EFE | Lima, Peru - Indigenous communities of the Peruvian Amazon expressed to the Argentine Pluspetrol company their decision to not allow the opening of new oil wells, given concerns over contamination of their territories, as stated today by the Federation of Native Communities of the Corrientes River Basin (Feconaco).
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Más Derrames De Petróleo Aseguran Que El Agua De Contaminó Por El Derrame.
Peru 21 | Pese a los compromisos asumidos por la empresa Pluspetrol para trabajar con el fin de remediar la contaminación que actualmente afecta el río Corrientes, los derrames de petróleo siguen perjudicando a las comunidades nativas asentadas en ese lugar.
Comision InterAmericana de Derechos Humanos Responde a Solicitud de AIDESEP Para Medidas Cautelares CIDH Pide al Estado Peruano Proteger a Pueblos Aislados Afectados por Actividades Extractivas en Cusco y Loreto
Empresas del Consorcio Camisea (en Cusco), y de Barrett y Repsol (en Loreto) operan en áreas superpuestas a territorios de pueblos indígenas aislados La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) solicitó al Estado peruano que le informe sobre la protección efectiva que ejecuta en favor de los pueblos
Support Grows for Letting Sleeping Amazon Oil Lie
IPS | QUITO, Aug 23 (IPS) - The innovative offer by the government of Ecuador to refrain from exploiting its largest oil reserve, in exchange for international compensation for nature conservation, is attracting increasing support.While oil prices are soaring, Quito is adopting the civil society initiative calling for the Is
The 11th Hour Movie
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TEACH-IN: Confronting the Global Triple Crisis
September 14-16 in Washington DC – Join the International Forum on Globalization for a Teach In "Confronting the Global Triple Crisis: Climate Change, Peak Oil, and Global Resource Depletion"September 14-16, 2007The George Washington University Lisner Auditorium730 21st Street, NW, Washington D.C.
“That law is held in my heart and in the cassette tape here in my head,” says Roberto Afandor Cobaría, the ultimate U’wa leader and emblem.
Actualidad Étnica | Excerpts of an interview with Afandor Cobaría given to Luis Carlos Osorio, Director of the Colombia magazine Actualidad Étnica.* Available online at www.etniasdecolombia.orgBogotá, July 6, 2007.
Chevron can be sued for attacks on Nigerians, U.S. Judge rules
San Francisco Chronicle | Nigerian villagers can go to trial in San Francisco in a lawsuit that seeks to hold Chevron Corp. responsible for military attacks that killed and wounded protesters at oil company facilities in 1998 and 1999, a federal judge has ruled.In a series of decisions Tuesday, U.S.
Amazon Watch Calls on UN to Pass Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Amazon Watch today called on the United Nations General Assembly to approve the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples without delay.The declaration has been under negotiation at the UN for 22 years, and in June 2006 was finally passed by the United Nations Human Rights Council 30 to two, with 12 abstention
Carta de FECONACO a Hunt Oil Sobre Lote 143
Iquitos, 13 de Agosto del 2007Carta No 155-07-FECONACOSenores: Sr.
Brazilian ministers claim victory in war on illegal loggers
The Guardian | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The destruction of the world's largest rainforest last year fell to its lowest rate in nearly two decades, according to figures announced by the Brazilian government.
Support Grows to Save Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park
Two months after the Government of Ecuador launched a pioneer proposal to save its most treasured national park from oil extraction, the international community is stepping up to support what could be a precedent setting victory for the environment and indigenous rights worldwide.
Victims of Chevron's Ecuador Contamination Clarify Issues Relating to Dismissal of Claims of Three Plaintiffs in San Francisco Lawsuit
Quito, Ecuador – The dismissal by a U.S.
TGP Deberá Pagar Multa de 10 millones de Soles Ente regulador aplicó quince sanciones a la empresa, de las cuales trece fueron apeladas.
La Republica | A causa de infracciones cometidas durante la etapa de construcción del ducto de Camisea, el Organismo Supervisor de la Inversión en Energía y Minería (Osinergmin) sancionó a Transportadora de Gas del Perú (TGP) con tres multas por 3,100.41 unidades impositivas tributarias (UIT), lo cual equivale a 10.69 millones de sole
Perupetro Realizaría Subasta de 15 Lotes Petroleros en Marzo del 2008
ANDINA | El presidente de Perupetro, Daniel Saba, señaló hoy que la próxima subasta de contratos de exploración y explotación de lotes petroleros, que incluirá unos 15 lotes, se realizaría en marzo del 2008, después de hacer una adecuada promoción en el exterior."Para el próximo año habría 15 lotes para subastar, qu
Perú: “Camisea Pipelines Have Lost Up to Half Their Density,” Interview with Bill Powers
Servindi | During a visit to Lima a few weeks ago, the Engineering Director at E-Tech International, Bill Powers, provided information related to the critical state of the Camisea Project pipelines.
Amazon Watch letter to Hunt Oil Regarding New Oil Block on Achuar Territory
31 July, 2007Mr. Ray L. Hunt, CEOHunt Oil CompanyFountain Place, 1445 Foss at Field, Suite 1400Dallas, TX 75202-2785Mr. Hunt,Amazon Watch is aware that Perupetro has awarded Hunt Oil drilling rights for Block 143 in the northern Peruvian Amazon.
