Camisea se realice bajo una visión estratégica que priorice el desarrollo sostenible y la mejora de la calidad de vida de nuestro país”El proyecto Camisea está una vez más en el centro de atención de los peruanos por
(Interview with) Q’orianka Kilcher The Star of ‘The New World’ on Oil Exploration in Peru, Corporate Accountability, and Being a 16-Year-Old Producer
LA City Beat | The star of ‘The New World’ on oil exploration in Peru, corporate accountability, and being a 16-year-old producerIn Terrence Malick’s 2005 film, The New World, a young Q’orianka Kilcher plays Pocahontas, guiding Colin Farrell’s John Smith toward an understanding of the American wilderness and its indigenous
Petróleo del Territorio Indígena U'wa Evitaría que el País Tenga que Importar Crudo en Cuatro Años
El Tiempo | Sin embargo, los nativos se oponen de manera férrea a la propuesta.
Hollywood Star Q’orianka Kilcher Addresses United Nations on International Day of the World’s Indigenous People Q’orianka shares experience in the Peruvian Amazon and expresses her support for the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
New York- In celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People Wednesday, Q’orianka Kilcher, the young Hollywood star who played Pocahontas opposite Colin Farrell and Christian Bale in Terrence Malick’s ‘The New World’, joined the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to give her su
Embattled Chevron Executive Cancels Press Event In Ecuador Reis Veiga Was To Defend Against Fraud Charges Filed In U.S. Court Over Toxic Dumping
Quito– Chevron canceled a much-anticipated press conference this week in Ecuador where embattled executive Ricardo Reis Veiga was to defend the company against fraud charges over toxic dumping filed in a U.S.
Chevron Faces Fraud Charges In Ecuador Over Toxic Dumping In Amazon Rainforest Embattled Chevron Executive Forced To Appear In Quito To Explain Company’s Flawed Remediation Investigations In Two Countries Target Oil Giant
New York, New York – Embattled Chevron executive Ricardo Reis Veiga is to appear in Quito this week to defend the company against fraud charges filed by Ecuador’s top law enforcement agency as Chevron faces a widening circle of criminal and civil investigations in two countries over its environmental remediation in the Am
BID Sigue Financiando Gasoducto de Camisea
IPS Inter Press Service | Washington - El BID, principal financista público de Camisea, no descarta asignar más dinero a la segunda fase de la construcción de este gasoducto en la selva amazónica de Perú, lo que preocupa a ambientalistas y organizaciones de la sociedad civil.Esta entidad multilateral había prometido que, para otorgar nuev
78 Members of the U.S. Congress Sign Letter in Support of the UNHCHR's Office in Colombia
On August 1, 2006 78 Members of the United States Congress sent a strong letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urging the full renewal of the UNHCHR's Office in Colombia. The bipartisan letter was circulated by Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Jim Leach (R-IA).
Peru: Bank Signals More Funds for Problematic Pipeline
IPS | Washington - Critics of a controversial pipeline in the Amazon rainforest that has ruptured five times since its inception in 2004 are dismayed that the main public funder of the project is on the verge of giving more money for its second phase despite earlier promises to await the results of audits probing the pipeline
IDB’s Due Diligence for Peru LNG Appears to Prejudge Camisea Audit Results Commitment to Await Audit before Approving $400 million Loan Questioned
Washington - The InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) appears to be backtracking on a public commitment to condition future funding for Peru’s Camisea gas project on the satisfactory completion of an environmental and social audit of the project’s disastrous first stage, Amazon Watch said today.Amazon Watch, a San
Q'orianka Kilcher, Star of “The New World,” Calls on Occidental Petroleum to Clean Up Contamination in Peruvian Amazon Rainforest Q’orianka Pledges Support for Indigenous People as they Declare a State of Emergency in their Ancestral Territory Con
Los Angeles – Q’orianka Kilcher, who won the 2006 ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Film for her performance as Pocahontas in the Terrence Malick film The New World, briefed the media this morning at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica on her recent trip to the northern Peruvian Amazon rainforest.
Para Gobierno Norteamericano Camisea No es un Proyecto Exitoso
Servindi | A pesar que la prensa limeña afirma lo contrario el proyecto Camisea fue duramente cuestionado en el senado de EEUU e incluso podría trabarse el financiamiento del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) a Camisea II.
Camisea Cash Storm
Upstream | US President George W.
Q´orianka Kilcher, Star of “The New World,” to Discuss Recent Visit to Peruvian Amazon Rainforest Devastated by Occidental Petroleum Q’orianka Pledges Support for Indigenous People as they Declare a State of Emergency in their Ancestral Territory
* Broadcast Quality Footage and Digital Photos of Q’orianka’s Amazon Visit Available to the Press *___________________________________________________________________________________________WHO/WHAT: Q’orianka Kilcher, who won the 2006 ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Film for her performance as Poc
Peru’s Camisea Gas Project in US Senate Banking Inquiry
ICON International Construction Review | The $1.7 billion Camisea gas project, one of Latin America’s key sources of energy, has come under the scrutiny of the U.S.
Leaky Gas Pipeline Finds Foes in Washington
Inter Press News Agency | Lima - Phase II of Peru's controversial Camisea gas project has once again run up against opposition from the U.S. government and Senate, which may vote against approving additional Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funding.Wednesday's U.S.
Leaky Pipes, Stingy Aid Slow Peru Gas Project More Oversight is Needed for the $1.6 Billion Internationally Financed Project, Say Activists
The Christian Science Monitor | Near Camisea, Peru -Across the bow of a cargo boat, Alcides Huinchompi points to loading platforms jutting from the banks of the Urumbamba River.
