Men and women of all ages were the protagonists of a symbolic event of great importance when they carried out a peace march to tell the Government that the country as a whole does NOT agree with the sale of electric companies and it does NOT agree with the privatization of the public sector.More than ten thousand peopl
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En Vez de Truncar la Viabilidad a la Privatización de las Empresas Eléctricas, el Gobierno Trunca Nuestras Propuestas Alternativas
Varones y mujeres de todas las edades fueron protagonistas de un hecho simbólico de gran importancia al realizar una marcha pacífica para decirle al Gobierno, que el pueblo NO esta de acuerdo con la venta de las empresas eléctricas y NO esta de acuerdo con la privatización del sector público.Mas de 10 mil personas
Bush Reveals the Crude Nature of US Colombia Policy by Proposing Military Protection for OXY Plan Will Only Fuel Civil Strife in Colombia
President Bush's proposed $98 million for protection of Occidental Petroleum 's (OXY) pipeline reveals the hidden agenda behind the Bush Administration's Colombia policy-namely subsidizing and securing US corporations' access to Colombia's oil reserves.
Indigenous Nations Oppose Ecuador's Ninth Round of Oil Licensing
Quito, Ecuador - To defend their natural heritage and ancestral way of life followed since time immemorial, indigenous communities from the central and southern Ecuadorian Amazon have declared their opposition to oil exploitation in their territories as proposed under the Ecuadorian government's recently announced Ninth Round
German Political Scandal Over WestLB Loan to OCP Pipeline Consortium - Decision Expected Jan 17
Ecuador - The credit of $900 million awarded by Westdeutsche Landesbank (WestLB) to the OCP Consortium for the construction of the new pipeline has become the center of a strong political controversy in the State of Westphalia in Germany.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Escándalo Político en Alemania por el Crédito del WestLB al Consorcio OCP
El crédito de 900 millones de dólares otorgado por el Westdeutsche Landesbank (WestLB) al Consorcio OCP para la construcción del nuevo oleoducto se ha convertido en el centro de una fuerte controversia política en el Estado de Westphalia en Alemania.
Ecuador: Environmentalists Continue Forest Occupation in Mindo to Block Pipeline Construction German Lawmakers Hold Hearing on January 14 on WestLB’s $900 Million Loan to the Controversial Pipeline
For the past week, local community residents, students, and environmentalists have been engaged in a permanent peaceful encampment high in the mountains of the Mindo Nambillo Cloudforest Reserve to stop construction of Ecuador’s new heavy crude pipeline.
Mindo Residents Continue Tree-Sit in Opposition to OCP Pipeline in Ecuador
Mindo residents, university students and ecologists continue camping out in the Los Guarumos area at the entrance of the Mindo Nambillo Protected Forest.
Continúa Campamento de Pobladores de Mindo en Oposición al OCP
Pobladores de Mindo, jóvenes universitarios y ecologistas continúan acampando en el sector de Los Guarumos, en la entrada del Bosque Protector Mindo Nambillo.
New Report Says Ecuadorian Pipeline Fails to Comply with World Bank Policies International Groups Call on German Bank to Suspend Project Loan To Protect Critically Endangered Species
Los Angeles, CA - Ecuador’s new heavy crude pipeline project fails to meet the minimal environmental standards established by the World Bank’s environmental policies and guidelines, according to a report released this week by Amazon Watch.
CONAIE, National and International Environmental Groups Denounce German Government Double Standards in Giving Financial Support to the OCP
Quito, Ecuador - Leaders of CONAIE, representatives of the Vice Presidentof the National Congress, community organizations, and Ecuadorian andinternational environmental organizations met with the German Ambassador toEcuador, to present their concerns over the social impacts and environmentaldestructio
CONAIE, y Ecologistas Nacionales e Internacionales Denuncian Incoherencia del Gobierno Alemán por Dar Apoyo Financiero al OCP
Dirigentes de la CONAIE, representantes de la Vicepresidencia del CongresoNacional, y organizaciones poblacionales y ecologistas ecuatorianas einternacionales se entrevistaron con el Embajador de Alemania en el Ecuador,para presentarle sus preocupaciones por los impactos sociales y dedestrucción ambie
WestLB, Germany’s Largest Public Bank Urged to Pull Out of Oil Pipeline in the Ecuadorian Amazon World Wide Demonstrations Planned in 10 Countries on October 24!
WHEN: October 24, Noon to 1PMWHERE: WestLB offices, 633, West Fifth Street Los Angeles (Near Grand)And in more than 15 WestLB offices in 10 countries(Los Angeles, CA) – Environmental activists in Los Angeles will join their counter parts around the world in protesting the involvement of Germany’s
Women and Children Begin Blockades of Pipeline Construction Crews in Threatened Ecuadorian Cloud Forest Reserve
Guarumos, Ecuador - Early this morning, dozens of women - many accompanied by their children - arrived in the Mindo Nambillo Cloud Forest Reserve and began peacefully blockading construction machinery belonging to the company Techint, a member of the OCP Consortium in charge of building Ecuador's new heavy crude pipeline.
