By Amazon Watch Today Talisman Energy (TLM) announced its decision to cease oil exploration activities in the Peruvian Amazon and to exit the country upon completion of ongoing commercial transactions. “We have fought long and hard against Talisman’s drilling in our territory because of the negative environmental and social impacts we have seen from oil … Continue reading Victory for Achuar people as Talisman Energy retreats from Peruvian Amazon→
By Ronald Suarez, Network of Peruvian Indigenous Communicators, Ucayali Over 400 villagers in the Native Community of Canan de Cachiaco in the Ucayali region of the Peruvian Amazon have taken control of nine oil wells, belonging to oil company, Maple Gas, in oil lot 31B. Community members took over the oil wells on September … Continue reading Indigenous community in Peru takes control of nine oil wells in response to water pollution→
By Carla Salazar / Associated Press More than 100 rural Peruvians have been sickened by the spill of a toxic copper concentrate produced at one of the Andean country’s biggest mines, authorities said Friday. The Ancash state regional health office said 140 people were treated for ‘‘irritative symptoms caused by the inhalation of toxins’’ after … Continue reading Toxic spill at copper mine sickens more than 100 people in Peru→
By the Associated Press A civilian was killed and a prominent anti-mining activist arrested in protests on Wednesday against Peru’s biggest gold mining project, further inflaming tensions after the government declared a state of emergency. Peru’s prime minister, Oscar Valdés, announced the civilian’s death at a news conference in Lima but did not provide further … Continue reading Police forcibly repressing anti-mining protestors in Peru, killing four in two days→
By Gethin Chamberlain / The Guardian A fierce row has broken out over a controversial plan to drive a road through pristine Amazon rainforest, imperilling the future of some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes. The 125-mile (200km) road would pass through the Alto Purús national park in Peru, connecting a remote area to the … Continue reading Proposed highway in Peruvian Amazon endangers uncontacted indigenous people→
The struggle for the world’s remaining natural resources is becoming more murderous, according to a new report that reveals that environmental activists were killed at the rate of one a week in 2011. The death toll of campaigners, community leaders and journalists involved in the protection of forests, rivers and land has risen dramatically in … Continue reading Environmental activists being murdered at rate of one a week→
By Paulina Abramovich / Agence France-Presse A new gold rush is sweeping through Latin America with devastating consequences, ravaging tropical forests and dumping toxic chemicals as illegal miners fight against big international projects. With international market prices for metals high, informal “wildcat” mining has been on the rise in recent years in countries like Bolivia, … Continue reading Murders, child slavery, and deforestation rampant in Amazonia as gold rush devastates region→
By Fawzia Sheikh / Inter Press Service An indigenous group in the Amazon rain forest took its anti-oil message to Canada in a case rife with accusations of social and environmental damage that highlights the issue of securing consent prior to commencing exploration operations. Peas Peas Ayui, president of the National Achuar Federation of Peru … Continue reading Achuar people of Peru demand eviction of trespassing oil corporation Talisman→
By Amazon Watch Grassroots opposition is mounting as ConocoPhillips’ plans to drill for oil within the fresh-water source for Peru’s largest rainforest city, Amazon Watch said today on the occasion of the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Houston, Texas. Conoco is currently advancing plans to drill exploratory oil wells in Blocks 129 and 123, found … Continue reading ConocoPhillips’ oil drilling scheme in Peruvian Amazon threatens water supply for 500,000 people→
By David Hill / Mongabay The company hoping to exploit the oil deposits slated to transform Peru’s economy has been declared to be endangering the lives of indigenous people living in “voluntary isolation” by the country’s indigenous affairs department (INDEPA). Perenco, an Anglo-French company with headquarters in London and Paris, is currently seeking approval from … Continue reading Oil corporation Perenco endangering lives of “uncontacted” indigenous people in Peru→
