I. INTRODUCTIONThis report analyzes the sampling and analysis approach used by Chevron-Texaco in its remediation in the mid-1990s and in the ongoing Aguinda v. ChevronTexaco litigation in Ecuador.
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E-Tech International: Evaluation Of Camisea Project Piping Failures and Long-Term Solutions
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Drilling into Debt: An Investigation into the Relationship between Debt and Oil
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Advancing the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Critical Challenge for the International Community
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Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous People, Mr. Rodolfo Stavenhagen visit to Colombia in March 2004
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Amazon Watch is building on more than 28 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
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New Map: The Isolated Indigenous Populations in the Lower Urubamba Valley, Peru
The following is a map of the Nahua Kugapakori Territorial Reserve in the Lower Urubamba valley. It shows the known locations of untitled indigenous communities living in and around the Reserve, including those living in voluntary isolation. The map was produced by Shinai Serjali.
Yana Curi Report The impact of oil development on the health of the people of the Ecuadorian Amazon
A report by Dr. Miguel San Sebastián and Dr.
CANCER Geographical differences in cancer incidence in the Amazon basin of Ecuador in relation to residence near oil fields
by Anna-Karin Hurtig and Miguel San SebastiánPublished in International Journal of Epidemiology 2002;31:1021–1027© International Epidemiological Association 2002 Printed in Great BritainFor the full report and article, see the links below
Outcomes of Pregnancy among Women Living in the Proximity of Oil Fields in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador
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Summary of most recent and complete study of Texaco’s Operations in the Ecuadorian Amazon Conducted by Petroecuador and Frente de Defensa de la Amazonia
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