Ecuador plan seeks balance of environment, oil
Reuters | EL COCA, Ecuador – Under pressure to preserve the environment while at the same time ease the poverty of his people, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has come up with an unusual solution.Correa wants wealthy nations to pay Ecuador $350 million a year in exchange for leaving an estimated 1 billion barrels of o
Achuar Letter to Pluspetrol Rejecting New Drilling on Ancestral Land
Al Presidente de la República del Perú;A los Congresistas de la República del Perú;Al pueblo Loretano y a todo el pueblo peruano;Al pueblo y al Gobierno Argentino;A la comunidad Internacional;A la empresa petrolera Pluspetrol;Los abajo firmantes Apus, autoridades y delegados de las com
FECONACO Communique Demanding That the Peruvian Presidency of Ministries Council Declare a Health and Environmental Emergency in the Corrientes River Basin
MEMORIAL DE LAS COMUNIDADES ACHUARES, QUICHUAS, Y URARINAS DEL RIO CORRIENTES, AFILIADAS A LA ORGANIZACIÓN FECONACO DIRIGUIDO A LA PRESIDENCIA DEL CONSEJO DE MINISTROS SOLICITANDO SE DECLARE LA EMERGENCIA EN SALUD Y AMBIENTE EN LA CUENCA DEL RIO CORRIENTESA los 18 días del mes de Julio del año 2007, los Apus y deleg
Peru’s Rainforest Oil Concessions Intrude on Reserves for Indigenous Peoples in Isolation, Breach Human Rights Laws Drilling Threatens Health and Lives, Indigenous Groups and Amazon Watch Warn
San Francisco, CA – Peru’s state-owned oil licensing company, Perupetro, has auctioned a raft of concessions that intrude on current or proposed reserves to protect some of the last indigenous peoples living in isolation anywhere in the Amazon basin.
En Primera Etapa de Subasta de PERUPETRO Dejan Libre Cuatro Lotes Superpuestos a Territorios de Aislados
Un paso adelante en la defensa de los indígenas aisladosAún continúan en peligro indígenas aislados de la Reserva Territorial Isconahua y la propuesta de Reserva Territorial Yavarí TapichePor James Matos Tuesta* Como estaba previsto, el lunes 9 de julio se realizó en Lima la apertura de sobres d
Investors Retain 13 Blocks* Four of the six blocks that did not peak corporate interest overlap reserves or proposed territorial reserves
La República | Yesterday, when 16 companies and national and international consortia presented their financial and technical bids for the 19 oil blocks, it did not go unnoticed that the 30 offers were only on 13 of the 19 blocks.
Plight of Ecuadorian Rainforest in Spotlight at Live Earth Concerts Campaign to Save Yasuni, Ecuador’s Irreplaceable Rainforest Park, and Landmark Environmental Lawsuit Against Chevron Featured in Global Event
FOR LINKS TO PHOTOS, PSA AND DARYL HANNAH'S BRAVO TV INTERVIEW SEE BELOW New York, New York – The plight of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest was in the spotlight during the Live Earth series of concerts this weekend as celebrities including Sting, The Police, Daryl Hannah, Martin Sheen, and Trudie Styler suppor
Camisea Como Sea
Rumbos al Dia - Medio Ambiente | Se promocionó como una alternativa, para el desarrollo de los pueblos, pero por ahora solo generan incertidumbre y preocupación ya que Camisea uno, no reflejaría la efectividad y la responsabilidad que debería tener todo proyecto que cuenta con el aval del gobierno que esta comprometido en el desarrollo de la nación.
Ecuadorian lawyer hangs with Sting, highlights oil conflict
Associated Press | EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Ecuadorean lawyer Pablo Fajardo went from battling oil companies in his Amazonian hometown to rubbing elbows Saturday with the world's musical elite - an admittedly strange trip that he hoped would bring attention to his environmental struggle.
AIDESEP Exige Respeto A Petroleras Para Indígenas Aislados
Organización indígena remitió cartas a empresas de diversos países que participarán en subasta organizada por PERUPETRO el 12 de julio La Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP) exigió, a través de una comunicación escrita, a diversas empresas petroleras peruanas y extranjeras
Trudie Styler on the suffering of Ecuadorean tribes
Daily Mail | Trudie Styler reveals the suffering endured by tribes in Ecuador after billions of gallons of toxic waste were dumped in the rainforestMost of us know that our survival as a species may well depend on how we confront the challenge of global warming.The task ahead has been highlighted by the Live Earth conc
Hundreds Gather in Ecuador's Rainforest To Send Message to Live Earth Human Banners Call on the World to: Keep Yasuni Park Off Limits to the Oil Industry and Force Chevron to Clean Up Toxic Pollution
PHOTOS AND B-ROLL AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VIEW THE AMAZON SOS PSA, SEE LINKS BELOWYasuni National Park, Ecuador – Indigenous communities from Yasuni National Park, home to some of the most biodiverse primary tropical rainforest on the planet, sent a message to the world today pleading t
