Huffington Post | The United Nations' Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is urging the Peruvian government to "suspend immediately" plans to expand the country's biggest gas project, expressing concern for indigenous peoples living in "voluntary isolation" in the Amazon.
Analytica Investments Weekly Report | The government and indigenous organizations led by Amazon confederation CONFENIAE continue at loggerheads over the southeast, with the latter bent on derailing the oil round.
The Guardian | Peru's biggest indigenous federation, Aidesep, intends to use the courts to halt the planned expansion of the country's largest natural gas reserve further into territory set aside for isolated Amazon tribes.
The Ecologist | Peru is set to embark on a major expansion of gas operations in the Camisea region in the Amazon – a move which could decimate Indigenous peoples, both those in 'voluntary isolation' and others in the early stages of contact.
Alianza Arkana Blog | After more than a week of peaceful protests, indigenous Quechua residents of the Pastaza River basin finally pushed the Peruvian government to launch a high-level investigation of foreign oil company operations.
Mongabay.com | The amazing part of the Corrientes story is not the damage that has been done but that the people have fought back, learnt about what is happening, and are finally forcing the oil companies to clean up their act.
Alianza Arkana Blog | Still recovering from a recent spate of devastating oil spills on the Chambira and Marañon rivers, leaders from Amazon communities in Northern Peru are decrying yet another PlusPetrol spill on the Rio Corrientes.
Reuters | Indigenous leaders and rights groups in Peru are expressing disappointment with President Ollanta Humala's plan to encourage oil exploration in the Amazon and want the leftist leader to safeguard tribal lands.
Truthout | What do you do if you want to build a pipeline to move 300 million barrels of oil but an "uncontacted" tribe is in the way? Employing consultants who claim they don't exist certainly helps.
Lima, Peru – Peru's Ministry of Culture has proposed new regulations that permit oil drilling and exploration inside reserved areas created to protect some of the planet's last "uncontacted tribes" – indigenous peoples who have chosen to avoid contact with the outside world. The proposal comes as Argentine oil company Pluspetrol begins...
Following the damning report last month documenting 18 major spills, this new video from our partners in Peru documents a major new spill of over 400 barrels of crude.
Iquitos, Peru – Independent monitoring of Oil Blocks 1-AB and 8 in the Northern Peruvian Amazon has revealed devastating ongoing impacts of oil drilling, according to a recent report by the Federation of Indigenous Communities of the Corrientes River (FECONACO).
This report by the Federation of Indigenous Communities of the Corrientes River (FECONACO) and Peruvian NGO Shinai documents the ongoing impacts of oil drilling in Oil Blocks 1-AB and 8 in the Northern Peruvian Amazon.
Servindi | Beginning at midnight on Sunday, October 24th, thousands of inhabitants of the upper Marañón basin (Nauta district) began blocking the passage of vessels on this important Amazon river near the community of Puerto Orlando.
The Associated Press | LIMA, Peru - A British religious activist is fighting an expulsion order from Peru's government for allegedly inciting unrest among indigenous peoples protesting environmental damage from oil drilling in the Amazon rainforest.Brother Paul McAuley, a 62-year-old lay activist with the La Salle Christian Brothers who has
A group of Achuar indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon confronted Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) at the company's Annual General Meeting.
AFP | LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actress Daryl Hannah joined indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon here Friday in a protest against Occidental Petroleum at the US oil giant's annual meeting.Hannah, best known for her roles in 1980s hits "Splash" and "Wall Street," accompanied leaders of the Achuar community who have accus
These photos show some sites in oil block 1-AB visited by E-Tech International to evaluate the effectiveness of Pluspetrol's cleanup of OXY's legacy.
Reuters | BAGUA GRANDE, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian troops searched for missing police and patrolled towns in the Amazon on Sunday after 60 people died in clashes with Indian tribes opposed to President Alan Garcia's plans to mine and drill oil in the jungle.Troops controlled the town of Bagua Grande, around 870 miles north of the
Reuters | Indigenous groups in Peru want the government to revoke a series of laws that President Alan Garcia signed last year using special powers Congress gave him to implement a free-trade pact with the United States
Reuters | Peruvian President Alan Garcia will likely have to fire senior ministers and modify or repeal laws aimed at enticing foreign investment in mining and energy to defuse a deadly stand-off with Amazon tribesmen over land and resources.
Interviews Available Onsite Before and After the AGM LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2009 – Today, a delegation of concerned shareholders, environmental and human rights activists, lawyers and celebrities will once again address Occidental Petroleum's (OXY) annual stockholders' meeting to urge CEO Ray Irani and the Board of
Calgary Herald | Talisman Energy will continue to work in Peru's Amazon jungle, in spite of requests from an environmental group to cease drilling in the area.Talisman spokesman Barry Nelson said Thursday the company has been in close contact with communities in the area where Talisman is working, a 75,000 square-kilometre area called
Financial Post | CALGARY - Talisman Energy Inc.
Edmonton Sun | CALGARY – Peruvian tribesmen are threatening to physically halt the operations of Calgary-based petroleum producer Talisman Energy in their region over fears of environmental devastation.Members of the Achuar community in northern Peru have given a Nov.
La Voz de la Selva | Con ocho votos a favor y una abstención el Concejo Municipal provincial de Datém del Marañon aprobó la ordenanza municipal 0012-2008-CM-MPDM, que establece el procedimiento autónomo de ordenamiento y zonificación territorial para los pueblos indígenas de esta provincia.La decisión municipal ha sido calificada c
The Parkland Institute Post | We are living in a world where human rights and environmental issues are becoming more visible in our daily lives.
Los Angeles, California – Lawyers working on behalf of a group of indigenous plaintiffs from the Peruvian Amazon yesterday filed an appeal with the U.S.
Los Angeles Times | Depending on your perspective, Occidental Petroleum’s shareholder meeting in Santa Monica Friday was a celebration of historic financial achievments (profits are way up, the company ended 2007 with no debt and dividends just keep climbing) or, it was the scene of what is becoming a serious public relations irritation.
