Interviews, photos and B-Roll footage from Amazon available on request.Houston – Oil company executives considering bidding for controversial concessions in the Peruvian Amazon today applauded an indigenous leader who had traveled from the rainforest to warn them not to enter community land.Robert Guimaraes, V
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Denuncian Venta de Concesiones de Petróleo de Reservas Indígenas Robert Guimaraes, vicepresidente de la AIDESEP, manifestó en un comunicado que, además del gobierno, también exigirá explicaciones a Petroperú
El Comercio | Washington (EFE)- Líderes indígenas de la amazonía peruana denunciaron que el Gobierno peruano ha vendido concesiones de petróleo de las reservas indígenas, informó hoy la Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP).
ENVIRONMENT-PERU: "For Sale" Signs in Amazon Jungle
IPS-Inter Press Service | LIMA, Feb 5 (IPS) - The Peruvian Congress plans this week to debate a draft law pushed by the government that would authorise the sale of vast tracts of deforested, uncultivated land in the Amazon jungle to private companies that invest in "reforestation" efforts.But critics say there is no land registry showing which
For Peru's Indians, Lawsuit Against Big Oil Reflects a New Era Outsiders and High-Tech Tools Help Document Firms' Impact
Washington Post | NUEVO JERUSALEM, Peru — Tomás Maynas Carijano strolled through his tiny jungle farm, pinching leaves, shaking his head.
City of Berkeley Votes to Boycott Chevron Resolution Cites Controversial Human Rights Record and “Severe Ecological Destruction” in Amazon Rainforest
San Francisco – Berkeley City Council is to boycott Chevron products and services, citing the San Ramon-based oil major's controversial global environmental and human rights record.The authority adopted a resolution on January 29, mandating that it "cease all purchases from Chevron" as a result of the corporation’s
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Human Rights and Environmental Groups Warn Perenco: You are Inheriting a Potential Disaster in Peru Amazon Watch and Save America’s Forests tell oil company of high risk in Peru’s “Block 67” Concession
Washington, DC – Human rights and environmental groups have warned oil conglomerate Perenco that its acquisition of Barrett Resources (Peru) LLC will bring the company substantial commercial and reputational risks.With the takeover, Perenco has acquired hydrocarbon “rights” to a concession known as Block 67.
Open Letter to International Finance Corporation regarding Financing for Camisea II
29 January 2008Executive DirectorsInternational Finance Corporation2120 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20433Regarding: IFC Financing for Camisea II / “Peru LNG”From: Peruvian, Latin American, North American, and European non-governmental organizationsDear Sirs –
Colombian Constitutional Court Strikes Down Forestry Law for Lack of Prior Consultation with Indigenous People
The National Indigenous Government Authority of Colombia, (ONIC) celebrates the monumental decision adopted the 23rd of January this year, by the honorable Constitutional Court to declare unconstitutional Law 1021 of 2006.
ECUADORIAN INDIGENOUS CONFEDERATION PROTESTS MINING LAW
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ECUADORIAN INDIGENOUS CONFEDERATION PROTESTS MINING LAW
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Resolución de Pueblos Indígenas sobre la IIRSA
COORDINADORA ANDINA DE ORGANIZACIONES INDÍGENAS - C A O IBolivia, Ecuador, Perú, Colombia, Argentina, Chile Resolución de Pueblos Indígenas sobre la IIRSA A las comunidades y pueblos indígenas del Abya YalaA los movimientos solidarios del mundoA Lula da Silva, Presidente del Bras
LO QUE NECESITA NUESTRO MEDIO AMBIENTE Las prioridades del nuevo ministerio
El Comercio | Diseñar un ministerio supone tener claro qué se quiere obtener de él y no perder de vista cuál es la causa de su origen.Su nacimiento se debe a que necesitamos una autoridad ambiental confiable, con legitimidad y eficacia en la gestión y protección ambiental.
El Gas Natural Aseguraría el Consumo Interno Por Cuatro Años y No Por 40
El Comercio | El ex ministro de Energía y Minas Carlos Herrera advirtió hoy que se debe tener mucho cuidado con las expectativas que se crean respecto a los dos trillones de pies cúbicos de gas natural descubiertos en el Lote 57, del Cusco, pues en un escenario proyectado en el tiempo esta reserva abastecería el consumo interno solo po
