El Consejo Directivo Nacional de la Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP), a nombre de sus 1,250 comunidades indígenas amazónicas afiliadas, de las 53 federaciones y 6 regiones, se dirige a los hermanos indígenas de la costa y la sierra; a nuestros compatriotas; a la opinión pública naciona
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Letter sent from 13 U.S. Senators to the U.S. Treasury Secretary –the agency that directs U.S. voting decisions at IDB—and the head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. The letter opposes public support for Camisea at this time.
The Honorable John SnowSecretary of the TreasuryDepartment of the Treasury1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington DC 20220The Honorable Phillip MerrillChairman United States Export-Import Bank811 Vermont Ave, NWWashington DC 20571Dear Secretary Snow and Chairman Merr
Banks Poised to Vote as Findings of Field Investigation Expose Camisea’s Deadly Impacts
A preliminary report released today by U.S. NGOs Amazon Alliance, Amazon Watch and Environmental Defense confirms that the project has begun to cause food shortages and is leading to the spread of disease to indigenous communities in the Urubamba Valley.
Indigenous Leaders Bring Message to U.S., Gain International Attention
From the Pachamama Office in Ecuador:In early May, leaders from the Achuar, Shuar, and Zápara peoples arrived at the international headquarters of Burlington Resources to manifest their unified opposition to the multi-national oil company’s operations in ancestral indigenous territories.
Amazonian Leaders Delegation Summary and Reflection
BackgroundAfter filing a historic lawsuit in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, on May 7th, 2003, a 12-person delegation of indigenous leaders and campesinos – representing 30,000 rainforest peoples – traveled thousands of miles to ChevronTexaco’s hometown in San Ramon, CA to seek justice for the massive toxic dumping in
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Updated Schedule of Events for Ecuador Delegation to the Bay Area
Wednesday, May 7- -Delegation arrives in San Francisco Friday, May 9- -6:30-8:30pm, Meet and Greet reception for the delegation at the Peace Lutheran ChurchPeace Lutheran Church3201 Camino Tassajara RdDanville, CA 94506(925) 648-7000Tuesday, May 13- -11am, Press Conferen
Protest and Rally at ChevronTexaco's World Headquarters to protest its oil operations and its war on communities around the world.
Join the delegation of Amazonian leaders from Ecuador in a protest at the gates ChevronTexaco to demand that ChevronTexaco clean up its mess in the Amazon.Thursday, May 22, at 12 noonChevronTexaco World Headquarters6001 Bollinger Canyon Road in San Ramon, CAAs ChevronTexaco shareholders and Board of
Letter from Shuar and Achuar peoples to the CEO of Burlington Resources
FIPSE FICSH FINAE Pueblos Indigenas de Ecuador c/o Centro de Derechos Economicos y Sociales P.O.
The IDB urged to deny taxpayer dollars for the Camisea gas project
Enrique V. IglesiasPresidentInter-American Development BankWashington, D.C. 20577U.S.A.Dear Enrique V.
Indigenous Leaders March on the IDB Denouncing Camisea Project’s “Irreparable Harm to Indigenous Lives
On May 9 2003, over 50 indigenous protesters joined together to march through Washington to the Inter-American Development Bank head office to denounce the Camisea Gas Project’s “irreparable harm to the biodiversity and the life of indigenous peoples who have lived in these lands for thousands of years.”Peruvian
Nahua Community Inside Nahua Kugapakori Reserve Say No to All Oil Development!
“If another company comes here, our rivers and land will be destroyed!”In April 2003, the Nahua people of Santa Rosa de Serjali within the Nahua Kugapakori State Reserve took the extraordinary step of issuing a public declaration via the advocacy group Shinai Serjali spelling out their complete opposition to all oi
Bolivian Government Initiates Pipeline Inspection
Government authorities succumb to pressure from Indigenous Organizations, Local Civic Committees, Ombudsman Office and National and International NGOs.The initial phase of the Environmental Audit of the Cuiaba gas pipeline, requested a year ago by indigenous organizations representing the Chiquitano and Ayoreo pe
Peruvian Indigenous Organizations Call for Camisea Project To Withdraw from State Reserve for Indigenous Peoples Who Reject Contact with Outside World Inter-American Development Bank Official Responds, “What You Want Will Not Happen!”
