Over ten years, I have been privileged to play a role in most of the organization's major campaign initiatives. While the moments of exhilaration, frustration, learning, anger, and beauty could fill a book, I want to share ten snapshots of key experiences that represent what serving with Amazon Watch has meant to me.
ConocoPhillips
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 environment, our health, our children. It makes me ashamed for them to see this advertising they aren't living up to. They don't care. What's more, they won't admit all the bad things they have done. The people who don't live...
Canada’s Gran Tierra: Didn’t You Know Oil Doesn’t Mix with Water?
As Peru continues to expand oil activities in the Amazon, there's a new oil company with grand ambitions, Calgary-based Gran Tierra. Does Gran Tierra not understand the risks they are running? If so, they are in for a rude shock.
Consultation or Conflict? The Fight for the Future of Natural Resource Investments in Peru
From the Amazon to the Andes, communities are protesting the devastation left by mining and oil projects. Successive governments have readily resorted to repressive measures.
We want to say thank you. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
It's been a huge year here at Amazon Watch. As we look towards 2013 we know that we can only do so thanks to the strong foundation you provide. Your activism, your partnership, all those petitions and all your financial support.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Under Pressure, ConocoPhillips Withdraws from Peru
ConocoPhillips announced today that they are pulling out of Oil Bocks 123 and 129 in the Peruvian Amazon. The announcement comes just weeks after Talisman Energy announced their withdrawal from the country.
Three Years after the Tragedy of Bagua and Little Has Changed
Three years ago yesterday, Peruvian police opened fire on a group of protesters near the town of Bagua in northern Peru. The violent clashes that ensued left 34 dead and over 200 injured in the worst violence in recent history.
In Defense of Water and Life
National March of Solidarity in Iquitos
Alianza Arkana Blog | Leading the pack was a small boy with a handwritten sign, "Don't you drink water from the Nanay? Join the fight." And behind him thousands of people from Iquitos and the region of Loreto, chanting and marching along the main streets of Iquitos.
Protests for Healthy Water Policy in Peru Link Highlands and Jungle
May 31 to be Day of National Solidarity
Alianza Arkana Blog | From the Andes to the Amazon, indigenous and mestizo groups across Peru plan to mobilize on May 31 to resist industrial development projects that they say would destroy vital natural water sources and threaten community survival.
Conoco Drilling Threatens Water Source for Half Million in Peru
Peruvian citizens mobilize against exploration wells in sensitive areas of the Amazon
San Francisco, CA – Grassroots opposition is mounting as ConocoPhillips' plans to drill for oil within the fresh-water source for Peru's largest rainforest city.
Investor's Eye on the Amazon - May 2011
This is the second edition of our Investor's Eye on the Amazon quarterly email newsletter, featuring a new report entitled "An Analysis of the Operational Risks to Chevron Corporation from Aguinda v. ChevronTexaco."
ConocoPhillips Withdraws from Oil Block 39
Amazon Watch hails decision for isolated peoples' rights at Annual General Meeting
Houston, Texas – ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva announced today that the company has withdrawn from its controversial co-venture with Repsol-YPF in Oil Block 39 of the remote northern Peruvian Amazon.
Ambush in Sarayaku territory leaves three persons seriously injured
In spite of the attack, Sarayaku evicts invaders
Sarayaku, Ecuador- Ambush in Sarayaku territory leaves three persons seriously injured: In spite of the attack, Sarayaku evicts invaders On Friday 29th of April at 7.30 pm, a group of men from Sarayaku were attacked with dynamite and firearms. Our comrades managed to see that some of the attackers were of African race.
New Report Uncovers Serious Risks in ConocoPhillips Peru Operations
Company Urged to Withdraw From Mega-Concession Covering Over 10 million Acres of Pristine Amazon Rainforest
Houston, May 13, 2009 – Two environmental organizations, Amazon Watch and Save America's Forests, are calling on ConocoPhillips to immediately withdraw from a 10.5 million acre mega-concession in the Peruvian Amazon, as the groups issue a new investigative report citing serious environmental and human rights issues in the c
ConocoPhillips Wavers on Controversial Amazon Drilling Plans Indigenous Leaders Tell Shareholder Meeting: No Drilling in Our Rainforest
B-ROLL, PHOTOS, AND INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE BY ARRANGEMENT.Houston — Indigenous leaders gave a mixed reception to news that ConocoPhillips may be rethinking its controversial plans to drill on their ancestral territories in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.Accompanied by the human rights and environmental group
Pressure Mounts on ConocoPhillips Over Controversial Rainforest Drilling Plans Indigenous Leaders Come to Houston to Warn ConocoPhillips: Abandon the Amazon; Global Climate and Our Survival Depend on It
PRESS BRIEFING AND PHOTO OP. OUTSIDE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON MAY 9 AT THE OMNI HOUSTON HOTEL.