Mujeres y Ninos de Mindo Detienen el Avance de la Maquinaria de OCP
Desde tempranas horas de hoy, decenas de mujeres -muchas de ellas acompañadas de sus hijos- se mantienen de pie frente a las máquinas de la empresa Techint, integrante del Consorcio OCP, para impedir que sigan destruyendo los bosques de Mindo.
To the Groups that Support the U'wa People Repsol: Another Petroleum Company in Ancestral U'wa Land
We are calling the attention of groups that support the U'wa people.
Oil Companies' Assault on Ecuadorian Activists & Journalists Condemned Internationally Consortium Officials Violently Remove Journalists and Nine Women Staging a Sit-In at the Company's Headquarters
Quito, Ecuador - Nine women environmentalists were violently assaulted when they attempted a peaceful protest at the offices of the Oleoducto de Crudos Presados (OCP) Consortium in Quito, Ecuador.
Amazon Watch Launches Mega-Project Report: "New Pipelines Threaten Intact Amazon Rainforest in Brazil"
Amazon Watch has just released a new Mega-project report entitled: "New Pipelines Threaten Intact Amazon Rainforest in Brazil". The 12-page report examines plans to construct two new pipelines to expand oil and gas production from the Urucu and Jurua gas fields in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.
Comunicado a la Opinión Pública Gibraltar: Triunfo Cultural los U´Wa Seguiremos Defendiendo a Nuestra Madre Tierra el Kera Chikara=Territorio Sagrado
Cubara, Colombia - Recientemente la empresa multinacional estadounidense de petróleo Occidental de Colombia, OXY, reconoció públicamente los resultados desalentadores frente a la expectativa de la bonanza petrolera de Gibraltar I, en territorio sagrado U´wa.
Colombia's U'wa Tribe and Supporters Celebrate Oxy's Failure to Find Oil End to Oil Drilling on the Tribe's Ancestral Land and Total De-Militarization Urged
The news long awaited by the Colombia's U'wa tribe and their thousands of supporters around the world has finally arrived: the Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum (OXY) announced Friday that it has failed to find oil at the Gibraltar 1 well site on the tribe's ancestral land in Northeastern Colombia.
Communique to National and International Community Gibraltar 1, Cultural Triumph the U'wa Will Continue to Defend Our Mother Earth El Kera Chikara = Sacred Territory
Cubara, Colombia - Recently, the U.S multinational company Occidental of Colombia (OXY) publicly recognized the negative results regarding the expected petroleum bonanza of Gibraltar 1.
Joint Letter from International Organizations Regarding the Ocp Heavy Crude Pipeline in Ecuador
To:Dr. Friedel Neuber , Chairman Westdeutsche LandesBankP.O. Box 40199 Dusseldorf Herzogstrasse 15 40217 Dusseldorf, Germany Fax: 0049-211/826-6121 or 2588Mr.
The New Heavy Crude Pipeline in Ecuador: Fueling a Second Oil Boom in the Amazon
See PDF version of Report in English or En Español Amazon Watch has just released its new Mega-project report entitled: “The New Heavy Crude Pipeline in Ecuador: Fueling
News Analysis – Environmental and Human Rights Groups -- Call on U.S. to Support Colombian Inquiry Oxy’s Cozy Relationship with Colombian Military Turns Fatal Oil Company Threatening U’wa People Implicated in Infamous Santo Domingo Massacre
Los Angeles - New evidence surfaced late last week in a Colombia inquiry exposing active collaboration between security forces protecting oil operations of the Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and the notorious Colombian military in one of the country’ deadliest attacks on civilians¾a relationship environmental
Environmentalists Affirm Position in Defense of LIFE as Construction for OCP pipeline is Given Green Light
Quito - On June 6, 2001, the Second Court of the Constitutional Tribunal in Quito ruled against the Constitutional Injunction that Acción Ecológica and CONAIE had filed in order to avoid the environmental, social and human damages that construction of the OCP pipeline will bring.
Amazon Tribal Leaders Blast U.S. Judge for Blocking Texaco Pollution Case Vow to Appeal Latest Decision as Health Problems and Cancers in Ecuador Mount from Texaco Drilling Practices Potential Multi-billion Dollar Liability from Lawsuit Poses Obstacle
New York, New York - A landmark legal battle to force Texaco to clean up oil contamination that is devastating the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador took a new twist today when leaders of affected Indian tribes blasted Federal Judge Jed Rakoff as biased for dismissing the case to Ecuador and vowed to appeal.
Zapara Culture of Ecuador and Peru Recognized by UNESCO
The culture of the Zapara nation of Ecuador and Peru was recognized today by UNESCO as a masterpiece of the "Intangible Heritage of Humanity" for its oral traditions and other cultural manifestations.In the name of the five Zapara communities of Ecuador and of the Zapara families who live in Peru, we thank UNESCO for t
Cultura Zapara del Ecuador y Peru Reconocido por UNESCO
La cultura de la nacionalidad Zapara del Ecuador y del Peru el dia de hoy hemos sido reconocidos por parte de la UNESCO como "Patrimonio Oral e Inmaterial de la Humanidad" por nuestras tradiciones orales y otras manifestaciones culturales.En nombre de las cinco comunidades Zaparas del Ecuador y de las familias Zaparas