In a statement to Peruvian authorities, international banks and the international community dated March 2003, Peru’s national indigenous organization AIDESEP joined with COMARU, the Machiguenga Council for the Urubamba River, to condemn the impacts of the Camisea Gas Project on thousands of indigenous families living in its
Record of Forced Contact By Camisea Project Companies in Nahua-Kugapakori Reserve
Below is a record of cases of forced contact with peoples living in voluntary isolation within the Nahua-Kugapakori State Reserve by Pluspetrol - operator and sponsor for the upstream (gas extraction) part of the Camisea Gas Project – and Veritas Energy Services, a Canadian company contracted by Pluspetrol to conduct seismi
Hunt Oil Invades Territories of Uncontacted Peoples in the Remote Peruvian Amazon
Hunt Oil, a Texas-based private oil company with close ties to the Bush family, is operating in the territories of uncontacted indigenous peoples in one of the remotest regions of the Peruvian Amazon. The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines has given Hunt Oil, a major donor to the George W.
The Position of US Environmental Organizations in Respect to The Camisea Gas Project in the Peruvian Amazon Public Funds Should Not Fund Amazon Rainforest Destruction
The United States government will soon consider whether or not to finance a natural gas project along the Camisea river in Peru that will cause irreparable damage to pristine forests and rivers and expose indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation to unwanted contact.The U.S.
NGO Statement on the Camisea Project, Peru
TO: Inter-American Development Bank Executive DirectorsExport-Import Bank Board of DirectorsFROM: Amazon Watch, Bank Information Center, Environmental Defense, Friends of the Earth, Institute for Policy Studies, Rainforest Action NetworkDATE: November 1, 2002RE: NGO Statement on the Camisea Project,
ACTIONS URGING WESTLB TO STOP FUNDING THE OCP PIPELINE IN ECUADOR Report Back from the International Day of Action
Compiled by Rainforest Information Center and Amazon Watch(update as of 3:30 pm California Time on Oct 24).Actions were held in at least 15 cities around the world - Milan, Dublin, Prague, New York City, Quito, Washington DC, Barcelona, Zurich, London, Munich, Muenster, Dusseldorf, Los Angeles, Warsaw and Canberr
Ecuador Training Mission
October-November 2002 The Team media and communications strategist conducted a two-month mission to Quito to support indigenous and campesino organizations in preparing and coordinating communications strategies identified by local groups for the recent Free Trade of the Americas Summit mobilizations in Quito.
Company Barges Drown Machiguenga Girl Pluspetrol and Hunt Oil Negligence Results in Tragedy
Barges belonging to the Argentinean energy company Pluspetrol operating on Peru’s Urubamba River caused the death of a Machiguenga girl in the community of Kirigueti on August 24, 2002.
Bolivia Field Mission
The Amazon Communications Team embarked on a mission to support Bolivian organizations in documenting and compiling visual and oral evidence of the long-term negative impacts on indigenous communities of the Cuiabá and Bolivia-Brazil pipelines.
Burlington Response to NGO Letter
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Burlington Response to Cristobal Bonifaz
See letter (pdf 268k)
Letter from Attorney Cristobal Bonifaz to Burlington Resources
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NGO Letter of Concern to Burlington Resources
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Letter to the IDB
July 10, 2002 July 9, 20029 de Julio, 2002 May 26, 2002 May 6, 2002 Juan E. NotaroExecutive DirectorBolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay Inter-American Development Bank1300 New York Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20577Dear Mr.
Letter to the OPIC Board of Directors
OPIC Board of Directors:Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, Agency for International Development Gary A. Barron, President, Strategic Alliance Partners Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Melvin E.
Letter to the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Planning
Ramiro Cavero Uriona, MinisterHernán Cabrera, Vice-MinisterMinistry of Sustainable Development and PlanningAv. Mariscal Santa Cruz Esq. Oruro Edificio de la Ex-Comibol 6 PisoCasilla 12814 La PazBoliviaDear Mr. Cavero Uriona and Mr.
Ministerio de Desarrollo Sostenible y Planificación
Ramiro Cavero Uriona, MinistroHernán Cabrera, Vice-MinistroMinisterio de Desarrollo Sostenible y PlanificaciónAv. Mariscal Santa Cruz Esq.