Eco-Tourism Hope for Ecuador Tribes
BBC | Ecuador - An indigenous tribe from one of the most remote parts of the Amazon rainforest is taking over a unique eco-tourism project as a way to protect their ancestral lands from oil extraction.The project in south-eastern Ecuador is being seen as a blueprint for other indigenous communities facing similar challenges
San Francisco Spotlight on ConocoPhillips CEO Over Amazon Drilling Rights -- Rainforest Peoples Oppose Devastation of their Lands and Lives
San Francisco, CA - ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva is in the spotlight today in San Francisco over his company’s vast oil concessions on the ancestral territories of indigenous rainforest communities in the Amazon basin.
Shuar and Achuar Letter to ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva:
Mr.James MulvaPresidentCONOCO-PHILLIPSDear Mr.
Indígenas Amazónicos Protestan en EE.UU.
El Comercio | Dirigentes indígenas de la Amazonia protestaron en contra de las actividades petroleras en Houston (EE.UU.).Una delegación indígena presidida por el shuar Domingo Ankuash acudió hasta el edificio en donde se realizaba la asamblea de accionistas de Conoco Phillips.La decisión de efectuar esta protesta fue
Amazon Watch May 9, 2006 Letter to ConocoPhillips CEO
Mr. J.J. MulvaChief Executive OfficerConocoPhillips600 North Dairy Ashford Houston, TX 77252-2197Dear J.J. Mulva:Amazon Watch is pleased about ConocoPhillips’ commitment to health, safety and the environment (HSE).
ConocoPhillips' Amazon Concessions at the Crossroads -- CEO James Mulva Tells Native Amazonians that Controversial Oil Blocks are “Under Review” Oil Major’s Decision Will Reveal Truth about its Environmental and Human Rights Commitments
Houston - ConocoPhillips' impending decision regarding its concessions in the Amazon rainforest will reveal the truth about the oil major's stated commitments to safeguard the environment and human rights.During its March takeover of Burlington Resources, ConocoPhillips acquired three concessions on the ancestral lands
Amazon Leaders to Warn ConocoPhillips: “No Trespassing on Our Ancestral Lands!” Oil Giant’s Human Rights and Environmental Policies under the Spotlight at Annual General Meeting
Photo Opportunity with Strong Visuals at Annual General Meeting.Video footage from the Amazon available on request.Houston, May 9 – ConocoPhillips’ human rights and environmental policies will be in the spotlight at its 2006 annual general meeting tomorrow as native Amazonian leaders warn the Houston-ba
Declaration in Opposition to Oil Extraction From the Indigenous Peoples of the Central-Southern Ecuadorian Amazon
Issued by: Inter-Provincial Federation of the Shuar People of Ecuador, FICSHIndependent Federation of the Shuar People of Ecuador, FIPSENacional Achuar Federation of Ecuador, NAEOrganization of the Original Kichwa People from Sarayaku, TAYJA SARUTA-SARAYAKU, RUKULLACTA CooperativePuyo, Ecuador
ConocoPhillips Oil Projects vs. Indigenous Communities in the Amazon
The Shuar, Achuar, and Kichwa have denounced plans for oil extraction in Blocks 23 and 24 since the Ecuadorian government first awarded the concessions. Instead, they are calling for a plan to permanently protect the vast roadless rainforest region and promote sustainable development.
CONOCOPHILLIPS BUYS BURLINGTON RESOURCES
On December 13, 2005, ConocoPhillips, the third largest U.S. oil and gas company agreed to acquire Burlington Resources in a $35.6 billion deal.
Amazon Watch letter to ConocoPhillips -- Amazon Watch Calls on ConocoPhillips to Reconsider Burlington's Risky Holdings in Ecuador and Peru
James J. MulvaChairman and Chief Executive OfficerConocoPhillips600 North Dairy Ashford (77079-1175)P.O. Box 2197Houston, TX 77252-2197Fax: 281.293.5555Dear Mr.
Amazon Watch Calls on ConocoPhillips to Reconsider Burlington's Risky Holdings in Ecuador and Peru
San Francisco - ConocoPhillips' agreement yesterday to acquire Houston-based Burlington Resources comes with serious environmental, political, and financial liabilities, Amazon Watch said today in a letter sent to James Mulva, the CEO of ConocoPhillips.The letter and an accompanying dossier described Burlington's invol