Amazon Watch | June was an eventful month in Peru with good and bad news for indigenous rights in the Amazon.
Talisman Energy
Achuar v. Talisman Energy: The Struggle Continues
The Achuar of the northern Peruvian Amazon have seen the impact of oil drilling and are fighting to keep Talisman Energy out of their ancestral territory.
Talisman Energy at a Crossroads
Policy vs. Practice in the Amazon
Amazon Watch | Canadian oil company Talisman Energy has generated significant buzz in the Corporate Social Responsibility community with the recent release of their Global Community Relations Policy which incorporates the "broad principles" of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). However, Talisman continues to face protest and opposition to their operations...
Péas Péas Ayui, Interview with an Achuar leader
During a recent visit to Peru, Amazon Watch Peru Program Coordinator Gregor MacLennan spoke to Péas Péas Ayui, who explains the Achuar’s opposition to oil drilling in their land.
Life with the Achuar
This video slideshow offers a glimpse into the life and culture of the courageous Achuar people in the Peruvian Amazon, who are fighting to keep oil drilling out of their ancestral territory.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Talisman Energy Faces Amazon Controversy at Annual General Meeting
Achuar people issue warning demanding Canadian oil company respect rights
Calgary, Canada – Concerns around Talisman Energy's controversial and risky plans to expand oil operations in the ancestral terrritory of the Achuar people in the remote Peruvian Amazon were front and center today at the Canadian oil company's annual meeting of stockholders.
Gulf Spill, One Year Later
A War Against Forgetting
SFGate City Brights | The relentless pursuit of oil has reached the remote Peruvian Amazon. On "No Drill Day", stand with the Achuar to defend their way of life under threat by yet another oil company, Canada's Talisman Energy.
FPIC: The Right to Decide
This briefing paper focuses on the roles and responsibilities of companies, investors and finance institutions to identify, prevent and address the adverse human rights impacts of company operations.
The September Eye on the Amazon Is Out!
The latest version of our Eye on the Amazon enewsletter is out and online. Among other developments, it highlights the historic agreement the Government of Ecuador has made with the United Nations to create a trust fund in exchange for refraining from drilling for oil in the Yasuni National Park.
A Photo Essay of Achuar Life and Resistance to Oil Drilling
Amazon Watch's Corporate Campaigns Director Mitch Anderson recently traveled deep into the heart of the territory of the Achuar people in Peru, and he has posted a moving photo essay about his recent visit.
Achuar Photo Essay
For centuries the Achuar people have lived in harmony with the Amazon rainforest. But now, the unrelenting drive for oil has reached the deepest regions of their territory.
Group Criticizes Peru's Plans to Drill in Amazon
Latin American Herald Tribune | U.S.
Tribe Travels From Amazon to Battle Oil Company
Aol News | It took the three Achuar tribal leaders nine days to journey from their homes in the Peruvian Amazon to San Francisco, most of the time spent traveling by river in a small motorboat.
Meet the Achuar Delegates
By foot, boat, bus and plane, three Achuar indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon will travel to the United States and Canada from May 1st - May 9th as part of the launch of an international campaign to demand that Canadian oil company Talisman Energy immediately cease oil operations in the Achuar's ancestral Amazonian h
The Achuar and Talisman Energy
The Achuar indigenous people live in the Corrientes, Pastaza, and Morona river basins in the northern Peruvian Amazon. Achuar lands sit atop oil fields, although relatively marginal in terms of the quality and accessibility of the reserves.
Peruvians oppose Talisman exploration Indigenous groups in conflict with Calgary corporation
Fast Forward Weekly | Talisman Energy is facing continuing opposition to its oil exploration and testing in a remote area of Peru.
Amazon Watch's Statement on Talisman's Oil Project in the Peruvian Amazon
Talisman Urged to Suspend Operations in Block 64 Pending Resolution of Conflict with Indigenous Communities
(San Francisco, CA)-Amazon Watch issues this statement following a telephone meeting yesterday with officials from the Calgary-based Talisman Energy.
Indigenous organizations announce measures if Talisman oil company does not abandon Block 64
Talisman has only two weeks left to comply with the timeframe offered by the indigenous communities of Datem of Marañon, Loreto department, for the company to start leaving their territory.
Talisman Commits to Only Operate with Community Consent in Peruvian Amazon
Talisman CEO Gives Written Commitment to Respect Indigenous Community Wishes
Calgary, Alberta – Talisman today gave a clear written undertaking to indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon that the oil company would not attempt to operate on their land without community consent.In a letter handed to the leaders, Talisman CEO and President John Manzoni, wrote: " Talisman will not work in Per
Indigenous Leaders from Amazon Rainforest to Tell Calgary Companies: "Stay Off Our Land!"
Communities Oppose Development of Oil Concessions by Talisman, Petrolifera in Peru
***Press conference at 9am on Wednesday, April 30 before Talisman Energy annual general meeting and another briefing immediately afterwards around 12:30pm at Calgary Convention Center, South Building, Room Glen 210 (immediately across walkway from Talisman AGM).
