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My First Decade at Amazon Watch

Blog My First Decade at Amazon Watch Over ten years, I have been privileged to play a role in most of the organization's major campaign... October 19, 2017

It Could Cost $1 Billion To Clean Up the Oil in Peru’s Northern Amazon

News It Could Cost $1 Billion To Clean Up the Oil in Peru’s Northern Amazon Who is going to clean up Peru's northern Amazon after decades of companies spilling oil and dumping billions... August 3, 2017

Block 192: Government in Disarray; Indigenous Indignant

Blog Block 192: Government in Disarray; Indigenous Indignant Peru's government and its Congress appear to be at loggerheads over control of Block 192, the country's main... September 9, 2015

Asserting Indigenous Rights in Peru’s Plagued & Prolific Block 192

Blog Asserting Indigenous Rights in Peru's Plagued & Prolific Block 192 "I've seen a publicity campaign saying that Pluspetrol is working hand-in-hand with the communities, that they protect the... July 28, 2015

Scientists Must Let World’s Most Isolated Tribes Make Own Decisions

News Scientists Must Let World's Most Isolated Tribes Make Own Decisions Initiating “controlled contact” with indigenous peoples in the Amazon would violate their rights and threaten their lives July 8, 2015

Tensions Run High As Consultation Process for Peru’s Biggest Oil Block Finally Begins

Blog Tensions Run High As Consultation Process for Peru's Biggest Oil Block Finally Begins The last few days have seen the start of a process to decide the future of a territory... May 27, 2015

Indigenous Peruvians Win Amazon Pollution Payout from US Oil Giant

News Indigenous Peruvians Win Amazon Pollution Payout from US Oil Giant Out-of-court settlement ends long legal battle for compensation for deaths, birth defects and environmental damage allegedly caused by... March 5, 2015

Press Release Peruvian Indigenous Communities Pleased with Settlement of Pollution Lawsuit Against Occidental Petroleum "The parties are pleased to confirm a mutual settlement of the claims in the litigation. Under the settlement,... March 4, 2015

Indigenous Groups Occupy Airport Near Amazon Oil Reserves

News Indigenous Groups Occupy Airport Near Amazon Oil Reserves 'Without a satisfactory response to the interests of the Amazon Indians, the measures [of force] will get more... October 29, 2014

News Oil Industry "Devastating" for Amazon Communities, Warns UN Rapporteur James Anaya says oil companies have affected health and food sources of indigineous people in the Peruvian rainforest December 21, 2013

Dozens of New Oil Spills in the Northern Peruvian Amazon

Photo Gallery Dozens of New Oil Spills in the Northern Peruvian Amazon A new report by the Federation of Indigenous Communities of the Corrientes River reveals the devastating ongoing impacts... March 2, 2011

Indigenous Peruvians Win Appeal in Federal Lawsuit Against Occidental Petroleum for Contaminating Amazon Rainforest, Poisoning Communities

Press Release Indigenous Peruvians Win Appeal Against Oxy Lawsuit to Proceed in U.S. Federal Court December 6, 2010

Press Release Amazonian Indigenous Leaders Confront Occidental Petroleum Achuar Indigenous Leaders, Actress Daryl Hannah Demand "Occidental Petroleum, Clean Up Pollution in Rainforest!" May 7, 2010

News Daryl Hannah Joins Amazon Protest Against Occidental LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actress Daryl Hannah joined indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon here Friday in a... May 7, 2010

News Peru looks for missing police, troops patrol jungle BAGUA GRANDE, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian troops searched for missing police and patrolled towns in the Amazon on... June 7, 2009

Press Release Indigenous Peruvians Appeal Dismissal Of Federal Human Rights Lawsuit Against Occidental Petroleum For Contaminating Amazon Rainforest, Poisoning Communities Los Angeles, California – Lawyers working on behalf of a group of indigenous plaintiffs from the Peruvian Amazon... July 23, 2008

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