Oil exploration in Peru generates millions for public works, but only half the funds had reached Amazonian municipalities by 2023. The city of Mazán exemplifies this gap between revenue generated and tangible benefits for the population.
Tag: Napo river
Vigilante Amazónico: Napo Committee decides on situation of the basin
The communities in the Napo River are suffering from floods and product of this, many families have had to move out of their communities. Yet there has been no government intervention on this situation.
Peru blocks plans for new indigenous reserve as oil production starts
Pressure from Perupetro halts plan for a reserve for indigenous people living between the Napo and Tigre rivers.
Oil spill in the mountains of Ecuador may have come to Peru
Rupture of pipeline spills 11,000 barrels of oil reaching the rainforests of Ecuador. Peru and Brazil are at risk.
Loreto: District of Manyas is the first affected by the oil spill in Ecuador
The oil slick came from Sucumbios, Ecuador, through the Napo River, contaminating the only source of water in the place.
Rio Napo: Concern over lack of attention to the population after oil advance
The oil slick from the Trans-Ecuadorian pipeline rupture finally crossed the border, arriving to Pantoja area.
Oil spills in the Amazon basin leave Brazilian government on alert
One of the spills occurred on the Negro river, near Manaus, and another in Napo river in the Ecuadorian jungle; IBAMA proposes an ’emergency coordination’